Three
Poems How to Communicate w/the Dead tip
the watering can observe
blackbirds dipping follow
the brushstrokes clip
fresh mint leaves sit still, wordless listen
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Clouds of Mercy i
sat all day w/the black beetles of madness climbing what’s
left of my i sat all day w/my frayed, swiss cheese self-esteem, fingering the holes i
sat all day w/my suicide snickering from my cuticles &
whispering grab i
sat all day w/my demons wagging their forked tongues like
terrible, i sat all day w/my lobotomized boyhood, bemoaning the unspliceable wires i
sat all day w/the skeleton of god, running a cup back & forth
over the until
i went to the window & gazed at the immaculate clouds backlit
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my friend Moose i
pull into the driveway |
Rob Plath has been published all over the place. His most noted collection of poetry is A Bellyful of Anarchy (Epic Rites Press 2009). You can find out more about his art, photography and writing at www.robplath.com Rob lives in New York with his cat and tries his best to stay out of trouble.
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