Origin of the Specious
written by: Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
@LiveMagNYC
Don’t give me those woof woof eyes…
that Dark & Stormy look at KGB bar
where sharks offer swimming lessons.
Don’t hurt yourself trying to be
like me (although it couldn’t hurt).
Don’t put lipstick on a ghost.
Never collide with a kaleidoscope
or have a cow if you get a bum steer.
Don’t “harbor a grudge.”
The water isn’t deep enough.
Don’t give up. Keep licking night
’til it shines like sweating jet.
I dreamed a green star rose high
on our left. Don’t hold your breadth.
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. A self-described New Romantic poet, he is also a publisher, art and literary critic, eco-activist, impresario, filmmaker, and artist. He is author of 19 books of verse, including Blue Lyre and Party Everywhere. Recent work appears in the anthologies Best American Poetry; NYC Insiders; and Contemporary Surrealist and Magical Realist Poetry. His latest work, a book of sonnets and artwork called Doppelgängster, Self Portraits in a Funhouse Mirror is from MadHat Press. Wright publishes Live Mag! He received a James Tate Award and a Kathy Acker Award for publishing and writing. You can see his puppet shows on Youtube.
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