Everything we thought we knew
was wrong for about
a month which corroborates
with the preceding eighteen months
at least now science knows
what it is dealing with
but could not predict humans
inability to process simple
arithmetic like if you were doing
something for eighteen months
it is not that difficult to do it
for maybe a few more unless
you are entirely ignorant
of everything you are about
which is existing on this planet right?
right
Category: Poems
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AugPoWriMo 2
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AugPoWriMo 1
Time is probably
as elastic
as events
taking place
on the other
side of the world
happening in
real time
we might never
have seen
if not for
massive displacement
particles flying
through the air
recombining
into the past
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JulyPoWriMo 31
Browsing the bric-a-brac
wondering what still works
where in the world this stuff
comes from who arranges it
with almost apparent care
nothing fits as it should
can barely make a way through
the aisles of bookshelves
to the purple sofa in the center
just not comfortable enough
to think about bringing home
and the effort it would take
to move from this spot
we slide through the labyrinth
past the framed newspapers
of random-ish historical events
still relevant yet so easily discarded
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JulyPoWriMo 30
The living proof
your spirit is
still living
I recognized your face
among the others
on the stage
so many years after
first seeing this play
so much time has
passed since playing
the difference
in productions
no matter how
many revivals staged
is this how eternity
is rehearsed?
missing each other
between the curtains
coming to life
with each refrain
we live
no matter who plays
the lines stay the same
the delivery
alters our presence
attended by memory
of what might be
when we share stages again
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JulyPoWriMo 29
Still getting used to
the rough ride between
there and here
no one is driving
like they did before
the exodus
now they find themselves
all in the same lanes
inhabited
previously by
themselves alone
time to make room
for others although
the road could use
some rest awhile
together alone
itching to get to
the next stop sign
faster than last time
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JulyPoWriMo 28
The new phase is the same as the old phase
one step forward and infinite steps back
of course health is not the priority
grandstand where you have no ground to stand on
maybe human sacrifice is the norm
all for the sake of gross entertainment
ratings don’t matter so much as eyeballs
gouged out and replaced with new QR codes
linking to a 404 not found page
new home of confidence in the system
created dysfunction reality
the fairness doctrine could not regulate
so it was let go for the sake of lies
we couldn’t even see with our own eyes
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JulyPoWriMo 27
Lost in the air
the oppressive air
the inhospitable air
the unwelcome questions air
the courteous air
the extractive capitalist air
the exploitative air
the abusive air
the pressure of air
the greatest of all time air
the expectation air
the hot air
the distraction air
the trembling air
the palpitation air
the hold the line air
the hell actually wasn’t that bad air
the massive coverup air
the choking air
the weight of the world air
the deeper narrative air
Lost in the air
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JulyPoWriMo 26
It is becoming clear
with each passing
we only measure time
by how little is left
smoke clouds gather
uncounted minutes
haze over other cities
unarchived spent
breaths never spoken
awkward conversation
situated between
the have and half not
here waving goodbye
not drowning hello
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JulyPoWriMo 25
Children at the festival
front row of the stage
follow the motions
of the performers
effortlessly as if
the combination of
music and movement
were inscribed in
our being at the start
mirror neurons develop
as a song to sing and
dance along with
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JulyPoWriMo 24
Cleaning house
the cats do not
know where
their hair went
forlorn for all
the parts of themselves
they thought
we were keeping
they retrace
their steps and shed
an equivalent to make
up the difference
Joshua Keiter 