Analog Archaeology

POETRY

Analog Archaeology

Found poetry is an odd duck, kind of a cross between poetry and visual arts. What are the component skills of what we call composition? Is it poetry if only we name it so? Does everything we experience have the potential of poetry within it?

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Devolver
          Israel’s use
                    Co- Subject to a gag
          Violation of conditions
Stormy
          Had been breached
                    Issue a gag
                    Its Conduct
                         (Game)
                    “It’s a disgrace.”
What is happening?

Individual strikes
                    Loosen the gag
          Give the
          Order to attack
Asking for an enormous
Impact of the
          Future
                    But there’s just not that much
                    Can’t respond
                    Loosen the gag

Pandemic
          Offensive
          Whether to restrict
                    Have no “control”
          What they choose to do

          Crushing under its own weight
                    Tied up
                    More and more huge
Only so much
They can spend

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“When they found out
          that Hailey
          was pregnant,
it was just the best day for them.
They have both been
          very emotional about it.
They feel so blessed.
They’ve also felt
          very protective of the baby
                    from the moment they found out.”

As she enjoyed,
          Hailey chose a no-pants “comfort” look,
          white socks with black boots
          neon green glow-in-the-dark nails.
When she was spotted:
          a black hair wrap
          and tortoiseshell-patterned glasses.

“Just FYI
the stories and
constant ‘blind items’ I see

on TikTok

100% of the time wrong
Made out of thin air…

Come from
the land of delusion…

So I know
they’re always false
xx sorry to spoil it.”