if not human

By nlmacnamara

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the anthology of emotion, the passing of life, the epilogue of pure, unfiltered regret this is "if not human"... More

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prologue to if not human
contents
what began
secular
untitled (6-7-23)
goodnight, my vietnam
tomorrow's eyes
to catch a rainbow
all around
untitled (3/5)
december 4th
heavenly celestial
the disposition
as the poet weeps
flowers at the wake
tell me im pretty
the missing piece
your raconteur
girl that you love
somebody
i hollowed out my piano for you
in god's own image
we are forever until tomorrow
we walked the beach to see ourselves
sweet songs
untitled 2/27
medicating carcasses
parked in a hot car
untitled 7/6
ash
plain view
at/ten/tion
january eighteenth
what we can't see
the marching bands of the ivory coast
homicide
digital sex
impressions of the fluorescent
pure electra
modern lover
something about aeroplanes
underwater pressure
too soon
diatribe
confessions of an artist
romantics and roles
the message we need today
a foreigner
cherry-flavoured
best buds
upon the march
untitled 39
alex
doves over dublin
cherry conversations
diet coke
clouds in your eyes
sewanee
to you, i'm just a ghost
belladonna in the infinite dream
water on the edge
the sound is silent
untitled 3/3
untitled love song
two years
i wish there was room in this bed
orange juice (love song)
entry to exit
stones for jasper
an open letter to the boys and girls i love
there upon the pond
words abt myself
tomorrow we are
empire of the sun
a book on marx
hope
untitled 89
spindled limbs / untitled 91
is this it?
unreal // unearth
a lesson
untitled 81
heavenly celestial
a painting of the mausoleum on fire
goodbye
song for leila
compare
freedom
rhymes - rhymes
i think too often about things you wouldn't catch me saying
alexis
younger
nation of you
exist!
marmalade
here and now
is this it? (part two)
hold me like water
make it right
busy listening
iscariot
TEETH
the light of a fume
souls within
LEDA
poems about ghosts and you
burning tongues
November glow
untitled words about humans
INTERMISSION
Lazarus
epilogue

a note before i leave

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By nlmacnamara

i was never much of a coffee drinker

but your feelings become inrepreable

so i left a sense of myself

to the bitter on my tongue

not to ever blame you

because it was never your fault

you just made me more aware

that sleep only stalls death

so i tried to distance

the difference between days

in hopes my teeth never part

to let out these feelings

because i've always loved the moon

maybe night was fine for me

as i cried so much in fear

and i really hope to see

that one day i could look you in the eyes

and not feel so tragic

only the touch you gave my mind

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