i don’t know what to make of you a buddha reclining your naked hips radiating heat i hesitate to touch you what was i afraid of what was i clinging to a semblance of loyalty an addiction to delayed pleasures? i touched your hips and you disappeared into a terror
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porpoise
i suppose dis is progress agora on the tip of my fingers there’s no such thing as a free app if only i cd get a 0% installment program on contenment
eto na ang huling el bimbo
this is the last boogie this is the last cha cha this is the last burial of childhood memories make compost out of burning leaves the symbolism of a death chorus euripides apos mekhanos this is the last boogie this is the last cha cha this is the last burial of childhoodgood memories veste deContinue reading “eto na ang huling el bimbo”
letter from the artist as a young man to a young poet as an old man
your freezer hasn’t worked for a long time, you need to defrost. sunflower seeds for pine nuts work but turmeric for saffron? don’t cut corners in a circle. if you meet someone pretty forget it, she’s not meant for you. go for the abandoned garlic cloves in the corners of bars. they will keep youContinue reading “letter from the artist as a young man to a young poet as an old man”
mencina
kinezopeisi, or the panacea of the greeks kalo nggak panas ya masuk angin i find it amazing that in a city of 12 million desperados i can’t find a single decent trustworthy air conditioner technician! perhaps she is right we all listen to the rumble of chariots (no it is not in our hearts!) tooContinue reading “mencina”
mati metafora*
poetry has taught me to experience pain without having to stop for ice cream i saw you on the street the other day but you were a different person the metro mini ran over a dog this morning my friend complained of having lost her ability to dream i tweeted the fact that there isContinue reading “mati metafora*”
thought (blank)
so what if i did visit you at your house you might’ve imagined it too (in a tumblr reverie) the furniture won’t be disturbed we’d have a bit of chit-chat in the living room then it’s straight to your bed the silence of pillow cases the empathy of burning windows je suis toujours unfaithful youContinue reading “thought (blank)”
button
i went to toko maju to buy a vintage button mbak, ada butons Briare nggak? as always, i was expecting the best out of people do you not get disappointed with life, you ask not having you even as a possibility in my life is disappointment enough everything else is child’s playdate sometimes i wonderContinue reading “button”
belly
heaven is a displacement on earth a submerged gorge and three constant burgeoning forth of ten thousand clouds born of rock and shivering bamboos i always lose my way in a forest of i must do it // this way can’t see the wood for the freeze! giant eels careening in overtly familiar territory
stadium
1. my life is not a bare ruined discotheque 2. you have lost a lot of weight from wearing braces 3. he heals his pain of being impure at heart 4. by riding a bicycle 5. around the lake at hangchow 6. plum blossoms stop in mid-air 7. the green water shimmering 8. i cannotContinue reading “stadium”