them. 14 Read This (please) edited by Sean Clancy Here is a collection of poems. They were written with different intentions in mind. Some are low brow. Make of them what you will. The poems speak for themselves. Originally I was going to title this piece "Bad Poetry", now I’m not so sure, cause I kind of like most of Life Line by Al Hart City lights glisten on the water, ripples from a passing boat, the cars across the water the pulse of the city. Slowing. I’m Throwing Out my Red Haired Boyfriend by Hoff I’m throwing out my snarky boyfriend I’m throwing out my sexy boyfriend I’m throwing out my smelly boyfriend I’m throwing out my snarky sexy, smelly, saddened, red haired boyfriend Slice by Green Girl the moon hits your eyes what a nice surprise The Life of a Carnivore by Hoff Like a dog that’s on fire Like an old worn out tire | have tried in my way To eat beans Like a really bad cook Like I’m too scared to look | have tried really hard to eat greens I’ve been in my bed Thoughts of scurvy in my head Because | don’t behave | hope you know | have rickets too Like a teen in a porn Like me eating corn I’ve hurt everyone who fed me But | swear by my bong By all I’ve done wrong | want to eat vegetables too | saw a boy eating much He cried out to me Are you Dutch? A woman lay on her darkened floor She cried out to me Will you please eat some more? Like a dog that’s on fire Like an old worn out tire | have tried in my way to eat beans Influx: Magazine March 1999 One in a Million Girl by Kendall Chevalier Never see her smile again Never hear her laugh again Never get to run with her again gone away is my one in a million girl I'm sure to her I'm just one of a million guys But to me she'll always be one in a million No one will ever replace her Though I've tried | know | shouldn't love her any more But a part of me still does A part that will never die She was my salvation She let me know that | could love And when ever | feel down | just think of her and can't help to smile | also think of why we're apart ; and also if | should of, could of done more We're all meant for another So I've been told But what if my other Is the one already gone Time wears on and | think of her less and less But | will always care for her well being Even if I'm there or not, | hope she's happy Cause if she's happy, she's smiling Then there's one part of the world that's a little brighter And that's good enough. Subtle Verse by Al Hart Will you let my Serpent into your garden to nibble your juicy fruit. A Good Poem by Art Vandelay Alone. alone. Waiting to be used. Chair. alone. So Fine By Girl Guides in the basement it grows in the pipe it goes. Poetry by B.T. Like a real swank lover, You're real fine. Best enjoyed in bed, With a bottle o’ wine. EMMMM... by Hoff Cumin flies through the air at the speed of Night Tumeric greets his friends at dawn Barnacles eat Sausages sleep Saucy girlies clip their toe nails with ease Alberto deux et machina Cumin greets his friends at dawn Tumeric eats Barnacles sleep Sausage girlies clip their toe nails with ease Alberto deux et machina Cumin eats Tumeric sleeps Barnacle girlies clip their nails with ease Alberto deux et machina Oh-oh! by Anonymous You lay so still. You are so quiet. Your breasts heave. | elbow you. You are dormant. You are dead. No, really, you’re dead. drawing by Sean Clancy them. 14 Read This (please) ‘edited by Sean Clancy Here ia colection of poems. They were written with diferent intentions in mind. ‘Some are lo brow. Make of them what you will ‘The poems speak fr themselves. Originally ‘vas going to tite this piece "Bad Poetry", now I'm not so sue, cause Tkind of ike most of Life Line by Al Hart City lights listen on the ripples from a passing boat, the cars across the water’ the pulse of the city Slowing. 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Influx® Magazine March 1999 One in a Million Girl by Kendall Chevalier Never see her smile again Never hear her laugh again Never get to run with her again ‘gone away is my one in a milion gel 1'm sure to her fm just one of a million guys But to me shell always be one in a million No one will ever replace her Though Ive tried | know I shouldn't love her any more Buc a part of me still does A part that will never die She was my salvation She let me know that I could love ‘And when ever | feel down, {use think of her and can't help to smile 1 also think of why we're apart and aso if| should of, could of done more ‘We're all meant for another So I've been told But what if my other Is the one already gone Time wears on and | think of her less and less Buc | will always care for her well being Even ifm there or not, | hope she's happy Cause if she's happy, she's smiling ‘Then there's one part of the world that’s a lee brighter ‘And that’s good enough. Subtle Verse by Al Hart Will you let my Serpent into your garden to nibble your juicy fruit. ‘A Good Poem by Art Vandelay Alone. alone. Waiting to be used. Chair. alone. So Fine By Girl Guides in the basement ic grows in the pipe it goes Poetry by BT. Like a real swank lover, Youre real fine. Best enjoyed in bed, With a bottle o' wine. EMMMM... by Hoff ‘Cumin fies through the air at the speed of Night ‘Tumeric greets his friends at dawn Barnacles eat Sausages sleep Saucy girlies clip their toe nails with ease Alberto deux et machina ‘Cumin greets his friends at dawn Tumeric eats Barnacles sleep Sausage girlies clip their toe nails with ease Alberto deux et machina Cumin eats Tumeric sleeps Barnacle girlies clip their nails with ease Alberto deux et machina Ob-oh! by Anonymous You lay so stil You are so quiet. Your breasts heave, Velbow you. You are dormant. You are dead, No, really, youre dead.