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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Do I Need a Reservation?

The decisive moment at the gates of heaven
is exactly like the denouement in
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
but with one twist
 
To make you feel the pressure
instead of asking
Is that your final answer?
they ask
Is that your final question?

Altre opere di Chris Gaither...
“Talkin’ ‘bout my generation”

Generation X Marks the Spot Where a hex Is an aught But a flex
Nothing Is More Threatening to the Self-loathing Than the Power of Love

It is only when you conduct a fearless moral inventory that you will come to fear God because you knew the right thing t… but did the wrong thing anyway
Free Will AND Determinism

God already knows Where this is all going But it’s up to all of us How we get there
My Fake Air Jordans Are Ironic, but My Ironic Moustache Is Real

Like the distended sleeve On the fake Gordon Gartrell Denise made for Theo A giraffe’s long neck Reveals it as
Have a Coke or a Smile

When I was a kid the rule was one kid got to pour two glasses of Coke and the other kid
The End of Natural History

Ever since I got my first smartphone it feels like I’m visiting a museum and all the decent human beings
Unalienable Rights

Right up until the last revision it said Life, liberty and the hot pursuit…
All We Know Anymore Is That We Are Very Afraid

Our phones are latched to our face… Exactly like the Facehugger in Al… Rendering us passive As our phones insert the bioweapon We call fear
God, Reimagined

The biggest shock of Judgment Day Was that they don’t give out grade… Just comments Which, of course, is worse Mine said:
The Truth Is Unimaginable Because It Is Unambiguous

A poem is like a dream In that it shows us the truth Without telling it Because, truth be told There’s no telling
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Here’s an Easier One

Which came first The morals Or the justification Hint: The #1 excuse
The Great and Terrible Cause

I believe in the great man theory of history because the good man theory of history is so obviously false
It’s Morning Breath, Not Mourning Breath, Because All That We’re Losing Is Time, so, Let’s Get Moving

Even when I’ve had sweet dreams Sleeping leaves a bad taste in my… Because even good dreams are bad d… Since the worst thing you can do t… Is to fulfill his wishes
M(id-Atl)an(t)ic Panic

Panic in the feeds of Towson Panic in the feeds of Baltimore I sunder too, myself Could life ever obtain again The world wide feeds that load you…
Mortality = Freedom

Think about how much control they… with a made up version of eternal damnation Then consider how much freedom you’ll be left with



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