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15 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
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 soulsca...
11 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
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...
9 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
“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...
2 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
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...
15 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
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...
7 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
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...
21 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir
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...
17 Sep 2024 10 minute read 0 comments DemiSage
Thanks for reading and don't forget to tip if you enjoy the story. For your convenience, you can start at Chapter 1 here. The capital of Morum continued its daily routine while a king and queen remained safely guarded inside their castle. They...
9 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments TheAiCollectiveArt
VERO PEACEPOEM: Lights and shadows, works of mercy, cure of souls,We don't get much to care for, life takes its tolls,But your love's greater than death, I eat your pain,Partake I stake with those shaken from slumber's chain. Tales of old wake them u...
30 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"I wish I was freeof that slaving meat wheeland safe in heaven dead."Jack Kerouac I was riding in the backseat of a car, playing guitar. There were 4 of us, but nobody was talking. Everyone was listening to the music that I played. There were no w...
