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Besides his books, Bill has written a variety of poems, short stories, opinion pieces, and more.
A Question
Why do I need to tell you this? You do not take an easy leave. I storm your chill departure And like a starving mastodon Perhaps aware of eons ending,...
Madeleine Recall
You said to love myself But you did not say how or why, Nor did we always love each other well. I woke this morning foundering In a former mountain...
Lay him to rest
Dance not on your father's grave Though heavy his rest may be, For likewise shall your flippant skirts Turn moist and cling to thee. But run away to an unkempt...
Highway Crows
The strutting crows inspect A littered highway shoulder where Their memories summon carrion. I phone you... The radiance of sanguine viscera, Ensconced in body fur, Puddles just below a stand...
Self-abuse
Masturbation's an arid act, Lacks lubricity like coital love, Excited by anxiety and fear. Unlike the surf of mutual love, Discharging spasms of relief, And falling off into desiccant euphoria...
Seurat
The subtle prick of pointillism, The image masks the dots, Imagination acupuncture. Where in the subtle points of pain In living flesh evoke a scene of lovers, Fin du siècle...
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