Cretan Maineiac Poems

It all seemed so promising as the
season progressed, streaks &
slumps & 'no way's, 'who'd'a
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That fall morning after an
Ali fight on
Free TV, all was
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Skirt-chasing Mussolini's delusions of
expansion followed
up his desert conquest of Ethiopia w/ an
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I would've quit anything to
get inside
that long purple coat ('it's supposed
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*for all who dared believe*

The flag that in his eyes stood for freedom now
lies flat, honoring,
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Inspired by Shelley

I was indifferent to
you, spineless Vichy
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“Some … do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.”
-Booker T. Washington

“The eye altering alters all.”
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Twin brass helm wheels, (like Gilligan’s) , gilded, not for
steering, Airguide
imprint in elegant cursive, the thermometer part long inactive.
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