Category Archives: Poetry

Dating a Man (Poem)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by codyclarke

Dating a Man Dating a man is like eating meat It’s like eating dead life and knowing it And it takes a certain numbness To be fed by emptiness

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A Dog Alone (Poem)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by codyclarke

A Dog Alone A dog alone inside a factory in the middle of the night sniffing all sorts of boxes and urinating on machines and barking

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Duluth (Poem)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by codyclarke

Duluth by Cody Clarke Dancing in China, or at least Chinatown, is our dream. It’s what we one day hope to do in this world: jiggle at grown-up strangers who remind us of us in Middle School, what with their … Continue reading →

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The Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on April 4, 2011 by codyclarke

The Pledge of Allegiance by Cody Clarke Just saw two little kids on the sidewalk running around chasing each other while holding their right hands on their chests and reciting the pledge of allegiance for fun It was fucking beautiful

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Broken Down

Posted on March 29, 2011 by codyclarke

Broken Down by Cody Clarke My car is broken down with you in it again but this time I have no idea how to fix it We’re in the middle of nowhere and it’s getting dark fast and I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Hay

Posted on March 24, 2011 by codyclarke

The Hay by Cody Clarke Our bodies are covered in hay so that not a speck of our clothes or our skin can be seen by the moonlight We are itchy in all places and we can’t stop laughing and … Continue reading →

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Two Bumpkin Martial Arts Fan Haikus

Posted on February 25, 2011 by codyclarke

Two Bumpkin Martial Arts Fan Haikus by Cody Clarke what with the words what happen there on the bottom Chinamen pictures with the broom stick pole what was twisted out the broom and used for fightin

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Rich Poem

Posted on January 22, 2011 by codyclarke

Rich Poem by Cody Clarke When I’m rich I’m gonna have a ten thousand dollar Rolex wristwatch tacked to my wall and a telescope across the room for seeing what time it is.

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Spaghetti in the Morning

Posted on August 2, 2010 by codyclarke

Spaghetti in the Morning by Cody Clarke It’s 6:12 AM and I’m in my bed You haven’t been here for three days A single strand of your hair just thought it was spaghetti and tried to climb down my throat … Continue reading →

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Hives

Posted on June 23, 2010 by codyclarke

Hives by Cody Clarke I can make a fist and when I do my hand looks normal and more so the harder I squeeze but then the itch sets in and I must release The red rushes all across the … Continue reading →

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