Monthly Archives: July 2024

Jesus’ Tomb – 2013

July 6, 2024 – 3:45 am

“What is Jerusalem worth?” the bastard knight at the end of KINGDOM OF GOD asks Saladin, the leader of the Muslim army.  “Nothing.” Saladin answered and walked away, then turns and says, “Everything.” For centuries faith has determined the worth of Jerusalem for the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. As an atheist I think they all […]

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Happy Gun Shooting Freedom Day -2014

July 5, 2024 – 11:24 pm

Today the USA celebrates the Declaration of Independence freedom. 24 hours of traffic jams, bbq, flag-waving, chest-thumping, nascar, bad beer, fighting, and fixing a crapped out car on the highway causing a miles-long traffic jam. As well as American ingenuity. Belly flops. Flip flops A house in the country. And the right to be a […]

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Lazarus II – Smell of The Grave

July 5, 2024 – 8:42 pm

I have a new life After death. Last month Alex was sweet___ She lied About my odor___ Not only I do smell old I smell of Lazarus. Risen From the grave__ I need a new smell Aan old bottle of perfume For Lazurus II A new smell. Even Alex knows the truth.

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Rain on East 77 Street – June 1978

July 5, 2024 – 8:32 pm

Midnight Outside Rain Thunder. Inside the foyer My finger On the buzzer No reply____ Last winter Lisa left To be a model In Europe No letters Since April___ Her face Never on French Vogue Nor Italian Vogue Nor inside any fashion magazine. Gone___ Inside the hallway No one My finger on the buzzer A last […]

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Lisa Takes A Bath 1978

July 5, 2024 – 4:28 am

My apartment at 256 East 10th Street was a relic of tenement living. There were no electrical outlets in the bedroom. A water closet had a pull chain for the overhead tank. Warped wooden floors spread to crumbling plaster walls traveled by tribes of cockroaches. Girls didn’t like the insects, but they loved the bathtub […]

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