Shane Markie

My neighborhood is full of hungry birds.

Blue jays
Cardinals
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My box of organic raisin bran
Has more flakes than
Raisins.
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darkness creeps
behind me

with sharpened claws
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See that tree over there?
It's just me. The sum of my shadowed legacy

Standing alone, invisible
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Death
Drives a badass
Lowrider car.
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Imagine yourself
In my own bed
Feverishly writhing
In the sheets.
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Went into
A Goodwill
Clothing store.
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'By and by the magician will throw us all back into his black hat.'

CHARLES SIMIC
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A pregnant succubus
Is sucking on
My throbbing dick!
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If the cow jumped over the moon,
And the dish ran away with the spoon
Should I go smoke a bowl with Mista Nat King Cole
Score a hit with my favorite crack 'ho',
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Bang your head
Against a crumbling brick wall!
Bang your head
As newborn earwigs crawl and chew
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Into my backyard for leftover crumbs
The one-legged sparrow, he comes.

He's a bird-brain, it's certainly clear-
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Lying facedown on the floor,
I crawl away from you.

With your deception, I'm unsure
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All the days of my life
Are like donuts in a box.

Some are glazed, some are raised
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Badass nun
Stole my car.

With no gas
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If vegetarians eat
Vegetables then
What the hell do
All you humanitarians
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