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Herman Shorts

Herman Shorts

late to the party, or did it always suck?

the conquering child
turns 50, gets the gag
out its mouth, says
here i am. let’s play
now
is
so
pretty,  nice
to finally
taste it
but everyone else
is too tired to
enjoy pizza
& prattle on
endlessly
about the world
& how it
somehow
doesn’t exist.
 
kiss me
you fools.

Autres oeuvres par Herman Shorts...
entreaty

we are nearly always a world which almost
leaning into it

leaning into, not against it. no, decidedly for, yes, always that, no matter
 1
 2
negative gravity

no means no. no response means no. (everyone knows maybe means nothing
for me

i love you for the doubt you show me still possible in this body where you show me
 2
design fault

you are guilty of failing to love and understand me, like a dog is guilty of failing to speak or use
 5
every (other)

just listen the trees drink silly.. I work i work that day the not
purpose

yes, darling you should come & take care of me, someone has to, & you
backstory

here’s a story. it may even be true. where i come from nothing ever sucks, so i
i feel pretty

the very idea that i could be
people, mostly all

people, mostly all barely beyond apes, cannot be trusted. they are incapable of caring
 1
 1
adventures in multidimensional identity politics

nobody goes mad on purpose, also never is it not shared,
 1
stupid things

let’s put all the stupid things in a pile and call them “love” or “worry” or
 1
simple fail, no malice aforethought

lie still. be quiet. please understand what happens so, next time
fstr thn vwls

drry awfl drd sys thngs tk t lng & y bttr hrry lst y
 2
 2
the rub

something you need makes you its bitch, yes even as it isn’t coming, no when love stands you up & all the more sweet



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