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These kisses of my hands, once so eager for
your limbs, are but an effigy of the pain
we made to finish ennui and the midnight lore
of empty sleep. Their shadows linger in the refrain
of their chance enclosure, gripping your
enigmatic heart, whose memories have lain
closed to my deeper gifts of embrace,
leaving just kisses congealing on your surface.

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from 15 Years of Prattle and Din, released June 28, 2015

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swampmessiah Saint Paul, Minnesota

I was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1957. I've been drawing all my life and painting since about 1975; I started writing poetry and rants in, maybe, 1976; since 1996 I've been recording those poems and rants, usually with a "musical" backing.
I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota. My partner and I have two children. I have a day job that is in no way artistic.
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