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IN THE SUBURBS

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 | Permalink

in the suburbs i suffered / i compared my life / to my boyhood / like it didn't belong to me

This is poem 14 out of 30 celebrating April as National Poetry Month (Inter)national Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

I thought this poem looked kind of familiar, so I dug in the archives and found a similar unfinished poem (and finished it):

in a suburb / every evening / at the food mart / the mind becomes still and the soul floats freely / if it was church, i don't think anyone would flock here

TODAY’S SHOUT-OUT! goes to Wim Lockefeer for his continued support.  Please go visit his awesome blog, The Ephemerist!

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3 Comments on “IN THE SUBURBS”

  1. alex Says:
    May 26th, 2009 at 12:54 am

    i thought about doing this forever… its cool to see someone actually did it and is sharing it. :)

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