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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Excellent. More, please.

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Chuck Rybak's avatar

Thanks so much. (I'll do my best and post another soon!)

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

Excellent poem, so many powerful images weaved together to tell many different stories.

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Chuck Rybak's avatar

Thanks so much for the kind words--even taking the time to read this.

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Berkana's avatar

blood thrives in dark places

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Chuck Rybak's avatar

It certainly does.

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Jason McBride's avatar

This is a stunning poem! Thanks for mentioning Weirdo Poetry! I’m excited to read more of your poetry

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Chuck Rybak's avatar

Thanks for saying so and thanks for reading!

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Dirk Stratton's avatar

Thanks for sharing: an excellent poem, indeed. I realize I need to find where I stashed your books so that I can revisit your other poems. And yes, in case you're wondering, I think that you should continue to share your poems here. It's your Substack, after all. [I immediately free associate and link my last sentence to a Disneyland ride: . . . It's your Substack, after all / it's your Substack, after all / it's your Substack, after all / it's your Sub Sub stack . . . . . . . . . . ooooookay . . . . Dirk out.]

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Chuck Rybak's avatar

Now I have an earworm.

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