Author Archives: letesting

don’t let the ball drop tonight.

Posted on December 31, 2009 by letesting

don’t let the ball drop on unrealized fantasies and unfantasied realizations. they’re giving birth to a new year while we’re still clutching onto the ears of last’s casket. they’re in a depression but we like zoloft suppressed it. reality is … Continue reading →

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break out of the grind you’ve afixed to the ticks of time.

Posted on December 29, 2009 by letesting

ticking thyme bombs of paprika and lime spice up his life, because when he beats his wife late at night she doesn’t cry anymore. she just watches Time fly by like witches on broomsticks, waiting for the right time to … Continue reading →

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Steamy

Posted on December 7, 2009 by letesting

dated: 01/04/09 i emote in cursive on my shower door the steam morphs the glass into canvass as the rain meets the floor my finger is my pen my glass is my paper my contact is my ink my mind … Continue reading →

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ill-usion

Posted on November 20, 2009 by letesting

Yesterday, I watched evolution from atop a storm cloud, removed from the ground by the winds of meta-linguistics. As I pondered pondering I noticed a human-like steel figure lying on the dampened soil. He watched passer-bys with the judgmental eyes … Continue reading →

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jihad.

Posted on October 27, 2009 by letesting

dated 02/08/09 i am a homeless man sitting in the sands of anbar Continuing my unarmed jihad, my soul unharmed by the shrapnel from the IED that ruptured me. my slowly pumping heart: physically torn by what the bomb borne, … Continue reading →

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walking through the sunrisen flames.

Posted on October 25, 2009 by letesting

we watch the seas spin in shifts. the cosmoses are aligned with our minds. we bring time to the table, tables stained with the sins of our foremothers. our brothers are broken like recalled toys for our children. so we … Continue reading →

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a swan song

Posted on October 17, 2009 by letesting

microcosms of the divine walk down the sidewalks of our minds, as human souls like you or i. their eyes are cast down, avoiding the stares of beggars ringing hopeful bells. the streets are lined with ash and debris, cast … Continue reading →

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Words to Live By

Posted on October 14, 2009 by letesting

Talk to strangers! When family fails and friends lead you astray. When Buddha laughs and Jesus weeps and turns out God is gay. ‘Cause angels and messiahs, love, can come in many forms. In the hallways of your projects or … Continue reading →

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may i hold you close, friend,

Posted on October 8, 2009 by letesting

and feel the soft touch of your breath on my heart? for i’ve missed the sweet smell of a friend so near. read my thoughts through these lips, but don’t get too still. because babe, these fingertips cause acid trips, … Continue reading →

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15 random things to do in a college lecture class*

Posted on October 6, 2009 by letesting

Bored of the balding guy in the from of the room make bad jokes about mitochondrial DNA? Try these tips for spicing up your time in the lecture hall. 1. Google pictures of pandas with flamethrowers. 2. Watch some prepubescent … Continue reading →

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