Tag Archives: Urban

Where The Truth Is

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stephenarcher

When I lie, it is auto­matic. I don’t think about it – although it is com­ing straight from my brain. My mouth opens and out it comes and I then have the chore of liv­ing with it, embell­ish­ing it (you thought the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Sky Ran Through Me

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stephenarcher

The sky ran through me: It did and I didn’t even know it. It did and it felt like the first orgasm I remem­ber and it was that, in sky form. It did and I wouldn’t make this up, you … Con­tinue read­ing →

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I Saw This (for Phil)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by stephenarcher

He’s 5, Chuck Taylor’s on his feet, before they were hip, when they were still just white shoes on a white boy, walk­ing through the hood. He is kick­ing the can when that was still the name for ‘tag’. He … Con­tinue read­ing →

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See Through You

Posted on March 31, 2012 by stephenarcher

I trust peo­ple I should not trust. Not always, and not as much as I did ear­lier in my life and not nearly as often and not for as long, but I still do it. Some­thing in me believes that … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Hard at Work

Posted on January 2, 2012 by stephenarcher

Ever feel like you are watch­ing over things that don’t mat­ter? Who is it that does that watch­ing? The thin line between per­sonal may­hem, utter apa­thy or extreme vio­lence is that we don’t know the time of our dying. If … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Tree, Two Ways

Posted on September 25, 2011 by stephenarcher

I don’t hear music. The sounds drift by me, clat­ter­ing like dishes com­ing out of the machine. I hear every­thing, the drummer’s heart­beat, the breath in on the upbeat. I don’t read poetry. The words don’t rhyme and I don’t … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Fashion

Posted on November 3, 2010 by stephenarcher

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Graffiti 1

Posted on July 22, 2010 by stephenarcher

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Habit (x Again)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by stephenarcher

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X = X

Posted on July 14, 2010 by stephenarcher

X marks (…) spot. XXX XL, X-acto, eXlover, eXhale, eXac­er­bate, eXcon, eXalt, eXcere­brose, eXarate, eXcept ___________________ Let x = x Lau­rie Ander­son I met this guy – and he looked like he might have been a hat check clerk at an ice rink. Which, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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