dailies

hello it's me again

you greet the face in the mirror

as you scrape the last day's stubble from your face

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you wanted the day to caress you on your cheek

not sucker punch you in the solar plexus

you have no answer

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still you buy books even if you ask yourself

what is a book?

in this brave new digital age

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reading an interview with tan lin on jacket2

you find that lin's published his poetry book

in a variety of formats including sound files and blog posts

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you never wanted a career

in poetry

you do your best to rid yourself of ego

* * *

try again

you love books don't ya

almost as much as you love the poems

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you recognize the face in the mirror

you stare and it stares back

you can swear it nearly recognizes you too