(10/27/1950 / Fort Riley, KS)

Poems of Stan Petrovich

1. 20th Century Doings, Part 2 6/23/2011
2. 20th Century Doings, Part I 6/23/2011
3. A Bad Day 7/6/2011
4. A Brief History of Pain 10/14/2011
5. A Chemical Marriage 12/26/2012
6. A Hurricane Species 10/30/2012
7. A Nightmare 5/27/2011
8. A Question 8/1/2011
9. A Quote 8/28/2011
10. A Sad Bridge In Eastern Europe 6/9/2011
11. Admixture in October 12/14/2012
12. Agreement 6/20/2011
13. Ah! Shoreline 10/12/2011
14. Ah, Trivial Compensation 7/14/2011
15. Alone 11/10/2011
16. an eternity passes 8/2/2011
17. And The Rains Came 11/21/2012
18. Another Dusty Trail 7/2/2011
19. Another Fine Day 1/13/2013
20. Astonishing 6/12/2011

The Beat

Everything changes,
Except for me:
This paradox burns my boots,
And into life I pass;
Beating the well-meaning devil phrase,
Long night's doctrine,
pharasaism of time;
A jolt to the groin, pinhole of supergas-
I remain upright,
old lion in trance.

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