Posted in Poetry, tagged Poetry on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sorry, faithful readers, for not posting anything. I have been studying for something that my college calls the “MA comprehensive exam” and it has taken up all my time. Now I am free from that burden and I’ll get down to some writing. For a little taste, here is a sample of a poem I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged wtf on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok I want to know who found my blog by searching for “seventeen year old having sex”
When I saw on the dashboard that somebody found me with that search, I tried to google and yahoo that phrase and it didn’t come up, which was a relief. Anyway i’m just curious.
Posted in Poetry on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Taking the Kids for Pizza
I’m sorry. I don’t mean to sound
thoughtful or sad, but you make
me thoughtful and sad and I think
that is good. What other reaction
so fits the world?
If we take your kids for pizza is it not
natural that I should think about evolution?
When I follow your daughter toward games
that shine like harbor lights, [...]
Posted in essays, personal essays on March 8, 2008 | No Comments »
The Berlin wall was torn down a few weeks before my eighteenth birthday. I can still remember the news footage of jubilant West Berliners tearing the wall down, some of them with nothing but their own hands. It was a joyful time. The cold war was over. It was finally over. This event made me [...]
