Get beaten over
and over because it’s how
we always do things.
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Poetry by Wade Kwon
haiku for 10/20/2022
Get beaten over
and over because it’s how
we always do things.
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haiku for 10/15/2022
Talking in vain while
listening to the band play
deafeningly loud.
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haiku for 10/5/2022
Bring on the art and
exotic foods and music
and cooler weather.
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haiku for 9/17/2022
A warm summer’s eve
as the bluegrass band takes the
stage before a crowd.
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haiku for 9/11/2022
They spent their weekend
nights peeling out in circles
while evading cops.
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haiku for 9/7/2022
The boys made up new
tricks as they glided and jumped
and fell on each curve.
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haiku for 12/28/2021
Their innuendo
proceeded with every card
dealt, every brow raised.
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haiku for 11/10/2021
Grab some gummies and
let the week melt away. Feel
the great weightlessness.
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haiku for 9/16/2021
A flooded basement.
Human trafficking boxcar.
Brunch with the in-laws.
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haiku for 9/9/2021
We float along in
the quiet pool, staring up
at the lazy clouds.
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