Poetry – GTC

Profile of a Suit

March 15, 2012

if he bombs pollutes and steals he’ll be wearing a suit

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Bible Bombers

March 15, 2012

god and allah love bombers

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Bashar al-Assad’s New Hippocratic Oath

March 13, 2012

bashar al-assad distinguished opthamologist has revised hippocratic oath at gunpoint demanding doctors foreswear treating injured patients in syrian hospitals

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Bashar al-Assad’s Minefield

March 13, 2012

why mine borders blocking those who want to flee imprisoned in syria they’ll slit your gut

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Assad Explains Siege of Homs

March 8, 2012

I’ve been reading international reports. People are saying I’ve sequestered myself with sycophants and yes men. They should be quiet and listen to the truth. I admit my opposition’s a bit broader than initially perceived. Quite a few terrorist-infected Syrians don’t understand the Assad dynasty must endure. To protect the country I’ve been forced to…

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Flowers

March 6, 2012

flowery serpents crawl into lungs

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Female Beverage

March 6, 2012

she kept drinking and the phone stopped ringing

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Evil Eye

March 6, 2012

why look at me like that email link only for aesthetic reasons

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Ivan the Terrible

March 2, 2012

identification card proves ivan demjanjuk guarded jews at sobibor death camp demjanjuk insists had to or die only handful of two hundred fifty thousand jews survived and no aged survivor remembers so ivan demjanjuk though convicted as accessory in murder of twenty-eight thousand was released to german nursing home pending appeal at least he’ll never…

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High School Grades of Earl Warren

February 29, 2012

enter archives at bakersfield high school look left at long glass case displaying handwritten grade book note highlighted name earl warren read four years reports revealing history his best subject and three times earned his top grade in final quarter many students before and since doubtless had similar trajectories only didn’t become three term governor…

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Cow Sense

February 26, 2012

on side cow’s legs forever extend toward chewers and a head stuck in barbed wire looks confused

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Relative Real Estate

February 26, 2012

newspaper says going to be one oh three in bakersfield seventy three in santa barbara but former has lower housing prices

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Memo to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

February 25, 2012

do not burn the koran intentionally or unintentionally and do not use it for target practice

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Animals in Office

February 22, 2012

swine snorts at talent wish i’d wonder if too late reptile darts and hisses insinuating problems exist wish i’d wonder if too late hyena snarls at herself through others wish i’d wonder if too late

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Oral Alarm Clock

February 21, 2012

deep voice grinds my name too early every morning

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Just One More

February 20, 2012

said have drink come on let’s party least one more now no one listens so exhorts himself

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Supermarket Bulletins – Part 2

February 17, 2012

in supermarket checkout line headlines and color photos pronounce this star’s fatter than you that one’s more wrinkled both had botched plastic surgery another’s anorexic he’s drunk they’re addicted she’s in treatment he’s in jail she’s spendthrift he’s abusive she’s vain he’s unfaithful so’s she wonder what rag publishers are like

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The Right Room

February 9, 2012

first time on puerto vallarto tour quite hungover stand at basin looking into fright woman pops up behind and says sir are you aware this is women’s years later long sober at bakersfield movie women enter one says what’s guy doing in here leaving rapidly forget to say heat intoxication

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Eternal Taliban

February 8, 2012

This story is from the collection “Obama on Edge”

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Madonna Teases Super Bowl Audience

February 7, 2012

hey some guy flipped off america during super bowl halftime show few noticed nonevent but bible busters protested when should’ve imagined madonna fifties fit in parked or moving cars on sofas in reading chairs on or under dining room tables planning to disappear in smoke revealing message world peace

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