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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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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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Upon Visiting the Veterans Hospital
Upon Visiting the Veterans Hospital
(Steve Rogers)
Even if a man has been chopped down
to leglessness and lingering, worshiping
at the altar of what used to be, he is not without
his will to be so incomplete and gnawed—
so human—that he cannot unwrap the bandages
on his dangling hand and, with groaning
effort and malice, offer up his middle finger— Dive deeper…
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