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word that ends all words
aglee with me
what you do not do will destroy you
break me like a glass
behind every poem is a poem
like imagining Picasso painting
his own exposed entrails
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join us
join us or
or die
be the failure and avail it
another timeI have done
oftenever failure
failyou’re
if you will learn
but this I know
it was almost time
to think
bind us to life
without breaking
we are all
like a little empty attic
choosing to hide
a fool
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I only get sunburned by distant stars
and disputes regarding puddles (puzzles!)
it’s only a tRIFLE
as one realizes their only friend is a hunchbacked
centenarian and her dog with a goitre
shivering like artificial light
the court of Charles V was astonished
Alfred Jarry was irritated
impossible music
then the eyes opened: no, it isn’t you
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let’s put it all in that museum in Serbin, TX
or in an ashtray
the beauty of downstream junk
like 19th century phrenologist Frederick Coombs
believing he was George Washington and near
starved to death in San Francisco convinced he was
experiencing the harsh winter of Valley Forge
you spoke for this
and for nothing
blowfish hang from golden cages from the ceiling
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yes carry me Jonathan Hobratsch received his MFA at Texas State University. He currently lives in Philadelphia and teaches at Drexel University. His latest project is his book-length manuscript erroreum, which can translate to “the shrine of straying” or “house of wandering,” among other translations. Check out HFR’s book catalog, publicity list, submission manager, and buy merch from our Spring store. Follow us on Instagram and YouTube. Disclosure: HFR is an affiliate of Bookshop.org and we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Sales from Bookshop.org help support independent bookstores and small presses.
like a prisoner fascinated
like those ouija boards for ouija boards
weeps flames
there was my Meow
blackhole, give me back my light
you’re here
an emotional-support God
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