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Month: February 2020

Passage

Passage

the

r

o

a

d

gobbles up spools

of white thread

sewn down the center seam

and spits it out

in patches

quilted over

yards of green

TL

Marshall Mathers

Marshall Mathers

last night

had a crazy dream

that I was sitting there

by myself

watching the Oscars

waiting for Rene

and I heard a familiar beat

when they showed a clip of 8-Mile

‘bout how music and movies can be magic

and then there he is

in the flesh

rising from the floor

bobbing to the beat

rapping what he wrote

what he won an Oscar for …

“Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity

to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment

would you capture it, or just let it slip?

Yo …”

TL