what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

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August 4, 2009

millions of people have never been to Spokane
commemorative shot glass Expo 74
matching purple plastic back scratching
ashtrays all around
one big bag of motion sickness
contents may have shifted during shipment
50% off full retail
exhale
variation on a theme
strip stripe striation
fake wood paneling squeegee
channeling Ouija board spirit conduit
follow the attention deficit expressway
seven miles south merge left
right on target focus
unbelievably petty conversation
pancake makeup thick foundation
hairspray lip gloss lotion perfume
empty promise   idle threat
talk talk shock & awe
attractive distraction appetite suppressants
prolonged boyhood adolescence
natural progression  billing cycle
praying to the landlord
racing the rent check
in a ‘71 Monte Carlo
drown it out or quiet the mind
the crack of a roadmaster
echoing off office plaza walls
clear skies clear conscience clear the board
full circle like a second hand
brand new to me lunch break
front brake stopping power Mathauser
heaping helping self control moderation
celebration inebriation light rail station
jackhammer jack mormon jack and the beanstalk
this little piggy went to market
where inflation continues to 165psi
change the subject      
aye aye
bread & circus dancing bear wild hair
smokestack flapjack unexpected heart attack
sleeveless shirt short skirt amazing flirt
the bailiff called    angry voicemail
her working copies smell like beer
landscape architect mechanical engineer
fear itself really nothing to fear
theorize brown eyes oxidize rust
battleship relationship building trust
repeated repeatedly forever
aftertaste precursor
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from the lilac city said...

I've been there and you have an amazing ability to get the words to go together. Of course, I'd think that even if I hadn't been yet another owner of a purple plastic back scratcher. Proud to be the mother of a poet. And did you hear about the bike messenger who retired at 51 to start a rio grande river rafting tour company. Itisnothotitis not hot. Yeah. Happy Wednesday and keep up the Ragbrai pics.

Posted August 4, 2009 10:10 PM | Reply to this comment
buttercup said...

is it okay to cry? thanks. (the last time i went to spokane, someone had altered a mcdonalds billboard. it said "wake up and smell the shit" on a picture of a mcmuffin.)

Posted August 5, 2009 09:58 AM | Reply to this comment
Buppy said...

Hell yes. It's ok to cry. born and raised in the 509 or at least raised there...the rest is history or gravy or frosting or Ranch Dressing. Whatever. Word. Dip it in. Call me from Jackson Lewis

Posted August 5, 2009 10:50 PM | Reply to this comment

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