You’re Only Part of a Machine

September 19, 2011

by Matthew Cannizzaro Amputated human beings, only gears, nuts and bolts that make up the machine. Oh woe, who are we post industrialization but the first positive proton to survive its opposite, the first fiery bursts of fusion to breathe light into blackness. The first hydrogen atom to find its partner, the first galaxies swirling— [...]

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Waiting Room, and Heartbeat

September 17, 2011

by Conrad Geller Waiting Room In the emergency waiting room, each visitor sits, Humble and cold. The TV is too red, Its sound hollow and fuzzy. The New Yorker Fleers and scoffs at all solemnity. Exits are clearly marked, but the visitors Do not move. Something has enchanted them. With each rustle of entrance, nurses [...]

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Gaps

September 17, 2011

by Jon Duckett There are gaps Gaps in the discourse Unspoken moments where a woman A woman just stares Unsure, unknowing, unaware of implications Unprocessing Just the news, Test results, Things to tell her family Everything is white Everything, stark Trapped in a colour Can it be stark and dirty? Searing, yet flecked With the [...]

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A Four Minute Heaven

September 15, 2011

by Kevin Nusser Heaven lasts four minutes the duration of hyperactivity from the oxygen-deprived brain this is my four-minute stroll It opens with me beside the bathtub washing Sarah’s hair, she is 6 years old I’ve used too much shampoo to get extra bubbles and they are running down the wall above Sarah’s hand “Ah, [...]

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Microscopy Slide of the Spinal Cord

September 14, 2011

by Tabor Elisabeth Flickinger The spine is built of butterflies; Each spreads its wings upon a slice Of sky stained myelin-blue. When trapped, extracted, scrutinized, The mottled pinion shows its scales’ Designs of subtle hue As tinted nerve cell bodies make The eyelets of the checkerspots Of caught Nymphalinae. Meticulous collectors keep Their beauties under [...]

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Madonna

September 14, 2011

by Nykki B. You are O! she comments, as I pass her by So pretty pregnant today. Blossomed they say, with a smile. You have a sparkle. Perhaps some women are made to blossom for naked silhouette pictures empire waists Pastel print jumpers Not I. Gravid, I am – half-moon heavy, full and round. There [...]

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The Sunlight Came in Through a Measurable Door

September 13, 2011

by MJS the sunlight came in through a measurable door that opened on water and danced at the shore the beams were but particles I caught in my gaze that turned and returned in the form of great waves it’s a certain uncertainty, a past made pluperfect for what had transpired led to different verdicts [...]

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Dreamer

September 12, 2011

by David Lewis Banging, clammering, frosted glass, muffled shouts Beside me white wraiths give comfort “We have the answer to World Peace” No way to share, then …. Nothing Black sausages with red faces swaying Rearing up to overwhelm Purple clad person floats stage left Disappears to the right… Silence Coloured orbs float around me, [...]

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The Ambulance

September 10, 2011

by Elise LeQuire The cry of it can rend the night Or double pulse rates in a flash, Its orange sheen, its whirling light, The hearts it holds after a crash. But listen, should the day approach When you must stay and I must leave, Think of me as that shrieking coach That speeds away; [...]

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What Will Not Caring Feel Like?

September 10, 2011

by Simon Hamid I trembled very gently inside, When the old man with a stroke, Told me “thank you” in his own language. He didn’t know if I understood, But he said it anyway. Saying it so quietly, Like a sleeper’s 4 am sigh. I knew what he said. I did nothing but help him [...]

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A Great First Poem

September 6, 2011

Here is the first poetry I received, and it is great.  So far 8 poems entered, more to come soon. A reminder that all poems will be posted on the contest website with permission, with selections featured here as well.   two poems by meghan o’donnell one: i watched you sleep, tirelessly, and almost forgot [...]

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A Calling for Entries in the 2011 Charles Prize for Poetry Contest

August 31, 2011

Announcing the second annual Poetry Contest! An award will be given to the writer who submits for consideration the most outstanding poem within the realm of health, science, or medicine. The contest starts today and ends September 30th, 2011. The winners will be chosen shortly thereafter by an elite group of 8 judges (other doctors, [...]

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Harassing Obama, Decision Fatigue, and the Necessity of Vacation

August 24, 2011

Our president’s 10-day vacation with his family in Martha’s Vineyard has been derided by his enemies as unacceptable with so much business left unfinished in Washington. There’s the budget, Libya, and a killer earthquake to contend with.  Opponents have called for him to cancel his vacation and hurry back to work. While such demands are [...]

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A Beating

August 11, 2011

Weary the mind that takes care of a child. Howling, naked, cloaking the god within. I hum to her, my breath once sung is gone. Now she crashes into thorny sleep. I seal my eyes as I hold her closely. Comets, star stuff, endless blackness ignite. Resting my ear against her chest, warm like a [...]

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Jason Jones Farce about Vasectomies

August 7, 2011

This is completely inappropriate, and hilarious: (new, original post coming soon – life is busy pre-vasectomy!) The Daily Show – Uncensored – A Survivor’s Tale of Survival – I Survived Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

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