Sept 20 2025

The Daily Dread



another day with
another catastrophe
life in the food chain


carb apocalypse
free infinite pasta bowl
with every order


the A.I. cascade
of nonsense pulls a cartload
of code cooling dope
over the bones of the dead
to where the mirror meets the sky



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infinite catastrophe?
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555-5555
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A.I. image generated from text of a work van from Cascade Cooling in front of a business.

Sept 19 2025

The Daily Dread



from now on I will
only make life decisions
based on messages
received from bacteria
blooms residing in my gut.



tracking my journey:
the eternal extrusion
into persistence



a social faux pas
an intrusive extrusion
when not requested



reap the memory
a harvest of each time we
made each other glow


time warp in reel time
just this side of eternal
as this term may seem


Objet de Arte

Sept 16 2025

The Daily Dread



original sin
heinous concept of belong
root of all evil



A spark was kindled
With a smile and a hair flip
Once forbidden fruit
Now open to conspire
Consummated lush desire



soft orchid petal
walnut firm and ridged surface
contrast forged delight



reality grift
pick our brains like a walnut
then discard the shell
conspire with the wealthy
to hoard all that ain't nailed down

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Sept 15 2025

The Daily Dread



time to pull the rein
of diabolical reign
vicious viscous rain
ideological spew
drenching us to the marrow

delivering pain
deceptive criminals reign
time to pull the rein


toadies in a row
all queue up to kiss the ring
hopping for more flies


basking in a field
peering through lush blades of grass
Bambi pronking by


Sept 14 2025

The Daily Dread



Pocket my cell phone
Wander through my neighborhood
Haiku Will Travel



Playground politics
On a national level
Playing "Made You Flinch"


passing the bottle
of Wild Irish Rose around
my last memory
crashed out in chrysanthemums
woke up in a public park

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Sept 9 2025

The Daily Dread



how can one person
embody all the vile things
found in one nation



A plain brown wrapper
Sent via the Post Office
Retro Only Fans



This years harvest time
May be strictly DIY
So happy pickin'



Flapping wings above
The spector of a sparrow
Now casts doubt about
A harvest of happiness
When hope had a common goal



Do people with no intelligence
Lean on artificial intelligence
To try and look smarter


It's artificial
So artifactual clone
Copy and pasting
Losing presupposed vigor
Of purported intellect

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Sept 8 2025

The Daily Dread



Willow in the wind
Flowing dance to nature's call
Shameless shimmy shake



Horrid little thing
Squeezed out of its hardened shell
I know how to fix
Butter garlic and some bread
Special plate with little pits



Only time will tell
If only I could tell time
Mind your own business



when selling power
meets stern buying resistance
art of the squeal



Some very smart people
Believe some very dumb things

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Sept 4 2025

The Daily Dread



some barely conscious
of IRL surroundings
subsumed all day while
partaking of violent games
ingesting haughty delights



Open eyes receive
Open ears and minds absorb
Harvest stimuli


I met the new moon
Just the same as the old moon
Shadow creep display


In new moon dreaming
I harvest my conscious thoughts
Til sunrise bird song



Phrazez that Payzez

Anguished product of my own individuation.
Via Very Bad Wizards
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher



Aug 30 2025

The Daily Dread



we were magical
things when held in each others
fierce fiery gaze


We rolled in the mud
Then we rolled in the clover
Fun wash once over



once reached for the stars
now only low hanging fruit
culture warfare fare
divide to conquer current
collapsing constellation

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Aug 28 2025

The Daily Dread



slow strangulation
by misinformation vine
chokes critical thought



redo the doodoo
that you do so well though I'd
prefer a remake



mangy malignant
murder primates manifest
in their own image
malodorous malfeasance
reflects in roiling waters