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I am a British born native of Scotland. I am married. Sworn in as an American Citizen in 2010. Hence a Legal Immigrant. My likes are poems. Good and bad. Long and short. Art. Old and new. Music. Predominantly jazz. And current affairs. Sometimes not so current current affairs.
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Your Voices Make Little Difference
Your voices make little difference, The wind has the power to defeat And take away all this dire screaming But leave blisters and scars on your feet. You can dress in vaginal outfits, Give a finger to every young… Read More ›
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Sometimes It’s Hard to Remember
A split second moment
That meant nothing to anyone
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Fool Moon
A fool With an iPhone, Is delusional If he imagines, A snap of the moon with a minuscule shutter, Will capture the enormity of this Striking ornament. It won’t, of course, But it lets God know I care. And if… Read More ›
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Pushy Mamas
When you shove me in the back
With your tiny fingers,
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Stung
A random muscly guy turned, Lit a little by the beer and disco lights, Asked me, What happened to your face? Teen boys in stained white suits Laughed Hard faced girls Giggled into cupped hands. Not the first time… Read More ›
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Good Evening
4.50 pm Florida Shadows stretching Sunlight waning Commuters tweeting Cops waiting It’s a sorry State Of affairs A place that spends more time In light Than darkness
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Good afternoon. Some wine, Break bread, Listen intently As the afternoon breaks, Out of Morning’s cold clutch, And becomes Luminous, In its own right. Pulling the river and the people Quicker Towards a red silver evening.
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Good Morning
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A young man Came out of the restrooms Today at an airport And as all kinds of people were Collecting their baggage He pointed a handgun At their heads And one by one he killed them And as blood spilled… Read More ›
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Kids Scalp the Child
Amazing that some are surprised Kids with no faith Scalp Kids with no strength (Cowering in a corner) Helpless Against a world that says You can’t complain Because you’re white
