trying to figure it out

there is a lot of truth in that

in the moon and the stars

but what about the overpasses of baltimore

and the small tiles of carpeting that make up our living room floor

in the conflict 

and the hardships 

i guess you just have to react 

you just have to be

 

on that crooked broken couch 

in the dimly lit light

whether its here or in milwaukee

it is

and there’s something

someone else that is

feeling the same

the struggle

the urge to make sense 

out of what

is not 

really

tangible

but what you can see

is

the moment

and the moon overhead

and that contrasting urge 

to fight

whatever it is

that is obstructing

Reiteration of Ben's Zine Request

I'm writing all of you because I know you spend a significant amount of time writing, drawing, or just creating in general.

I admire your work and I admire you in general.

What I need: Poems, Short-Stories (5 pages tops), Blurbs, Black and White Drawings, Help with editing, Printers, and Encouragement.

Why: I'm going to attempt to make a literary journal and see what happens.

You can e-mail with attachments at gucciar2@uwm.edu

I want to have the first edition printed by January 1st 2008.

It's going to be ruggedly constructed.
With staples and computer paper.
I'm shooting for twenty pages or so.
Each page being half a hamburger-folded 8 by 10 sheet.

If it goes through:
It's going to be free but with an option of donation.
It's going be distributed in milk crates wherever I'm allowed to distribute.
(And wherever you want to distribute it)

Let me know, let me know.

LOVE,
Ben