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    Brain Burn

    Brain burn,fire of thought-a little bit ofbroken legion-poems,              off...in the mist of faulty wiring from synapse charring, Freedom: that rabid mongrel sawed the wings off gibbering angels, how they touched me: here,         here, & especially               ...

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    • The layout is perfect for the rhythm to shine here.
      Sometimes the thoughts we have turn into fiery poems, and often those thoughts burn up before they get to the page.
      WE hope to be able to scrape up some of the embers and still put a piece on the page.
      “here, here and especially here.”
      j.

    • This was a fun read. I was told you get more philosophical when smoking. Instead, you get the brain burn. Nice

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    glow

    mellow in the moment I smilecareening in the energywith a golden feelingcaress your aura because I love youchills felt by both of usbeautiful emotion lustI'm doe eyed over youmagic woman with witchy wayslays my guard downallowing you access to...

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  • We all made the deal. Time to live with it. Great time of year of reflect on that fact. Just bury my body down by the highwayside!! Hope everyone is doing great and ready for Autumn!!!

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    Robota

      A flesh machine on mind controlasleep at the wheel of an earthbound falla maladaptive daydreamrolling the stoneon the road to Rome:gods from the cogs of a clockfarm~racesome shadow work for laying in the cutand playing in the blood,a saving...

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    • I feel that you pulled a lot of Greek mythology inspiration here? I could be wrong. I like the piece

      • Greco-Roman culture & philosophies, plus some New Testament references. Legionnaires, Roman soldiers with a particular skill at building roads, were not paid in gold but salt, which is where we derive the word ‘salary’. That might be somewhat of an urban legend, but it seems to be at least rooted in truth.

        Great eye again, thank you!!

    • I think many of us feel like machines. We work 9-5 jobs…like factory work, restaurant work…I did both.
      Watched the clock…tried to have fun, but machines don’t laugh or cry.
      This poem has a sense of rhythm that matches that routine…and the rhyme scheme is subtle but smart.

      Really enjoyed and felt this read….related from my days before I got lucky and found teaching.
      j.

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