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Poetry

In Situ

March 13, 2023 Shattered Soul Comments Off on In Situ

If you looked inside This head I have tried To completely and utterly forget you No matter the time Memories sublime Unexpected love that was made anew The distance and space Won’t clear or erase […]

Poetry

The Conversation

July 4, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on The Conversation

We can’t believe we’re having it But yes Where? Where to? Next door? Will they have us? You know our history right? Canada? Hey didn’t your brother know a guy In Saskatchewan? I have friends […]

Poetry

American Eclipse

June 21, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on American Eclipse

The dawn’s early It’s so early This early light Dusty roads and brown babies Tears Trails of them Still! Damn! Men in boots and suits and white cotton knickers with coffee stained breath Making these […]

Poetry

Useless Items

June 8, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on Useless Items

We’re relieved Yes we’re glad that we failed But we’re relieved that they escaped From the worst of day to day hell Of living with the all consuming darkness Because we’ve been there And stared […]

Poetry

Boomer

June 3, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on Boomer

“He’s dead” And I felt the worst possible thing one can feel About another person when those words are uttered Nothing That man Who isn’t even called “father” by his daughter But a mere donor […]

Poetry

The Post

May 16, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on The Post

“NEITHER RAIN, NOR SNOW, NOR THE GLOOM OF NIGHT” My mailbox was very Liberal today. It wasn’t always that way. Today, instead of a photo of a veteran (god, they always looked too young to […]