Mostly things I regret

Mostly things I regret

The world is full of awkward mysteries

But none so complete

As the look in an older woman’s eyes

After having one, two, three

Four or more too many to drink

Twenty minutes before closing

At a cougar bar

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by Matt 01.06.10
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First world Democracy

First world democracy

Here in America

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by Matt 10.31.09
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20 questions

20 questions

So he asks me he asks me

“So you’re a communist?”

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by Matt 10.27.09
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East Los Angeles

“If there is one thing

I ever learned from my father

It is this

In this life

If you ever accomplish anything

Worth bragging about

End as many sentences as you can

With the words East Los Angeles

It just seems that much more impressive

And makes you seem that much more authentic

You see I grew up in East Los Angeles”

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by Matt 10.20.09
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The Geese are flying to Moscow

The Geese are flying to Moscow

Hey, yeah, yeah its me, its me

Yeah of course well of course

We were together for three years

Of course I remembered

Her birthday just calling her to wish her well

But now she’s asking questions

The kind that can only

Be asked from a distance

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by Matt 09.24.09
Categories: Poetry

Filipina actresses

Filipina actresses

Hollywood needs to get its priorities straight

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by Matt
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Racism and Capitalism

Racism and capitalism

If you find the confederate flag offensive

So too should you find the nickel

If you find the confederate flag offensive

So too should you find the name of this nations capital

If you find the confederate flag offensive

So too should you find the American flag they all stand

For the same fucking things…

Racism and capitalism

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by Matt 09.05.09
Categories: Poetry

Gary and Louise

Gary and Louise

In better days

Gary would have referred to himself

As a recovering alcoholic

These days he finds its best just

Not to think too much about it

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by Matt 08.17.09
Categories: Poetry

Capitalism is Child Abuse

Capitalism is child abuse

In Thailand by some estimates

Nearly one out of twenty people

Work in the sex trade

A third of them are children

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by Matt 08.13.09
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Don’t Get Confused

Don’t get confused

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by Matt
Categories: Fine ArtPoetry