tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post2843209554411944690..comments2023-07-12T03:49:56.593-07:00Comments on CombatWords!: Combatwords April 29, 2011: The AncestorsKhakjaan Wessingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501187261486087495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-67080509984992081722011-04-30T15:11:40.459-07:002011-04-30T15:11:40.459-07:00Heath Robinson
Once the machine was perfected,
we...Heath Robinson<br /><br />Once the machine was perfected,<br />we followed the old man's instructions<br />and went back to distribute condoms<br />in great quantities to the Cro-Magnon.<br />We had no system, it was pretty random<br />but we knew that if we questioned<br />we would be severely punished.<br />When we returned, we were astonished<br />to find our old pathetic friend had Seann McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336078093080875959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-61718747280138331862011-04-30T13:35:53.384-07:002011-04-30T13:35:53.384-07:00The Highway Evangelist
My parents went away for t...The Highway Evangelist<br /><br />My parents went away for the weekend<br />My friends and I brought some girls over<br />We smoked pot with them<br />And then tried to get them into bed<br /><br />Howard brought JoAnn into my grandparents' room<br />That's where I'd see my grandfather praying every morning<br />As I left the house for junior high<br />He'd chant and rock back andOnyx Supersonicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906677842480253216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-72757481985241453362011-04-30T09:27:20.922-07:002011-04-30T09:27:20.922-07:00Ancestors
If you are here, and you must be
becaus...Ancestors<br /><br />If you are here, and you must be<br />because you are reading this,<br />consider how many people had sex<br />to bring you to this point. Like the Bible<br />with its list of men begatting men,<br />even though their contribution was<br />generally a bit shorter than their wives',<br />twenty minutes, say, if we're being<br />generous, as opposed to several hours<br Valeriehttp://candleinsunshine.com/asthemoonclimbs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-66211352036861163762011-04-30T01:27:24.399-07:002011-04-30T01:27:24.399-07:00Heirs of Air [Combatwords, April 30, 2011]
Retrie...Heirs of Air [Combatwords, April 30, 2011]<br /><br />Retrieving nothing home tonight;<br />Sedated, belated lovers slight the western star—they head to beach<br />And play with hair they've dyed with bleach.<br />On Seven One from Haight to beach,<br />The night's too far, they've lost the bliss<br />That evening summoned with a kiss.<br />Acquaintance met and lost , they surf the Khakjaan Wessingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501187261486087495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-82076209126468624362011-04-29T18:13:31.214-07:002011-04-29T18:13:31.214-07:00The Inheritance
My great-grandmother was Cheroke...The Inheritance<br /><br /><br />My great-grandmother was Cherokee; her parents survived the Trail of Tears. She grew up on a reservation, escaping its misery by marrying a white man.<br /><br /><br />I am so far removed from her poverty-stricken life I can barely claim her blood but that distant woman made me who I am, made my family what it is. While few of us show our heritage in our skin, it&Vandamirhttp://vandamir.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com