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the greatest living poet in new york city was born in Puerto Rico. — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58397/traffic-misdirector

a statuesque ladycame to me latelyshe told me i was pastyand that i’d never make it ❤thought that love was sacredbut forgot to bake itnever took the stationo was that my train? shitwhat’s your situation?something bout the nationis crazy making gang hits makin us complacentthink it’s time to face itlet’s meet in the basement haveContinue reading “untitled verses”

Any line we might try to draw to separate lesbian/gay/bisexual history (LGB) from transgender history (trans) would be imprecise, blurry, and certainly not straight. — Read on http://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHistory

rob mclennan’s blog: 12 or 20 (second series) questions with Laura Jaramillo — Read on robmclennan.blogspot.com/2022/11/12-or-20-second-series-questions-with_0919716097.html

You jerk you didn’t call me up — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49729/sonnet-you-jerk-you-didnt-call-me-up

i have loved more vigorously more foolishly than most i have loved as the poet does with hands tied eyes closed i have loved jumped into the river when it spoke sweetly to me i don’t have many regrets except for the times i hurt my loves i have loved whole-heartedly excessively, lavishly have you?Continue reading “tell me about it”

The soul music visionary died in 1976 at the peak of his career. But his legacy endures – thanks to sampling, fans such as Elton John and Chaka Khan, and the efforts of his three daughters — Read on amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/01/charles-stepney-secret-genius-producer-soul

i’m doing a lot for you can you pinpoint the exact moment that you lost your cool?5:45 PM, tuesday after a long dayand you wouldn’t listen to mei was begging to be heardunderstood? yeah it’s like talking to a brick wall fire wall

it was the century of fire nothing is better then when you know it was cataclysmic and everyone saw or heard or felt tremors “war and rumors of a war” the cynicism of most ppl was infectious you had to keep a fire lit in yr belly just so you could believe ina world forContinue reading “century of fire”