Full Name
Joseph Mascio
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Wounded Patriot
Countless crippled inches of soul crave release
from civilization’s circular marching herd,
metal shoed hooves pounding dirt and grass
like ten-thousand Sioux drumming war
punishing the silent ears…
Where At Least I Know I’m Free
When I met him I didn’t know
but he told me with clenched fists
how men’s heads explode like chicken bones
crushed by rocks
and how rubber bullets hurt worse than real ones,
how homeless was nothing
compared to nationless or
defenseless or
how tanks crushed his sister’s shoes
along with a star…
The Evolution of an Animal
It’s a complicated organism,
Multi-celled, hairy
I find it quite sexy
With tits like missiles
An ass like man’s defeat,
I’ve heard it nurses it’s young
To full maturation
Without once feeding,
Sleeps on cliff tops
To dream of flying,
Darts through traffic
To sniff fresh bodies
Of squished…
The Godliness of Dollar Bill
I. Learn to swim, or trust their life preserver around your neck…up to you
It’s either sing along or
make new music,
get on your knees or
get aroused
I prefer standing to bowing
I like to see my reflection in lying eyes,
writing poems to reading prayers
I’ve got my own words for God,
he must get…