Erasures from a randomly selected paperback novel, this one being Jessica Hagedorn's book "Dogeaters"
These words belong to no one, and niether does the poem
The Only Letter Ever Written
...I can tell
smitten care, and
privleges,
generous danger
in life, but now
I'm envious of you
lately...
and I love you.
they'll eventually understand.
And if they don't...here you go
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15
violins.
voice
of Love until
her shoulders,
this time
stay
in
Place
I have to pretend
to see
tense
dark
obscene images that
never appear.
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170
exactly irritating
black scion
She misses
floating around
, it was enough.
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221
Western armchair men,
proud plane.
one shoe against
half-moon eyes
aware and foolish.
as the noble
step bloodshed
in the mouths of the denied.
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51
sullen jet
tumbled down
curious, dismissive
The chinese mother
confessed
it didn't bother her
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71
Address a method
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189
Resting omen
a shield felt him
sing a chain
from the club of
desperate
erase
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164
presence never called him back.
secret blame,
sometimes despise.
and time only corners the busboys
in deserted years and
blushing mutters.
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Rid
Hallowed kingdom will
Hallowed kingdom came
Mary, touch us blankly your
carnal Rhinestone Volcanoes
watching earth as we might have in heaven
discolored fermenting bandage
serpents and damaged cataracts
the miraculous melody of your terror swims
in here, choose this day our daily
art, a veiled Lamb of shadows
full of here with floor pedals
piston-sewing water fangs
So, the virgin thorn
the slingshot flesh of us
now is your time: regret--
we have lost the fruits
of Now and
without Now
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Dogs
Hound
Hiding
no longer useful.
upside down
once.
but jokes
CAN'T
scream.
February, 2014