Monthly Archives: December 2013

A lapse in discipline

Posted on December 30, 2013 by andrewwhiting

Trudging through weeks of uncharacteristic cold, pen succumbs to frost

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$12/hr

Posted on December 9, 2013 by andrewwhiting

The hourly wage, watching cents add up almost as fast as your bills A dim afternoon looms like lost prosperity, a chilled breath escapes

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Land of Opportunity

Posted on December 8, 2013 by andrewwhiting

Now return home, resume your economic anxiety A world and an age, for which I am not suited, taunts incessantly

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Worlds away from worlds away

Posted on December 1, 2013 by andrewwhiting

A night’s sleep squandered on dreams and reality filled with mosquitos Semi-circles carved by the squat waves and rip tides lining the whole beach Rocking with the swell upon a traditional Sundanese wood skiff: wooden planks, earthen waterproofing, its posts … Continue reading →

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Riding to Southwest Java

Posted on December 1, 2013 by andrewwhiting

Two dimensional mountains shift to their true depth, emerge from the sky City smog recedes, and palm tree forests arise along the steep slopes Jagged landscape plunges into crashing sea heavy as lead The last light dwindles, flattening our distinctions … Continue reading →

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