http://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/there-is-no-animal/ http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/there-is-no-animal/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:00:04 +0000 Stephen M. James http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/there-is-no-animal/ There is no animal
except in the coal
powering this magnetic platter
only minerals in this production
seduction on plates of
power, porn, and politics:
creativity on a shoestring of abstract bits and
pieces spinning around, around
for there is no memory of before, random
access from any phone, wall, lap:
shuffling forward, backwards, waiting
as a vegetable, unmoving,
for the next quest for new

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fiction unfolds on a black and white background,
never imagining the imagined–
serifs revealing surf reveling and taboo touching.
Torn from truth, I cry post-humusly,
growing knowledge, shrinking discretion–
time and wisdom redeem,
afraid to listen to souls and the Spirit,
for this fantasy would cease addicting,
creativity impressing, and sunlight refreshing,
words dance seductively in mind’s dark,
too scared to play a part;
for cowards of great deeds
are often craven in the weeds–
thankfully.

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