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Israfel Sivad

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Israfel Sivad I force myself to keep writing. Oftentimes, I'll put on music and simply sit still at my desk until the next paragraph finally, painfully comes into f…moreI force myself to keep writing. Oftentimes, I'll put on music and simply sit still at my desk until the next paragraph finally, painfully comes into fruition. Sometimes, I'll get back in the flow of things by editing something I've already written, but more often than not, the answer is music. Always music.(less)
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3 AM (January, the Second)

3 AM (January, the Second)

By Israfel Sivad
from his collection, Recipe for a Future Theogony, available here.

I can’t relate to what
the troubadours have to say:

Stories of loves lost,
unrequited; dreams
of memories past.

They sing their songs
to harmonica, guitar.

Tunes that bring peace
to the mind, quiet to
the soul. I wish…

(At church last Sunday, you
prayed to Mary Magdalene,
asked forgiveness for Mothe

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