the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » internet https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Lola eat a nother https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/lola-eat-a-nother/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/lola-eat-a-nother/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Watch me not stopping 99%
I can stop.
staring into the sun. 87%
burns the retina.
it’s not a problem.another one.
Lola eat a man.
like an animated gif. 55%
on/off–programmed in infinite loop.
of course, in-betweens. 35%
children, adults and.
only so many pinks, tans, and fingertips.
all alone, all the same. 20%
another night to load.
another picture, another page. 10%
staring into the flickering darkness.
00%

]]> https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/lola-eat-a-nother/feed/ 0 Staring into the sun https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/staring-into-the-sun/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/staring-into-the-sun/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 staring into the sun
burns my retinas
leaving a spot I cannot correct
with my will
staring into the darkness
waiting for another night to load. . . 10
another picture, another page 20
alone, all the same,
the children, the adults, the in-betweens, 35

Lola eat a another one–
swallow me whole,
because there’s no going back
now, it’s just up and down, 55
he…he. . . up and down–
this infinite loop’s got to end someday
like the guilt disease–like me, 87
for boys don’t cry
except when they’re against a beast
that won’t release–his claws
because he’s not a problem. 100%
–
with my story:
the children, the adults, the in-betweens,
not alone, not the same,
not another picture, not another page–
I stand naked in the light.

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