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Always Wrong

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Yelling for my help Then casting it away I did it wrong I missed a step I do not listen As if you can be ignored Tensions rise My patience thins I’ve had it with this shit Today I write … Continue reading →

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Sarcastically Perfect Way to Wake Up

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

My breath in the air Telling me it is too cold Yet I’m in the house (I don’t care about equinoxes and calendars.  It’s spring when it stops snowing, I can put away my winter jacket, and I stop seeing … Continue reading →

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I Got . . . Nevermind

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I ask the daily question Do you have him in control? I get a nod and shooed away She claims to have him To clean and work away Letting my mind wander Until the inevitable Thudding feet Crashing toys Screams … Continue reading →

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Get Me My Axe and Ale

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(Recent poems are having some backstory since I’ve had to hit up my archives.  This one is simple.  I had to buy a new suit after gaining more weight than I should have.  The tailor’s description of my body type … Continue reading →

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Cuddle Wuddle

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem was done during my ‘depressed’ phrase after someone challenged me to write something that was happy, strange, and childish.  I think it’s still creepy.) I wish I had A Cuddle Wuddle Not a big one I want a … Continue reading →

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The Emerald Gods

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The putrid blood Of human civilization Forged by greed Disguised as necessity Raising the three gods Bathed in emerald light Scraps of decorated paper Chunks of etched metal Numbers That only exist in space These deities are worshipped And horded … Continue reading →

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Disposable Peon

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A job well done Until the very end Toiling and sweating Bleeding for the task All to pay a bill And eat another day Survival is the aspiration Old dreams are crushed Fine powder drowned in tears Sacrifice for the … Continue reading →

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Heart on the Page

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Emotions spilled Through ink and lead And digitized words Powered by the heart Fuel for the reader To grip and wrench At a bleeding heart Carrying them from tragedy To hope And back into the abyss As characters move on … Continue reading →

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Keriskan Gliders

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The Keriskan Gliders rest Hanging in the branches Huddled among the leaves Their emerald skin Bathed in sun and shadow   A single arm Grasps their wooden perches Spear-like legs Dangle toward the ground Waiting for the hunt   A … Continue reading →

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Backtrack Diet

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Back to liquid food Like a baby off the teat I miss solid food (I love how the aftercare instructions say ‘gradually reintroduce solid foods’ and there’s really no definition of gradually.  Not enough of one to give my impatient … Continue reading →

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