8-word poem

O,
To be
Hip and happening—
And sane.

8-word poem

The agent of
Change
Can break a
Five.

For Craig Marrano

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The quick round
Pill
Rolled out of
Reach.

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The world went
Dark,
But who was
Watching?

iTuneage - recent baker's dozen

1. "Fear And Loathing In Mahwah, NJ" - Titus Andronicus
2. "Lips Are Unhappy" - Lucky Soul
3. "Death Of A Tune" - The Hidden Cameras
4. "Friendly Advice" - Luna
5. "Freak Scene" - Dinosaur Jr.
6. "Fireworks Factory" - Hellwood
7. "Helium Heels" - Darker My Love
8. "Risking Life & Limb For The Coupon" - Bound Stems
9. "All This Time" - Heartless Bastards
10. "Fine Young Cannibals" - Wolf Parade
11. "Good Morning" - The Out Crowd
12. "Party Crashin'" - Evangelicals
13. "I Will Appear For You" - The Bicycles

8-word poem: THE MICHAEL CORLEONE'S BODYGUARD GETS SHOT THROUGH A PILLOW WHILE TRYING TO SMOTHER HYMAN ROTH STORY

Keep your
CGI;
Gimmie a coupla
Judicious squibs.

8-word poem: THE I WASN'T SWINDLED BY BERNIE MADOFF BUT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN HAD I ANY MONEY TO BE SWINDLED OUT OF STORY

When they come
For what's owed,
I'm out.

8-word poem: THE I THINK I JUST MADE A MILLION DOLLARS STORY 1

Great idea
No. 327:
Nietzsche-shaped
Chewable vitamins.
Ka-ching!

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The trouble with
Massacres:
That they
Ever happen.

8-word poem

Wings upon
Your back,
You still
Can't fly.

8-word poem: PRIVATE EYES

when stipper's
advice resonates
call it
a night

By Matt Kenney

8-word poem: THE POST-ST. PATTY'S DAY STORY

Booze:
It gets you
Into trouble,
Not out.

For Matt Kenney

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Sometimes
Counting's the only
Objective.
There, that's
Eight.

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Thinking this
Is the way
It should
Be.

8-word poem: THE LARRY FINE SCHOOL OF (ZEN) REPAIR STORY

A longer arm
Or shorter wall?
Shorter wall.

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It's in
God's
Hands now;
All of
It.

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I am still
Wondering
After all
These years.

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This time
It's for
Real.
Next time,
Too.

WITHIN YOU

Shake can't help the
feeling shimmy or a
bubble the harvest homes
now (funny story) and
the clinic where they
use talc makes the gloves
go on easier (same pair
rinsed - it's an old
parlor trick) so long not
goodbye yes you might
THINK you're doing the
right thing it takes an
inside man to do an outside
job unhappy without you.

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The Devil's
A dog
And I'm his
Bitch.

GOOD TIMES PAIN

Tired of looking for it
a song that no longer exists

you heard it played twice
in one lifetime already

and it took all this time
to see it as compassion

the moments you would relive
everyone thirty years ago

to have one more chance
with that melody those words

the suitcase in your hand
packed because it has to be

count your blessings again
and stand quiet on the corner

8-word poem: THE IS THIS REALLY THE WORST WINTER WE'VE HAD IN YEARS? STORY

I've lost
My fear
Of being
Snowed in.

8-word poem

Wrap your
Dreams
In trouble;
Works for
Me.