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what was left

The poem takes on the growing political will to abandon the arts. And it rhymes! Is this a song? an anthem? #903 Continue reading

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Dodging bicycles

This poem takes on the conflict between bicycles and pedestrians sharing the same sidewalk. Where is city policy on this? Continue reading

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beige

Uncomfortable Listen to a joke in Czech or Serb and wonder if you should laugh at the end or ruin the mood Walk alone into a party of couples and stay alone semi drunk all night Sit in a loud … Continue reading

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