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If Only Grief Knew How to Slice Cucumbers the Way You Do

by Sambhu Ramachandran I could never believe in a god rising up  from the roiling waters of my identity crisis,   my heart gripped around his bulging biceps like a ship saved just in time. But I put my faith   in your cooking to clear away the long wisps  of fog that curl behind…

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Everyone Gets Out of This Alive, pt. 2

by William James –for Manchester, NH [2] Sitting on a graffiti’d stone  overlooking the city. Watching  jets take off from MHT.   Ruiner is in my headphones  & hell is empty. There’s sermons  to read, lectures to write,   & finally a warmth from the sun.  All the houses look the same  from this height. You’d like it   here. I’m out of breath  from the climb, but at least  I’m climbing. Landing gear   stowed…

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Image by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay

Everyone Gets Out of This Alive, pt. 1

by william james -for Manchester, NH I drive to the grocery store  to relieve my refrigerator  of its crushing loneliness.   I return empty-handed  because I left my wallet  on my desk. & Elm St.   rages on, all gorgeous  cacophony. O Manchester,  you glittering rhinestone.   O Manchester, you tacky  plastic pearl. I love you  for your refined kitsch.   I love you…

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If Only Grief Knew How to Slice Cucumbers the Way You Do

by Sambhu Ramachandran I could never believe in a god rising up  from the roiling waters of my identity crisis,   my heart gripped around his bulging biceps like a ship saved just in time. But I put my faith   in your cooking to clear away the long wisps  of fog that curl behind…

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Everyone Gets Out of This Alive, pt. 2

by William James –for Manchester, NH [2] Sitting on a graffiti’d stone  overlooking the city. Watching  jets take off from MHT.   Ruiner is in my headphones  & hell is empty. There’s sermons  to read, lectures to write,   & finally a warmth from the sun.  All the houses look the same  from this height. You’d like it   here. I’m out of breath  from the climb, but at least  I’m climbing. Landing gear   stowed…

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Image by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay

Everyone Gets Out of This Alive, pt. 1

by william james -for Manchester, NH I drive to the grocery store  to relieve my refrigerator  of its crushing loneliness.   I return empty-handed  because I left my wallet  on my desk. & Elm St.   rages on, all gorgeous  cacophony. O Manchester,  you glittering rhinestone.   O Manchester, you tacky  plastic pearl. I love you  for your refined kitsch.   I love you…

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