HOT QUESTIONS FOR THE UNIVERSE
1. will anyone look at me the same way my dog does?
2. am i wandering through life without a clue?
3. why wait for the apocalypse when i can create my own?
4. do ghosts get lonely?
5. seriously. does this train stop on the east side?
6. how many more sleeps until i find an answer?
7. will someone please touch my lips?
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YOU DON’T WANT TO SELL YOUR SOUL FOR A PAYCHECK
instead, just marry an american:
tall + dark + handsome
or something like that
ready for a war
hot-blooded
if you’re a fox,
he’ll hunt you,
it might be delicious.
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COCKTAIL HOUR
say my name,
as if i’m supposed to give a damn
about getting into trouble
now,
this party just got fascinating.
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THE PREMISE OF IMMORTALITY
just think ~
morning light forever
a coffee, a cigarette, a favorite song,
with so much room,
you could fuck up
then start over again
again and again and again
again and again and again
again and again and again
and again and
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Stephanie Valente’s waiting for the end of the world takes places between the world of the living and the dead. Inspired by the major arcana tarot cards, the poems explores the unstoppable forces of urgency, love, sex, desire, longing, and identity.
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