Archive for April, 2015


Mr. Chairman, If I May . . . ?

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Builds in cascades of sound – phonemes,
by feeling little bits of life fly off of your tongue
where open fields find rest on hallowed oath, an appeal to the people,
notwithstanding the people, assuming only the best for those
who be so gathered. The speech expresses
the significance of that, that the moment
in its utterance, for the speaker
and for the listener,
is inevitable.

© Chagall 2015

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I’m learning new words
Such beautiful languages
All my friends have spoke

© Chagall 2015

Baja!

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Oh my god people
if you only knew
how nuyorican
chagall can be
on a friday – listen:
I’m dancing
to tito puente!

© Chagall 2015