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by Christian Cassidy-Amstutz April 3, 2014Kids, today we have an important lesson. A lesson reminiscent of grade school, a vocabulary lesson. Apricity. Appreciate the word first for its sound, how…
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I’m progressing We’re regressing Feeling the weight on our hands And our heads Curling up to sleep And pointing to destinations Feeling the navel heat…
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I’ve been dead for exactly three weeks, two days, five hours, and 32 minutes. But who’s counting? I was killed crossing the street late at…
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Her hands are soft and delicate, Fatigued, worn out from being a mother of nine And a grandmother of twenty. Each finger dances over the…
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The world around me is breaking Slowly dripping then sinking into a ground that has been too oversaturated with the realities of our lives. So…
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The icicles hang Pendulous on the highway scene The taut jaw Whispering the memories of a Tangerine Childhood As nature’s drug of choice Cakes the…
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Desperate college student buys condoms from Sub Connection Late this Thursday evening, employees at campus sandwich shop/convenient store, Sub Connection, reported that someone had finally…
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Walking through my favorite path in the woods, I realize I am journeying through nature’s anatomy With its fervent roots as chromosomes And ground as…
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Find out how to change yourself so you’re sexier Aries People always complain you’re too aggressive – little do they know, you’re boring as hell…