—Poetry by John Grochalski, Brooklyn, NY
—Photos by John Grochalski
—Photos by John Grochalski
top suite at the roosevelt avenue subway stop
as
the commuters
swear and stomp
and spit
walking past him
heading toward their hell
the man
sleeping on the subway steps
yawns
spreads his arms wide
then turns over
like he’s sleeping
at the st. regis
or the times square marriott.
as
the commuters
swear and stomp
and spit
walking past him
heading toward their hell
the man
sleeping on the subway steps
yawns
spreads his arms wide
then turns over
like he’s sleeping
at the st. regis
or the times square marriott.
Dirty Rain
saturday, walking
in the freezing rain
my heart
is shattered
as the tears fall
to the cracked pavement
i think
only art
knows my truth
and how even that’s
a goddamned lie.
Trash
spider
today
i didn’t kill a spider
instead
i put it in a plastic cup
and set it free outside
so that tonight
at the bar
i can buy
all of my drinks
with good karma.
Street Toilet
capitalist poem 3
the shithouse sighs
of crazed men
who lock themselves
inside of public restrooms
for their own lunatic eternities
remember that america has failed them
and don’t think
for a second
that it won’t fail you too.
Half Full
nirvana
to not be able
to remember the tragedy of birth
to not be concerned or afraid
of the comedy of death
and to blissfully be able to ignore
all of the bullshit
they put us through
in between.
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Today’s LittleNip:
Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.
―Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
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—Medusa, thanking John Grochalski for his return to the Kitchen this morning, brining us his fine poetry!
Edinburgh in the Rain
—Public Domain Photo
A reminder that the
D.R. Wagner Celebration of Life
takes places in Locke today, 1pm;
Louise Moises will read at
The Poets Club of Lincoln’s Open Mic
in Lincoln this afternoon, 3pm;
and Storytelling Sunday presents
Laureate Lineup in Placerville, 6pm.
For info about these and other
uture poetry happenings in
Northern California and otherwheres,
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the daily Kitchen for happenings
that might pop up
—or get changed!—
during the week.
D.R. Wagner Celebration of Life
takes places in Locke today, 1pm;
Louise Moises will read at
The Poets Club of Lincoln’s Open Mic
in Lincoln this afternoon, 3pm;
and Storytelling Sunday presents
Laureate Lineup in Placerville, 6pm.
For info about these and other
uture poetry happenings in
Northern California and otherwheres,
click on
UPCOMING NORCAL EVENTS
(http://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/p/wtf.html)
in the links at the top of this page—
and keep an eye on this link and on
the daily Kitchen for happenings
that might pop up
—or get changed!—
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