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at the track today,Father’s Day,each paid admission wasentitled to a walletand each contained alittle surprise. most of the men seemedbetween 30 and 55,going to fat,many of them in walkingshorts,they had…

Hooray Say The Roses

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hooray say the roses, today is blamesdayand we are red as blood. hooray say the roses, today is Wednesdayand we bloom wher soldiers felland lovers too,and the snake at the…

Be Angry At San Pedro

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I say to my woman, “Jeffers was a great poet. think of a titlelike Be Angry At The Sun. don’t you realize how great that is? “you like that negative…

sweet

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I have been going to the track for solong thatall the employees knowme,and now with winter hereit’s dark before the lastrace.as I walk to the parking lotthe valet recognizes myslouching…

the con job

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the ground war began todayat dawnin a desert landfar from here.the U.S. ground troops werelargelymade up ofBlacks, Mexicans and poorwhitesmost of whom had joinedthe militarybecause it was the only jobthey…

Pull A String, A Puppet Moves

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each man must realizethat it can all disappear very quickly:the cat, the woman, the job,the front tire,the bed, the walls, theroom; all our necessitiesincluding love,rest on foundations of sand –…

Prayer In Bad Weather

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by God, I don’t know what todo.they’re so nice to have around.they have a way of playing withthe ballsand looking at the cock veryseriouslyturning ittweeking itexamining each partas their long…

Here I Am …

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drunk again at 3 a.m. at the end of my 2nd bottleof wine, I have typed from a dozen to 15 pages ofpoesyan old manmaddened for the flesh of young…

What Can We Do?

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at their best, there is gentleness in Humanity.some understanding and, at times, acts ofcouragebut all in all it is a mass, a glob that doesn’thave too much.it is like a…