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what poetry means to me: by mark marchetti

it's all be bop
hip hop
flip flop
non stop
one way, how you say, good day, all the way
inside out, no doubt, twist and shout
feel good, knock on wood, holly wood
word play
saying things you can't say
in the day to day
normal way
trying to translate
masturbate
dictate
punctuate
get a date
get it right
see the light
a tornado twisted around your artieries
a 500 year old oak tree
a black preacher
a dog
a full bottle of percodan
a fish at the end of the line
a connection
a conversation with your other self
tom petty on saturday night live
music playing in your head
blood
water
ice
muck
piss
nothingness
air
tuesday
forever
the flow
the dream of the blue turtle
the stream of thought energy
the water bowl
mystical madness
there is no such thing as poetry
everything is poetry
bla bla blah
there once was a lady named ...