Compulsive reading of T-shirts
seeking the meaning of life
or at least
an involuntary poem.
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Rachel McAlpine
Poems
Somewhere a poet
Somewhere a poet
is cleaning a bathroom.
Somewhere a cleaner
is writing a poem.
Longevity
If you want eternal life
don’t be a human
or a web site.
Be
a sea
anemone.
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Rachel McAlpine
Say less
Say less.
Mean more.
Win the match.
Lose the score.
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Rachel McAlpine
A useful tip
When in doubt
do something
that you’ve done before.
When in pain
do something
that you’ll never do again.
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Rachel McAlpine
Come out
Come out
of your corporate corner
into
the arena of song.
How beautiful
to be alive.
How insoluble
to be.
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Rachel McAlpine
When fixing
When fixing
anything at all
it’s best by far
to put the screws
in a jar.
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Rachel McAlpine
Poems in the wild—Rachel McAlpine 