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Cosplay_is_the_Norm (Sheesh)

Back in the bag, or the gamble,or the risk, rolling dice against gray concrete, trying to fortifywings to clip polluted skies. The boy is too fly, unkempt, and unruly,escaping the hot mouthed silliness of so-called preachers, teachers,online yuppies, and designers. No fear up here. No fear up here amongscattered clouds. Earbuds thread soundwaves into myContinue reading “Cosplay_is_the_Norm (Sheesh)”

Ready_for_I-64_and_America’s_Smile

Switching lanes on Interstate 64. Backups don’t mean much. Latin jazz vibes. Surfing on steel drums, congas, keys, melodies. Police cruisers patrol the spots between Military and Brambleton–ravens setting speed traps, but the people smirk and keep pushing 80, single occupancy vehicles in the HOV lane. The coffee brews somewhere. Small hustlers get to itContinue reading “Ready_for_I-64_and_America’s_Smile”

Smoke_is_Normal

Hop and skip over social debris. Pursue the daylight, hovering toward the East. Oceanfront got them good vibes. Play Kind of Blue and let me lose track of the noise, the talking heads, and the mindless chatter, the characters without characters. Different Breed. Green tea with protein is the brew. Stevia pulls up to chillContinue reading “Smoke_is_Normal”

Taking_Notes_from_Behind_an_American_Wall

(Inspired by Darryl Moss’s “From Numbers to Power“) Outrun hope. Sidestep hate. Allow the people to see Resistance as the new Golden Rule. I rule the space between my ears. The American puzzle is nothing more than a maze-like trap. I test boundaries, inhale limits, lean forward into grease, metal, grind. Mr. Moss talks aboutContinue reading “Taking_Notes_from_Behind_an_American_Wall”