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Choices the Chosen Cherish

Posted on December 23, 2023 by JMN

I’m proud of the choice I madeto be squeezed from momma’s vaginain the Hamptons and not old Carolina. I’m proud that the daddy I chosewas several cuts above the rest,fetching me the fortune sans the quest. Proud I am of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Isn’t About

Posted on December 10, 2023 by JMN

I read verses that stir me,but can’t remember what they said.They don’t mean what they say,they are what they say.I read them again to be stirred;they keep not meaning, only being,leaving in my mind a memoryof being stirred by words.Grasping … Continue reading →

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‘Truth’ Is Straight-Up Naked, Dude

Posted on November 25, 2023 by JMN

“You have said the actual truth.” (Musk) (Michelle Goldberg, “Why on Earth Are Jewish Leaders Praising Elon Musk?” New York Times, 11-20-23) UNSTABLE GENIUSES, THEY GO AND COMEThe dude bogarts a joint and jinxes X,hocks the truth with loogies of … Continue reading →

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Badonkadonks, Ta-Tas and Bunga Bunga

Posted on November 10, 2023 by JMN

Italian prime minister Georgia Meloni is in the news for rinsing her hands of longtime, live-in boyfriend Andrea Giambruno, caught prospecting for group sex. Reportage has reached again for bunga bunga, which keeps this reliable trope of male-hormonal culture merrily … Continue reading →

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Backside

Posted on November 7, 2023 by JMN

“The whole secret of politics is knowing who hates who.” (Kevin Phillips) “MY pronoun,” said Cruz, “is ‘kiss my ass.’”On Ted’s form of address I’ll take a pass.A smooch bestowed on the croup of this solonis honor paid to the … Continue reading →

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Keening in the Key of Claws (‘We’re Out of Things to Say’)

Posted on November 2, 2023 by JMN

“The guns are available and the targets are soft.” (Stephen King) Been to the broke-heart mountain.Been to the Jesus well.Thoughts and prayersfor the Shepherd’s cause,the Founders’ flaws,the House of Laws,from We the People’s hell. (c) 2023 JMN — EthicalDative. All … Continue reading →

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Otiose Odium Yodel

Posted on October 29, 2023 by JMN

“Trashing his opponents and setting his huge fan base on them is a tactic Trump has used for years.” (The Guardian) The person who commits lèse majestéon the pugnacious lord of Magalagoincurs a stiff barrage of coo-coo ack-ackfrom keyboard hoplites … Continue reading →

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Decasílabos Sigilosos

Posted on October 26, 2023 by JMN

My favorite Spanish word is sigiloso.It comes to me unbidden of a suddenfrom that place frondoso in my noggin,the quarter that is menos lugareño,con tan poco apego to the localthat I can be exotically vocal. Resulta que me_evoca English “sigil,”a … Continue reading →

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Make England Grow Again

Posted on October 5, 2023 by JMN

At the MEGA confab in Manchesterthe conurbation’s thrumming with humbug.Bannon cannons bombast from his basement.Farage megaphones it, cuts a rug with Priti. Hardening arteries of reaction course with candlefire.Queues for Dutch rubs bend round every corner.Conning spoilers croon sweet nothings … Continue reading →

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Addled Addiction Ditty

Posted on May 8, 2023 by JMN

You get locked so hard into a wicked beatit’s hard to get locked out.You’re like rocked in you are so into it,so all you do is you rock out.Rock your socks off, get your rocks off,all fucked up is what … Continue reading →

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