Tag Archives: Poetry

choose something else

Posted on July 7, 2022 by istsfor manity

Something Else Haiku I don’t want to beThe person who creates moreRancor in the world. I don’t want to beThe person who is alwaysRight and needs to win. I don’t want to beA force for inequity—A wellspring of hate. I … Continue reading →

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tens of thousands

Posted on July 6, 2022 by istsfor manity

Warming Stripes This is a graphic representation of the changes in global temperature based on “tens of thousands” of measurements taken between 1850 and 2018 (left to right). Choices? What I’m Reading: “Geoengineering: The realistic assumption that it’d be easier … Continue reading →

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love is love

Posted on July 5, 2022 by istsfor manity

congealed bacon i googled white nationalism—flashes of congealed bacon you play the tragic heroinetoothy femme fatale dont judge my paintinguntil i finish my ropa vieja dont cut your hairbefore tinting it blue i fix you a tongue on ryemy marbles … Continue reading →

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like to salute

Posted on July 4, 2022 by istsfor manity

the best stuff i read & listened to this week “A cow with a mouth at both endschews hell going and coming.” — Ai / “Guadalajara Cemetery” “Organic Chemistry: A means by which to make undergraduates cry using only carbon … Continue reading →

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in my neighborhood pt. 13

Posted on July 3, 2022 by istsfor manity

What I’m Listening To: “Eating the world through the eyes of a fishI like salt, I like saltCoagulants, fritters, tubes, patties and linksIch bin enchilada, bye” — Brnda / “Year of the Hot Dog by Burger Gang”

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of your equanimity

Posted on July 2, 2022 by istsfor manity

Blood Moon Eclipticus Have you ever felt like a fatherless waifIn the presence of your father? Have you ever felt like a cornered catAs your mother hoversOver you in the blood-moon light? I dream of Saturn eating his children I … Continue reading →

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change make waves

Posted on July 1, 2022 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Today, approximately 21 million women around the world obtain unsafe, illegal abortions each year, and complications from these unsafe procedures account for approximately 13% of all maternal deaths, nearly 50,000 annually.” — American College of Obstetricians and … Continue reading →

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drip drip drip

Posted on June 30, 2022 by istsfor manity

THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP IS NOW A TORRENTIAL FLOOD What I’m Reading: “Credit where due: the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in West Virginia v. E.P.A. is the culmination of a five-decade effort to make sure that the federal government won’t … Continue reading →

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junior prom floor

Posted on June 29, 2022 by istsfor manity

The Heavy-O-Sity Cream Dream I want you to root the violence out of the system, but you delay and acquiesce — this is the heavy-o-sity of our case. There are no life preservers to pass out—only anvils and 50 lb. … Continue reading →

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on electrified wires

Posted on June 28, 2022 by istsfor manity

Providential This town provides: Mothers smile and say hello, Fathers hit fungo to their sons,Families rally around the flag,White picket fences keep others out, Ambulances cruise & never use sirens,Dogs never bark or froth,Pigeons align themselves from pole to pole— … Continue reading →

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