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Lew Watts – USA (PJ32)

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open grave
my best friend’s mistress
throws the first dirt

lying
about the blood pressure . . .
silk sheets

repossessed . . .
under the peeling paint
a hand-drawn cross

new puppy
at the old pond
sound of water

Dictated But Not Read

Still locked down so trying out this speech recognition stuff stop shit how the hell do you stop can you help me hang on a bit amazing’s just delivered give me a minute just trying to do something pier Riyadh Christ no go back go back daca no bogo no bug girl BU ger stop I mean.  

hands free
unable to stop
coffin sorrel

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Tanya McDonald & Lew Watts & Charles Trumbull – USA (PJ32)

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Ananga Rengay

red fountain pen —
she corrects a typo
in the Kama Sutra

 blotting his copy book . . .
 tantric snores

still pink and swollen,
the spot where they removed his
“Lolita” tattoo

torn IV drip
grandma’s arm
fifty shades of gray

 tucked into his casket
 a vintage Playboy

so all the night-tide
I lie by her side,
her tomb by the sounding sea

Tanya McDonald, USA
Lew Watts, Chicago, USA
Charles Trumbull, USA

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Lew Watts & Tanya McDonald – USA (PJ30)

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Que Sera Serif

engaged
her emoticon moves
from ; to :

favorite barista
my latte heart missing

pre-nup
she initials each page
PITA

already forgetting
the engraved words —
tight wedding band

staying with her mother . . .
Vegas postmark

divorce final —
tender skin
where the tattoo was

Lew Watts, Illinois, USA
Tanya McDonald, Washington, USA

Blue-Plate Special

truck stop diner
everything greasy
except the spoon

eggs over easy
the waitress calls me sugar

big rig
in the washroom mirror —
slow shake

heartbreak on the radio
the hash browns
too salty

five-dollar tip
the cashier tucks it in

black ice—
her phone number
at the bottom of the bill

Lew Watts, Illinois, USA
Tanya McDonald, Washington, USA

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