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poetry by j matthew waters

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jump starting the time traveler


I was down in the dumps
staring into the palm of my
left hand
a couple digits on the other
practicing chopsticks

I hadn’t been to the junkyard
in what seemed like a lifetime
not looking for anything
in particular
especially not a porcupine

but this time I had technology
on my side
mystery & manipulation
lifting me out of my doldrums
and onto a path
never before seen





july two thousand twenty-four
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

a life force stuck on idle


the pyramids of the cosmos
far too many light years away
to be seen by any
man-made eye

they’ve been replicated
right here on earth
a parallel reconciliation
understood by ancient egyptians
—the cosmic mystery of
interconnectedness

it takes more than mirror images
& wishful thinking
to conquer the stars
more than stepping in & out
of consciousness
on a sofa
talking to your shrink





december two thousand twenty-two
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

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