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Aug 12, 2015

Ectoplasm Poem

I want to be that painting that got seduced
in a plot to overthrow violence.
You get to be a vampire for fun, no evil;
you get to go pale from multiple orgasms,
copying the insects under the bird bath.
Some boss bitch in pearls saves you
at the last minute when you nearly fell
for a yoiner with a…

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benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 6, 2015

Dead Mutt Lacquer Poem

The first mutt landed in a roadside runoff.
The second one ended up molding
with a lacquer like a catcher’s mitt
in an abandoned house with a full pantry.

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 15, 2015

Empty Warehouse Poem

Why did you go to the empty warehouse
and go through the dumpster looking for cash?
The raccoons would have been on it by now,
opportunists who French kiss
in the cool of the evening when the cops appear.
Straight away, you headed to a gourmand corner store,
where you measured yourself…

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 8, 2015

Possums Poem

I don’t tie my shoes anymore;
they’re just dragging on the carpet.
That mirror’s been cracked for a week,
and the TV’s been stuck on the Muppets.
I’ll make it to the street
even if the rain’s horrific.
If I run into someone that I don’t remember,
I’ll pretend that my memory is degenerate.

ottaross in Poetry on Medium

Aug 22, 2015

Infrastructure

When a rain-storm surprised the city
Passers-by looked down with pity
At a large group of nutters
Inspecting the gutters
An…

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 4, 2015

Immune to Scissors Poem

I’m immune to scissors,
but it’s just genetic, no accomplishment.
They don’t do anything to my skin or organs;
it feels just like picking out free “refreshments.”

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 13, 2015

Amnesia 12 Poem

You had amnesia at age 12, good timing;
people dropped like marbles in your family.
They had been alive for sure, despite forgetting,
hypnosis could get them back on late-night TV.
You replaced their given names with objects,
like cousin “Salt” or uncle “Spatula,” as a brain twist
when you were…

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 9, 2015

Cicadas Poem #2

Cicadas lived in the trash can
and got along swimmingly
at all hours, no friction
despite the audible chaos,
like an album by teens in t-shirts
that happened to look the part
of a demographic study, the smallest ones
doing a screaming back-up vocal
that ended up muted on the track.
They made the…

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 20, 2015

Decrepit Bat Poem

A decrepit bat was face up on the parkway,
and her wings were so gone
you could barely tell she was a bat
(I know how to gender bats, so shut up).
I don’t know if the car crash killed the bat
as well as the Camry that hit the fence,
but it would be a good place,
with all the plastic and glass…

benba57 in Poetry on Medium

Aug 19, 2015

Near-Mint Teeth Poem

In this song they were violent, destructive people;
IRL they worried about fixing their near-mint teeth.
They made you wonder who invented strobe lights
and if they were a symptom of a larger problem.
They made sure to lose on the PlayStation
to get use to the molecules associated with…

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