Too Slow for Escape: A Letter to Young Man
Too Slow for Escape: A Letter to Young Man
(The Flash)
Once, I ran into a burning building—
the flames danced like a hedge of boxwood staggering
in the wind. The kitchen was a blast furnace.
The blender was blackened, the refrigerator
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The 47 Seconds Between NY and LA
The 47 Seconds Between NY and LA -for Daniel
(The Flash)
Mrs. Johnson’s Chihuahua slipping
his leash; the mailman reaching
for mace; a woman starting
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Set, Egyptian God of Darkness and Evil, Speaks of Job Reassignment, Past Lives and Love:
Set, Egyptian God of Darkness and Evil,
Speaks of Job Reassignment, Past Lives and Love:
(Interviewer’s Notes: If he had demanded my blood, my death,
if he had demanded anything, I wouldn’t be consumed by melancholy.)
I’ve bathed in black, called up the Jackal God
for you. I’ve come as storms. I’ve ravished skies,
carved up your Nile, ate fishermen and priests,
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An Open Letter from the Supervillain the Red Skull
An Open Letter from the Supervillain the Red Skull
And what if I went away? Gave up my vintage SS wardrobe?
What if I disassembled the repulsor rays, the secret submarines
I keep beneath arctic waters for rainy days and spontaneous
governmental coups? What if I set free my standing army?
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