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Great Abyss #212

By Michael Dagen on July 14, 2022

The Doors of Perception by Diego Andrade
great abyss step on in
one way ticket no destination
this jarring journey solo ride
besides all demons found inside

idle hands for slapping things
like self falling back to sleep
every temptation comforting
once you know what not to be

mesmerized by earthly pleasures
idolizing manmade treasures
lusting after just the physical
leaves us duped easily malleable

claim your role spiritual warrior
obstacle course laid right before us
as sliver of infinite
never forget this gift you're living.


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Widows Peek #211

By Michael Dagen on July 11, 2022

Tough titty snake charmer
friend of a friend of a friend
whispering holy laceration 
self inflicted abstinence 
familiar old smelly mud
paid park fee now pass
haunted by hornets nest
short circuit twisted melt
bodiless float down river
gifted pen car crash story
bull and devil butt heads 
all in the family 
wandering roadside flag waver
tight as whip tied rip tide 
funky how we do it dance
this way widows peek.  


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Deep Shadow Water #210

By Michael Dagen on July 5, 2022

Swedenborg says
even angels get sad
somewhere wrong turn
now retrace your steps 
or maybe path teacher
did you catch detour lesson
avoidance bridge out
cul-de-sac is no heaven
so many fear deep shadow water
monsters grow big 
when we starve them of honor
Bly calls it the long black bag
here will you hold mine
while I sail away
just teasing please don't believe me
ocean of emotion sinking ships are misleading.     


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Oh Dear #209

By Michael Dagen on July 4, 2022

Awoke in the night
saw nibbling yard deer 
laying by young white cedar
I no longer want to eat her

lucky harborers of beauty
grateful to see
so much surrounding
calm quiet before thunderstorm

dreams don't dare be fair
headaches forsake fortuneteller fate
cloudy manufactured sky
hazy days are numbered

unless confess mess
blind incision mission 
forever pushup test
clown wrinkles under frown.  


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A Path At Last #208

By Michael Dagen on June 28, 2022

oh inverted world
perverted paradise poisoned pearl
humans' horror show I hurl
tasteless wasteful debasement place
from bountiful beautiful betterment space
this what happens with free will
or grand result of trickery shills
not so fast fake new normal
build back better backwash boneyard
the war to fight found within
nurture goodness reject corruption
own every thought word deed
fill your cup with honor please
a path at last homeward Truth
only way we loosen noose
ignorance is ignoring proof.


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Carny Corruption #207

By Michael Dagen on June 27, 2022

This realm a fair 
find midway between night and day here
place to test out blinding tears
mixed with roller coaster smiles dear
step up son take a chance
when I snap my fingers break the trance 
carny knowledge mapped corruption
fallen angel clowns have gumption
what if unholy hypnosis sticks 
like fireflies caught in poison pit
we breed dis-ease when awareness lacks
family traits pass down black bag of crap
will you be one to step off ride
fear be damned unlock love inside
starts with gratitude then burn beliefs
self mountain king or grazing sheep.  


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Once Bitten Twice Chased #206

By Michael Dagen on June 23, 2022

Saw baby bunny get snagged by cat
wasn't long after till kitty came back 
running around yard chasing seconds
feral feline craves bleeding presents 
winded I am predator surprised
once bitten neck hearing death never nice
robin guards missed chirping alarm
orange bellies slacking drunk on worms 
adversary always stalking prey
nothing evil just showing their way
doesn't mean we have to play
games with goons gone astray 
teaching tools don't trust decay 
corporate poison carrot cake
encouraged sickness world built on fake 
will you chase predator or be prey. 


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Fantasy Pharmacy #205

By Michael Dagen on June 17, 2022

From this day on all museums dedicated to predators
consecrating teaching tactics used waning days of Pisces
poison charade brigade promoting profoundly sick one world society
drugged arrogant ignorant hooked on spiritual disbelief 
every personal responsibility tested by corporate nanny state
fantasy fake pharmacy built on science based corruption 
mono cropped consciousness never bodes well for us
technology two timing brash brainwash nipple
rotten conformity core no freedom left to whittle
implementation time install backup plan
cut cords that bind corrupt government misinformation sham 
breakaway civilizations will dot the land
bugs as meal worms not for you or me
farm with friends relearn animal husbandry
free medicine grows right in backyard
ready set shuffle deck this place built on cards. 
 
  
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Day in the Life #204

By Michael Dagen on June 11, 2022

Ruby party today
wear something red

mourning doves courting again 
nice how they take turns humping

there is a retired racing dog named nymph 
taking shits in the backyard

burned my ass on metal roof 
whirlybird now spins smoothly 

delta 9 raging over
caught fly and it looked stoned

learned sidereal and vedic systems same
who am I gemini 

gods of water, tears and 11% discount
can there be too much potentilla 

ice cream hand bumps through screen
remember to feed mosquitoes.  


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Clothes Line Vacation #203

By Michael Dagen on June 9, 2022

I know, I know so many pretty colors
hand sewn by sisters and mothers 
bet it was nice not having to brush teeth
when running late bad breath no worries
easy to hide those smirks and frowns
when seeing super spreaders around town
you've been good at doing "right" thing
in case worshiping authority causes blessing
I admire your dedication all these years
since cv 19 infected scene so weird

but enough is enough with face covering
time has come we need love more loving
that means smiling and kissing with lips
forgot about all this virus business
do some research look up Stefan Lanka 
give mask a clothes line vacation won't ya. 


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Cunning Folk #202

By Michael Dagen on June 8, 2022

Cunning Folk will never vote
pick a peck of predator politicians
madness lesion lizard legions
evil's real seeded here
in our hearts found faucet fear
turn dial stop bleeding tears
wash away rotten ages
burn all bastion mental cages
truth beknownst to chosen few 
willers look where others snooze
door's unlocked skeleton key
enter gratitude on your knees
own all lonely shadow puppets
projected poison we are culprits 
at last a chance secure heaven
fellow servants won't you be my brethren. 


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Carnal Know Ledge #201

By Michael Dagen on June 6, 2022

Adam and Eve by Wallace Wood (1976)
We all do it
in some fashion or other
but can one truly be lover 
without Self lover

did your mother teach this
lead by example
do any brothers keep their pistol 
cocked yet handled 

how many times 
till you go blind
nine days straight
like some kind of sex mine 

this realm so horny
Pan's whispering flute orchestra 
orgasm or more orgasm 
a question that never bores ya.


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Fab Fantasy #200

By Michael Dagen on June 1, 2022

Fabulous fantasy fabrication reality 
good golly jolly old freak show folly lolly
niceness sickness truth blind princess 
prince of pacifier promoting pathological liars  
tots caught in knots foxtrot booster shots
hip hip hooray naysayers lifeboat paddle away
crooked cooks kitchen hells bells mission 
poison control gangsters politician primed fakers
practice makes sickness doctoring nonsense medicine
fever for most heavy load demon host
liver seat of soul punch drunk suction catapult
daily news crew not fawning spiritual views
inconvenient cocktail another round reincarnated snails
things can only be way they are know your stationary star
these words magic panic stallion notion 
free from mass formation cracked nut psychosis.  


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News Boob #199

By Michael Dagen on May 23, 2022

still suckling corporate news boob
ever remember when they lie to you

is it really about watching the weather
all things considered public media not any better
unraveling thread on Bill Gates Epstein stained sweater

do you notice paid for spots between ads
when glaring at screens we entrance
propaganda perch where parrots land

oh I see you read yahoo news
sexy pictures AP Reuters distracting ruse 
consciousness inflamed choose wisely from menu

if there is politics stuck to your bib
binary thinking dead really wish that we'd live
in a time with no saviors 
stand tall yourself show responsible behavior
no longer feeding on fear or favor.   


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Codeword Monkeypox #198

By Michael Dagen on May 22, 2022

conformists wear white socks
escape artists pick locks
cairn lovers pile rocks
boxers bleed hard knocks
bees bathe in phlox
hitchhikers tend to walk
red signs mean stop
stoners smell like pot
flies help roadkill rot
pathological liars lie a lot
party animals say why not
some of my poems are flops
others be like tops
some people call the cops
when long hard laugh is needed
codeword monkeypox.  


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WW Confusion #197

By Michael Dagen on May 20, 2022

world wide confusion
self killing system
hoodwinked wrong way
night shading day
charade made escape
faceless distaste 
mace for toothache
chase this headache
oodles of booze 
drugs as a noose
wake and bake cake
walk run through gate
puzzles we make
for heaven's sake 
takeaway show
whatever now go
just where you must
bored assumption bus
damaged drained stain
positive pain 
heal balloon 
pop drop and swoon
devil tattooed
eyelid fake news
never mistake 
living checkmate
Love can undo.  


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Literal Mirror of Reality #196

By Michael Dagen on May 16, 2022

You can't make this shit up
reality nuttier than nuts

still many try to dismiss
with words like conspiracy theorist

I say take off the training wheels
research for yourself learn what's real

public radio doesn't count
corporate media propaganda spout

this may involve book reading 
expensive ones not found in library

endless effort steering our perception
corrupting minds young school deception

imagine how lovely this place can be
stop drinking sap from poison tree

or not but stay off my land
every third conformist mocked and two just left.  



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