Jottings
i thought i was ee cummings
until i found the shift key on the keyboard.
NOW EVERYTHING I WRITE IS A CAPITAL OFFENCE.
I was sentenced to have my serifs cut off.
~Tony Dawson
come here
listen to me closely
that's not what I said
and you know it
~John Masterson
Man
vs. Nature
unhabitable surrounds
overcome by nature
strangling the evil
found in those walls
~Joanne Macias
folding
unfolding
seeking peace
~Jennifer Gurney
no (mis)givings
this holiday season
the nuts all sugar-coated
~Bonnie J. Scherer
In a bind
the
snake wraps itself
tighter and tighter around
hoping you give in
yet you now realised some
of those snakes look like people
~Joanne Macias
Bangladesh 2025 and..
The stream..
Knee deep water...
The suffocation has to cross the terror...
Hurting ligament..
Goes far the lighthouse...
No way to escape.
~Partha Sarkar
war crime
teams of lawyers find
better terms for it
~John Hawkhead
burning books
a crowd slowly circles
the edge of darkness
~John Hawkhead
arriving
in retro style
trusting
the technology
of silver foil
~Mark Gilbert
I am 15% done
with this poem.
That means
I will finish this poem
never.
I will never finish this poem.
~Noah Berlatsky
moon viewing
please,
no poetry
~Patrick Sweeney
twelfth month: an abbreviated list of creatures that sing
~Patrick Sweeney
he later learned the origin of the dunce cap he wore
~Patrick Sweeney
he felt an invasion of privacy whenever an actor broke the fourth wall
~Patrick Sweeney
spending an inordinate amount of time correcting movie subtitles
~Patrick Sweeney
a little gristle to chew in the mystical life
~Patrick Sweeney
becoming self-aware the algorithm quantifies emotion
~Mark Gilbert