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"America"
-Hi, may I help you?
--Call the police! I've been mugged!
-Any fries with that?
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"(Inspiration Unnamed)"
Fiendish she-devil!
I trusted you with my heart,
But you ate it whole.
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"Haiku for a Doomed Youth" (or, "April 24th, 1993")
"I called myself
Jezebel. I don't believe."
She crumbled roses.
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"my socks are wet"
The rain falls in lines --
Prison bars wrought from steel sky --
My heart's quest: release.
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"X-Postcard: The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful."
My sandwich taunts me,
With humor dry as desert dust --
It's ham on wry toast.
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"In reply to my reply"
I did not correct,
Merely composed a haiku.
You did not notice.
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"The Vacation Never Taken"
Mexican hotel:
Gekkos live on the ceiling;
Shower, up the road.
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"Arizona Winter"
Blue blanket heaven,
My teeth reflect white sunshine:
Spring's aching foreplay.
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"The Most Important Meal of the Day"
Sugar crystal frost
Flaky donut residue
Breakfast aftermath