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Adiós, Navidad

13 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

I'm leaving on a violin trainto dance on the ceilingof a bottomless sky I'm dying to go fallingoff this raincloudlike a bird I will not hit the bottom I am a mist of sorrow Hanging by my neck On a skeleton of words                  *          *     ...

POEM SATOSHI'S SIGHT

26 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments TheAiCollectiveArt $0.00

Satoshi's Sight Had I known the power of a sat,The gains it could beget,Had I lost, or had I won,A fortune, or a debt? Had I not known of its might,What chances would I miss?Not knowing is a BRC-20,But ignorance, a deep blockchain abyss. To hold, or...

BITCOIN PICASSO

26 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments TheAiCollectiveArt $0.00

THE VALUE OF TIME-A CONSENSUS MECHANISM. This piece, a poignant portrait of a man seemingly trapped within the digital confines of a QR code, speaks volumes about our relationship with time in the modern age. The artist, a figure known only as "Bitco...

Poem For Judee Sill

15 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

The spirit bomb has ruptured at theseam Life is not a dreamin lowerCalifornia The nightmare is a joyride And no sorrow is likeyours, myfriend; Silence is our tomb And we would have beenin love; We would have shaken itto pieces As only damaged soulsc...

Television Eve

11 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

It's television eve inTel Aviv You don't even have to ask usabout Damascus There's a new deli inNew Delhi, a newgirl inBerlin, andan old pair of dragonedqueens In NewOrleans, rippingwormholesin their jeans To the soundof Shostakovich,singing Likea [R...

The Americano Struggle

9 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then suddendestruction cometh upon them, as travail upon awoman with child; and they shall not escape.”1 Thessalonians 5:3   As soon as Trump won the election, Mexico gave the northbound migrants 24 hours t...

The Inside Oven Oven

2 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.02

It was hot outside todaylike the insideoven oven All the grasson the moonis black; The beach is graylike a cigarettetray, The mountains madeof ash, andcracks Will formin the lunarclay; The ocean of snow will be revealed; I walked awayfrom the smokin...

¿Qué Tal, Carlos Marrón?

15 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.02

Today was the darkestsunny day I've everseen The shadows were bright There was a butterflyfight Deep within my bones. ¿Qué tal,Carlos Marrón?   The soda man was doing business with adoor,and a gale of brightand hatefullightblew the fingersout of my...

Gangsters of the Heart

7 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.02

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.  She bought a guitar. And lived in it, Too. Originally intended as a tool shed, this 2-story guitar (the power lines in the lower left corner are life size) may very well end up becoming my home.  In my dr...

2024–09–02

21 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir $0.01

The ethereal missionOut of guilt or omissionsWith a progressive transitionWe strive ahead It’s what we’ve been toldFor as long as time is oldDon’t be cheaply bought or soldFor your worthClarityThoughtsMatterNone can be takenNor mistakenFor anything l...