Orange cake the son and daughter in law’s visitcelebrated by the baking of an orange cakelovingly recreated as her late husband’s favouritememories chokerelieved temporarily through martinis secretly spirited away in the kitchenseek to soothe but barbs life’s sadistic daggers deeperfrom wounds that will never healonly temporarily addressed by hope foistered on three childrensuch as motherContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Orange cake””
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Poetry Corner: “The Job Interview”
The job interview Yelps and barks of circus sealstenuously balancing sparkling ballsadequately but not dangerously ostentatiousdon’t ruffle the placid masteryour audiencebut then don’t underplayeven thoughregulations and conventionsdictate a certain humilitystatutory interpretation on the trapeze actthe tumble can be wickedreturn to delaying promises and optionsprudently promisedoptionally falsefor the survival of the dream bureaucracydepends on that illusionandContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “The Job Interview””
Poetry Corner: “Frustration of a poet who in a narcistic moment might join an advertising agency
Frustration of a poet who in a narcistic moment might join an advertising agency Is the poet’s gross national productlimited to 87 poemsand from that point on clever loquaciousness which for all concernedmight better have remained ascrumpled balls of paper Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Reflections on the evangelical convention”
Reflections on the Evangelical Convention The identical airwavesnot even blushinglyineptly bilinguallymajestically Christinacally present36,000 starving Ethiopiansbeg sickly bibles hiddenstruggling withthe desire to brandishmeanwhilethe political arena presentschinless wonderscheered on by fat funeral supplier salesmenwith mistresses in minkex-wife’s in trailer campsall guzzling pilsnerdancing to the wrong WASPy beatand bare breasted skeletons swayemaciated and ready to collapsewithout the $9.99Continue reading “Poetry Corner: “Reflections on the evangelical convention””
Poetry Corner: “Hysterical Silence”
Hysterical silence Majestic craggy mysticismawe inspiringtimelessproudtowering over the Ken and Barbie dwarfswith the $599 I Phone imaginationssnapping like spoilt poodles(which were left at the 5 star kennel) Soon their blind eyes tiresuch strenuous activity!they can see the damn massifs on the home screen anywaysnow its off to air conditioned retreatswith pleather seatsdeodorized compartments of theContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Hysterical Silence””
Poetry Corner ; “The BIG GAME”
The Big Game Intoxicated massesdid not masturbate the night beforeso as to experience clean orgasms of militarized madnesswhere no Kleenex is required Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Personalized Rubrics only after”
Personalized Rubrics only after Initially a friendly glancelate at night you can never tellbut there’s moreas steel rips through your soft belly mocking thanatoshas conquered eroswhoweepsin silenceof red flashes Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Observations”
Observations I sit watching a parody of foolsspitting out hopethe janitors of our conscienceexcreting promisessiphoned off by the masses I’ll chuckleas the lassoof endless circles traps its unsuspecting ambitions Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “oh the good old days when the Berlin Wall was up”
Oh the Good Old Days When the Berlin Wall Was Up Being a party member is a responsibilityto serve the proletarians with our utmost abilityso to say we obtain the privileges of an aristocratic nobilityis indicative of sheer and scheming lack of capitalist civility We serve our might land and peoplemerely a gunshot away fromContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “oh the good old days when the Berlin Wall was up””
Poetry Corner: “Montreal memories and ghosts”
Montreal Memories and Ghosts Mordecai Richler and Leonard CohenI looked for you at Schwartz’s on the Mainwhere even the Boy Wonder was gonethey told me your spirits now eat at Joe Beef as you were evicted from Moishe’sthe mighty sirloin defeatsthe lowly smoked meat ( with fries, a dill and a Cott Cherry Cola)
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