Martin Lochner Poems

please dismiss me from the duty to love you

release me from the complexity of togetherness
be silent and keep your untouchable distance
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i touch your face,
feeling the uneven path
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a wrecked toyota van with subwoofers
pumps, inflating the festive air

with harsh rippling sounds of ghetto swing
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White light opens vivid scenery
acres of cherry trees line the bank
of the ancient river yang
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Even when the nerves are shot,
hope must be a firm resolution
Challenging darkness that threatens to blot
we must arm and pray for that mighty inner revolution
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As expected: 00h00

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There is strength
that forges greatness
in weak willed bodies
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You made love to him, giving him Mary

his stench still hovering over your perfume
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I face twilight traffic with big yellowed eyes
a flickering herd of diesel approaching
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