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by Mike Power

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  • Genius in our Midst: X

    2020 is a tough year. Tough, tough, tough, tough, tough. In the middle of a year that rivals the insanity of 1918, 1941, and 1968, something unexpectedly wonderful happened. In April of this year, while people were dying in New York at the rate of 1,000 a day, four people in California – John Doe,… Read more

  • Awkward as an Angel

    Awkward as an angel who bears the burden of black beauty she turns, unaware of the emptiness that swirls around her lost legs   Legs on which balance the twin curses of comfort and congeniality   She is a solitary saint in a universe of undistinguished souls She is shy and unsure of her shine… Read more

  • Lost Days

    These are the lost days. The ones that do not aspire toward recovery. At the end of days, when all is lost, these days will be even more lost than the others. On days like these the fat fly hovers on air that is heavy enough to sustain him without the beating of a wing.… Read more

  • Not a tree

    I love a tree that is not a tree with a love that is a love and apologize to her for swinging from her branches and monopolizing her shade I built a racetrack around my heart to watch the blurry world fly by I have lost track of the number of times I need to… Read more

  • I ain’t looking for you to be like me…

    Making assumptions about other people is a dangerous business. Why somebody hates is as mysterious as why somebody loves. Each of us is different from every other living thing in this world. Our experiences and perspectives make us unique in ways that are consistently fascinating and occasionally beautiful. I don’t want to be like you.… Read more

  • The Baby Inside Of Me

    I rock the baby inside of me to sleep and tell the world to hush so he can hear the breath of the breeze the crackling of the stars the smile of the moon the footsteps of the clouds the distant roar of a black hole being born and the scratching of the pen that… Read more