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“To The Person Who Smashed My WIndow”

That suit coat that cost me five dollars at the Goodwill Store. Adjusting for my insurance deductible, it’s now a hundred dollar jacket. I hope it’s keeping you warm these cold Oakland nights. In exchange for your kindness, I wrote you a sonnet. If you’re reading this, perhaps you could suggest an improvement for the [...]

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Two Sonnets

[Welcome to Prague, city of melting clocks] Welcome to Prague, city of melting clocks; the cemetery’s closed on Saturday— the Jewish one, I mean—its gates are locked; I spent an hour trying to find my way. These smiling, aged folk seem so sincere but speak no English in this part of Prague; nodding, the gatekeeper [...]

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A Lyric

[If there ever was a night] If there ever was a night you want to walk all night this is that night If there ever was a night to die all night that night If there ever was a gash you wanted

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