September 3rd, 2010
You’re blowing up
into a million pieces
to be scattered like seeds
all across the city
where bad asses scream
and wish for a semblance
of calm.
Journalists watch
and scrawl out stories
but no one cares;
no one dares.
I’ve a mind
to whisper dreams
and hum tunes …
It’s still there
on the tip of my tongue
that thing you said
only
I can’t ever
remember it.
– matt at shadow of iris
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September 2nd, 2010
I hear the music
and there
in a secret place
I am dancing.
– matt at shadow of iris
September 1st, 2010
I look at my own image
and wonder
at this shady character;
he’s not the one I see everyday
in my own mind’s eye.
I’m a ghost
hovering among spirits
constantly buoyed
by the wind
of their emotions.
– matt at shadow of iris
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August 31st, 2010
Old memories
of the capture
subsequent imprisonment
and torture
haunted him
for most his life
but he continued to insist
surrendering his ship
had saved lives
that otherwise
would have been lost.
– matt at shadow of iris
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August 30th, 2010
The heat here
is a wet sodden thing
that holds you
in a daze
while cicadas cackle at you.
The air conditioner
is a mean warden
who taunts you
and keeps you bound
in small spaces.
– matt at shadow of iris
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August 29th, 2010
Random experimentation
happy accidents
last minute decisions
modifications
forthcoming.
– matt at shadow of iris
August 28th, 2010
Time moves forward
but holds steady
ripples
across a puddle
a gentle breeze blowing
on a hot day.
– matt at shadow of iris
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August 26th, 2010
A city built
in a cubbyhole
tightly congested
houses
toppling
on top of each other
cluttered
claustrophobic
cozy
a place for tiny people
hidden away
where heavyweights
dare not go.
– matt at shadow of iris
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August 25th, 2010
He liked
a mild smoke
only he didn’t like filters
so he smoked
chesterfields.
He died at 50 of lung cancer
but he didn’t have any regrets;
only his family did.
– matt at shadow of iris
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