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Month: May 2021

The Tiger

The sometimes traumatic and oftentimes familiar scent of bullshit can come out of nowhere and blindside you with a haymaker like a fragrant bully, whose only goal is to rob you of the change you've made during the overtime shift of life. Dinner dates at a mutually favorite restaurant, where you're served an appetizer of … Continue reading The Tiger →

Matt Poetry Leave a comment May 31, 2021January 31, 2022 1 Minute

Pseudo Parenting

In a legal and literal sense, my oldest friend is still a father. Unfortunately, about four years ago he gave in to the mental peer pressure of his meth-addled demons and fell off the minivan, losing more than his fair share of teeth in the process. On the way to his new life of becoming … Continue reading Pseudo Parenting →

Matt nonfiction Leave a comment May 27, 2021June 10, 2021 3 Minutes

Neon Nightlife

Strangers on the Strip exchange glances while they nightdream of Lady Luck and her fortuitous presence: A Ferrari lifestyle on a Ford budget, An life preserver from the rip currents of debt, Overnight love and a $50 wedding, DeSadian levels of lust. College kids pose for digital approval as the Strip continues to crack its … Continue reading Neon Nightlife →

Matt Poetry Leave a comment May 22, 2021February 1, 2022 1 Minute

Hi Tops

Sway across the dance floor in hi top Converse and a matching black dress, mic in your left hand, too beautiful for my own good. Thoughts speeding through my head like tourists on the Autobahn, drunk on infatuation. Make me forget all of the bullshit, the years of circular nothingness and back-alley backstabbing by a … Continue reading Hi Tops →

Matt Poetry Leave a comment May 18, 2021February 7, 2022 1 Minute

Pirate’s Booty

Heavy-headed, like an anchor plummetting into the depths of the Saturday Blues. You are the sunken treasure, the wreckage in the sand. I ignore the warnings like a Sunday prayer and dive deep, drowning in the obvious.

Matt Poetry Leave a comment May 16, 2021May 26, 2021 1 Minute

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