Monthly Archives: July 2021

to the barren

Posted on July 11, 2021 by istsfor manity

Sunday Comes Along Again Keening and careening she went.You’ve made the supreme sacrifice, shereasoned. Not for financial gain,but because the pursuit of knowledgeis itself noble. Or was it that she was listeningto Dead Can Dance too loudlyin her earbuds? It … Continue reading →

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a totalitarian turd

Posted on July 10, 2021 by istsfor manity

More praise for the thee istsfor manity reader: “Please, make it stop!”— Lit Blub magazine “I suffered from a severe case of leopard spotting, it led to a loss of jobs, family, and friends. Reading the thee istsfor manity reader … Continue reading →

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their wingless diaspora (redux)

Posted on July 9, 2021 by istsfor manity

You Can’t Fool the Fleas of the Revolution by Dr. Clodomira Garcia-Borges Cienfuegos, PhD “The absentminded conservator left the bestiary door open on his desk … the cavorting beasties escape one by one.” – J. Ignatius, “The Revolt of the … Continue reading →

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in my neighborhood

Posted on July 8, 2021 by istsfor manity

duress administered & duress received the viridium-iridium dry cry listening to silence is, in itself, listening to something “To resist in place is to make oneself into a shape that cannot so easily be appropriated by a capitalist value system.” … Continue reading →

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all our days

Posted on July 7, 2021 by istsfor manity

timbre in rasp flat year after yearwe drag our corpses with usall our days numberedall our daysall ourall “Here all is strange.” — Samuel Beckett / Happy Days

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breath is superfluous

Posted on July 6, 2021 by istsfor manity

Dilettante & Deliquesce I am relinquishing shallow pursuitsI’m building a life off the gridI will emit no carbonBreath is superfluousMeat is murderGluten-free mac and faux-cheese, pleaseDrill, baby, drillBury me in a hole up to my neckPress the eject and turn … Continue reading →

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chimera at best

Posted on July 5, 2021 by istsfor manity

Effulgence Hangover O, rain your sparkle down on meFor we have flogged the glitter horse dead. There it lies rotting—a meal for worms—A monticule of monstrous greed & desire. So celebrate & canker me this, old man:Where do we go … Continue reading →

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dead gossamer words

Posted on July 4, 2021 by istsfor manity

3/5 x 7/4 Haiku RedWhiteBlue idealsForged in dead gossamer wordsThree/fifths of a sin “Every nation is scared of the truth of what they have done to others.” — Charles Simic / The Monster Loves His Labyrinth

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when lost abroad

Posted on July 3, 2021 by istsfor manity

Travel Advice for Young Chauvinists (redux) (First, you’ll find intercalated pustules of censer smoke ringed by ferrules of frankincense in your heart. They were placed there by us. Do not panic.) Travel. And when lost abroad … You’ll find mussels … Continue reading →

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assignation as anticipated

Posted on July 2, 2021 by istsfor manity

Assonance Anthem Please remain standing: An alternative alliterativeAttraction awaits asseverationsAxiomatic at an approximateAssignation as anticipated. (Three full minutes of WHITE noise) Now … on with your life as usual. “Nothing is more real than nothing.” — Samuel Beckett / Malone … Continue reading →

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