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Martin Birkmand<p>Poem 17:</p><p>for<br>what it is<br>worth dont run<br>naked down the streets<br>with the air<br>raid sirens ripping<br>your flesh off down<br>to the bones stay<br>in bed and make that<br>last kiss<br>last in<br>stead</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem 16:</p><p>if you<br>look close<br>enough patterns<br>will emerge re<br>calculating<br>trajectory a child<br>falling from an apple<br>tree symbols around<br>her neck a rattle<br>snake a scream<br>pounding leaves<br>into dust</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem 15:</p><p>some<br>say poetry is<br>about feelings but<br>its the other way<br>around feelings are<br>about poetry people<br>rhyming their way<br>through song after<br>song only to lose<br>it im sitting by the<br>pavement with a tin<br>can as a hat singing<br>my life away</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem Fourteen</p><p>some<br>say the world is<br>coming to an<br>end why do they<br>care they dont<br>really live in it im<br>restless<br>at a diner the waitress<br>is serving<br>me lime<br>pie im picturing<br>her standing with a<br>chainsaw against a<br>tree telling<br>me everything i<br>ever loved will<br>burn</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Tuesday the Thirteenth:</p><p>two neighbors<br>fighting over a<br>peanut tree i rode<br>an elephant through<br>the city last night<br>people fled down the<br>streets screaming<br>like light<br>bulbs the sun was<br>long gone we<br>only had each other<br>left it turned<br>out to be the reality<br>we were facing</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem 12</p><p>in the<br>city they got<br>this saying that<br>what you have some<br>one else is<br>missing a home<br>less man gave me<br>money for the ticket in<br>the metro<br>last night ive been<br>dreaming that im waking<br>up in the hospital a<br>nurse standing over me<br>saying i need<br>more sleep</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Gedicht Nummer elf</p><p>sing and<br>drown out the<br>loud silence youth<br>is sitting on a bench<br>at a parking lot listening<br>to a che guevara banner<br>fluttering from a dorm<br>window or the hollow sound<br>when hitting the crossbar of<br>a soccer goal</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Gedicht Nummer zehn</p><p>see<br>right through<br>me like im a ghost<br>or a glass<br>of water the streets<br>are empty the mall<br>is overgrown branches<br>reach out<br>of the broken<br>windows i would<br>love to hear from<br>you again but then<br>again who<br>wouldnt</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>what would<br>the end of the<br>world look like<br>probably weird pale<br>people who havent<br>slept for weeks running<br>around on the streets<br>screaming i told you<br>so a stray cat sitting<br>on the hood of every<br>car birds nesting in<br>side your oven im fresh<br>out of the shower<br>just waiting for things<br>to happen</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Wai-Jing Tsang<p>Bars will break your heart<br>if you think of freedom while<br>your cage is still locked</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastopoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastopoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem8:</p><p>the great<br>man theory he will<br>come we just<br>have to<br>sit by at the<br>bar last night went<br>into a fight with<br>the union<br>steward he left<br>in an ambulance i<br>went home alone<br>bruised knuckles people<br>all fled to<br>the opposite pavement<br>none denied that thats<br>what strength is</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem the sixth:</p><p>truth<br>or dare is a<br>zero sum game<br>your mom calling<br>you in for dinner im<br>standing on a<br>bridge throwing that<br>broken ghetto<br>blaster i just won<br>into the river</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>The fifth:</p><p>high pressure<br>economy im on the<br>bus on the way to<br>work neighbors on<br>the phone talking<br>about my demented<br>mother running naked<br>around on the<br>lawn outside the<br>house insanity is the<br>first step towards that<br>one idea that will<br>make you win in<br>this world</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem the fourth</p><p>you<br>are a killer<br>we can see it in<br>your eyes you<br>can empty<br>a drugstore<br>and afford it every<br>thing you say we<br>believe in that's<br>who you<br>are</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem the third:</p><p>you want<br>a clear view<br>mountain climbing crisp<br>snow rattling spruce on<br>the 75 inch this is<br>why we know about<br>love this is why<br>we yell</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Martin Birkmand<p>Poem something:</p><p>you want kids<br>then you want<br>food and health<br>good health you<br>want to live all<br>along but<br>thats not for<br>you to<br>decide</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPoem</span></a></p>
Wai-Jing Tsang<p>In a patch of light,<br>dust motes twirl and spin like stars;<br>Tiny galaxies</p><p>We are all specks of stardust<br>orbiting around our sun</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastopoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastopoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dust</span></a></p><p>Now I have Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael stuck in my head :P</p>
Wai-Jing Tsang<p>When Icarus fell,<br>he paid the price for using<br>wings that were not his</p><p>Pilfered feathers, melted wax;<br>human greed, not meant to fly</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastopoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastopoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greekmythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greekmythology</span></a></p>
Wai-Jing Tsang<p>A swathe of orange<br>on the horizon; sun’s heat<br>warming cool blue skies</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastopoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastopoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dawn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goodmorning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goodmorning</span></a></p>
Wai-Jing Tsang<p>She sleeps all spread out,<br>limbs akimbo, a spider<br>in her web of dreams</p><p>Sunlight tugs on one silk thread;<br>she yawns and peels back the sheets</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastopoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastopoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sleep</span></a></p>