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The Astral Disaster Poetaster
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There's a pitch to be made
From the pathos there,
Tonight on "The Voice,"
An empty chair. 

There's a pitch to be made
From the pathos there,
Tonight on "The Voice,"
An empty chair. 

Dreaming dreams
Of the swallowing sea,
You know, hanging out,
Having ennui.

Dreaming dreams
Of the swallowing sea,
You know, hanging out,
Having ennui.

Your words have somewhat
Wounded me;
A proper teacher
Is all three.

Your words have somewhat
Wounded me;
A proper teacher
Is all three.

Oh hells to the yes,
I love that beer.
But I prefer, myself,
The Southern Tier
"Pumking Ale"
On the cusp of fall
It's sweet and crisp
And full of alcohol.

Oh hells to the yes,
I love that beer.
But I prefer, myself,
The Southern Tier
"Pumking Ale"
On the cusp of fall
It's sweet and crisp
And full of alcohol.

You stood alone,
And the grinding glass
Along the westward-facing wall
Was chiming notes
That wobbled
Along the empty halls.

You stood alone,
And the grinding glass
Along the westward-facing wall
Was chiming notes
That wobbled
Along the empty halls.

Says the man with the paper
In his avatar link;
Clearly a puppet
Of Big Pulp and Ink.

Says the man with the paper
In his avatar link;
Clearly a puppet
Of Big Pulp and Ink.

According to notes
From his Harvard days,
"Barrage O'Trauma"
Is his nom d'pais.

According to notes
From his Harvard days,
"Barrage O'Trauma"
Is his nom d'pais.

By the facebook posts
Of my least-favorite peep
The film-makers want the audience
To make that leap.

By the facebook posts
Of my least-favorite peep
The film-makers want the audience
To make that leap.

Salon used to be
Legit; it did—
Now it's "Is the Far Right
Fat-Shaming Your Kid?"

Salon used to be
Legit; it did—
Now it's "Is the Far Right
Fat-Shaming Your Kid?"

In a week of violence done
To flesh and language,
And dissidents bludgeoned
Into quiet,
I've taken solace at
The Wall Street Journal
Saying "Pussy Riot."

In a week of violence done
To flesh and language,
And dissidents bludgeoned
Into quiet,
I've taken solace at
The Wall Street Journal
Saying "Pussy Riot."