Category: poetry

  • Celebrating

    Celebrating

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    by

    Erik Moe
    in

    Originally posted July 4, 2015 In Adams Morgan, all pour downhill in search of a clear view of the southern sky. The throng crosses the street to peer around and over buildings. The street feels unbalanced. A ship in danger of capsizing. The driver of a Safeway truck honks to break through the crowd, who…

  • Man on the 90 Bus

    Man on the 90 Bus

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    by

    Erik Moe
    in

    You got a place to stay? You doing alright? There’s one thing you’ve got to have and that’s a place to stayBecause nobody can afford the rent But I’ve got it figured out No rent!That’s the best rentI watch over the apartmentsBig complex up on the hill Boss pays me to live thereHe’s got more buildings than he knows…