Category Archives: Poetry

The Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance by Cody Clarke Just saw two little kids on the sidewalk running around chasing each other while holding their right hands on their chests and reciting the pledge of allegiance for fun It was fucking beautiful

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Broken Down

Broken Down by Cody Clarke My car is broken down with you in it again but this time I have no idea how to fix it We’re in the middle of nowhere and it’s getting dark fast and I don’t … Continue reading

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The Hay

The Hay by Cody Clarke Our bodies are covered in hay so that not a speck of our clothes or our skin can be seen by the moonlight We are itchy in all places and we can’t stop laughing and … Continue reading

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Bumpkin Martial Arts Fan Haikus

A Series of Bumpkin Martial Arts Fan Haikus by Cody Clarke What with the words what happen there on the bottom. Chinamen pictures. With the broom stick pole what was twisted out the broom and used for fightin’. With the … Continue reading

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The Woman Who Sees Me

The Woman Who Sees Me by Cody Clarke Women on treadmills Headphones blaring the songs from all the stores they frequent Emotionless as they face the world through glass Every time I walk down that street to my girlfriend’s dorm I … Continue reading

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Rich Poem

Rich Poem by Cody Clarke When I’m rich I’m gonna have a ten thousand dollar Rolex wristwatch tacked to my wall and a telescope across the room for seeing what time it is.

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Late Night with Coconut Water (Poem)

Late Night with Coconut Water by Cody Clarke It’s 10:45 but it’s 3:45 because it always seems later when you’re dehydrated and I’m drinking a big can of coconut juice like it’s a tall boy getting my energy back after … Continue reading

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Spaghetti in the Morning

Spaghetti in the Morning by Cody Clarke It’s 6:12 AM and I’m in my bed You haven’t been here for three days A single strand of your hair just thought it was spaghetti and tried to climb down my throat … Continue reading

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Hives

Hives by Cody Clarke I can make a fist and when I do my hand looks normal and more so the harder I squeeze but then the itch sets in and I must release The red rushes back all across … Continue reading

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On a Washing Machine

On a Washing Machine by Cody Clarke On a washing machine phone to ear listening to passionless words from the passionless voice of the woman you love calling only to inform you that she feels something she cannot fully describe … Continue reading

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