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October 2, 2024

blues and Dylan Thomas

by jhon baker

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September 28, 2024

some manner of afterlife to sell

by jhon baker

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Tags: a day in the life, bipolar, chronic pain, effigy, insomnia, medications, mental abberation, mental illness, pain, painting, psychosis, soul, the horrible side of being human

September 23, 2024

for Marianne Faithful

by jhon baker

Painting by Jeff Fischer

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Tags: a day in the life, beauty, classic beauty, grief, Jeff Fischer, love poem, Marianne Faithful, poem, poetry, small talk

September 20, 2024

Lapsang Souchong

by jhon baker

I was crouching down to ameliorate his concern over shortness. A beautiful man.

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Tags: a day in the life, AIDS, chronic pain, Death, HIV, Judas, love poem, on poetry, pain, photography, poem, short poem, Troy Soriano

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