Monthly Archives: December 2023

replaced my otherness

Posted on December 11, 2023 by istsfor manity

hanoi bell (blackout poem) when i was 8 they came from hanoi,in the sweltering heat, women delivering babies into the night.my mom smiled and said, “the narrow hanoi streets can’tpronounce ‘hello’ and neon lights laugh at the tiny girl alone … Continue reading →

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his eyes raindrops

Posted on December 10, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “I used to cry in a genre no one read.” — Ocean Vuong / “Nothing” / Time Is A Mother “I met my wife the old-fashioned way: on a dating app. When our … Continue reading →

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rather sick of

Posted on December 9, 2023 by istsfor manity

Dredging Up (found email) I’m not saying you did anything “wrong” but the comment about academic fangs upset me. I’m not sure how that could not be pejorative. However if that’s how I’m coming across I’d rather know so I … Continue reading →

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oppositional defiant disorder

Posted on December 8, 2023 by istsfor manity

Things I Heard Yesterday It dries up my mouth, it sucks all the moisture out of it. Do you remember last year’s medication shortage? Like a fisherman’s black boot … Celebrate the bullet. If you’re not ska, you’re dead. It’s … Continue reading →

tongue is loosed

Posted on December 7, 2023 by istsfor manity

Intractable (redux) You dreamYour tongue is loosedUpon that intractable waferGlued to the roofOf your perfidiousMouth What I’m Reading: “’The world is an illusion, and living is dreaming,’ I muttered. Yet blood runs and tears gush forth.” — Han Kang / … Continue reading →

wink / hidden message

Posted on December 6, 2023 by istsfor manity

Trying to Decipher The Town of My Birth Sinvergüenza : ScoundrelInfundia : InfusedAborrecido : AbhorredVentura : FortuneAbatido : DespondentAnhelar : To Yearn ForSollozaba : SobbedDeleite : DelightDecreto : DecreeRecoveco : NookRechazado : RejectedGuiño : Wink / Hidden MessageEstan Agotadas Las … Continue reading →

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vibrant blue lungs

Posted on December 5, 2023 by istsfor manity

slip away we enter a dream i breathe in water + expel airthru vibrant blue lungs your face fractured and crumbling fastdark spots burst in my visionmy eyes burn you sing in rhyming coupletsfrom the bottom of a dark wellincinerating … Continue reading →

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the haunted sounds

Posted on December 4, 2023 by istsfor manity

frozen albatross (redux) keep away ghostof a thousand eyesgo back to hellwhere you belongi’ve seen your lipsmove out of sequencewith the hauntedsounds you dredge upwhy are you dragginga boat aboutyour neckthe riverwhat’s left of ittells me it’s too late What … Continue reading →

hottest year ever

Posted on December 3, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “I’m back insidemy headwhere it’s safe” — Ocean Vuong / “Dear Peter” / Time Is A Mother “It’s always like that. Childhood makes us what we are.” — Marcial Gala / The Black … Continue reading →

in this (my) neighborhood pt.52

Posted on December 2, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Hope. It’s powerful; it can change things. But you’ve got to put yourself in the way of it, let yourself feel it. Let the power of it lift you up. That’s what you’re doing: putting yourself in … Continue reading →