Happiness, Prison Prayer, and When I'm Gone
by David Christian Stanfield, August 2004
"Rollin' with Jesus 'til the wheels fall off—
I said rollin' with Jesus 'til the wheels fall off!
Though other orangesuits may laugh & scoff,
I'm rollin' with Jesus 'til the wheels fall off."
In My Hands and I Go On
by Lisa Marie Zaran, August 2004
"time is always leaving and returning.
you busy-work in the garage
to blow off steam."
Global Warning and Crime Spree
by Andrew MacArthur, August 2004
"I am timid with my lovers,
so I wrote to tell my parents
I have fondled unnamed children near their home."
Headlines and Lives
by Joseph Veronneau, August 2004
"Another priest
bows his head-
he isn't praying."
child found half-drowned in a laundromat washing machine, crimson, and rivers of filth, oceans of disease
by John Sweet, July 2004
"or what about the fifteen year-old boy
shot to death with a machine gun
because his brother owes his dealer money?"
Frequently Asked Questions About Poetry Written About Dick Cheney, Navy Blue Dress, and Bill Confesses his Love for Monica to Hilary
by Shane Allison, July 2004
"Bill seems unsure about something:
Looking like he forgot to wash his hands"
Letter to the Editor: A Justification for War and Homeland Security Advice
by Millie Niss, July 2004
"he was what was known as a high class dealer
teaching the beginners the best ways to protect their veins
helping the old guys -- who were rarely older than 30 -- find a place to shoot
despite years of abuse"
Takes on Cassius
by Dan Schneider, July 2004
"Nigger, you think you playing me, don't you? Yeah,
you think I don't know about all your cheap whores-
over that dark Negro don't mean y'all been kissed"
The Ride and Dharma bum
by Ulrike Gerbig, July 2004
"On the road
To
Wherever
Looking for
Whatever
Life will
Throw her way"
Ten Years Later
by Christine L. Johnson, July 2004
"I still searched for you
I imagined seeing your face
And hearing your laughter
In the sunny corners of your room"
suspicious_look@yahoo.com, Unionize Now, and ReLAX Security
by Joja, July 2004
"Now, in this moment of knowledge-power,
i am more expendable than ever."
Who Cares
by Shane Allison, June 2004
"You can go put it on a corn beef sandwich for all we
care, which we don't care.
Squash is dumb.
Green peppers are stupid."
Imagination, Open Your Eyes, and Sticking Point
by Belinda Subraman, June 2004
"flies to the hairdresser
in a hot air balloon
comments to TV cameras
on her daring attempt
at quick hair loss"
Chilling Effect and Dead Hands
by Donna Snyder, June 2004
"Beyond the corpses
a litter of bottles emptied of life
make a trail to the border with its gaudy signs"
Consider this an Admission of Guilt and Poems about Death Are Really Poems about Love
by Steve Caratzas, June 2004
"Time has owned my bitch ass from the moment I was born."
Random Victim of Poem, The Right to Bear Arms, and Sarcasm Free Email Infected with Dhampir Virus
by John Bryan, June 2004
"outside my window: world,
little green conspirators construe the
' man on the moon ' theory,
from mongering streets"
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by Cherie DeGennaro, June 2004
"Smile Smile big Smile bright Ultra bright Ultra minty No scummy film Tastes great less filling Fill up on fiber Fiber-trim Dexa-slim Melt your fat away"
Asavim Shotim, Tattoo, and Jeru, Baby
by Joja, June 2004
"At that point at which
the living cannot be
separated from the dead
Nor one death from all the others"