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By Asha I hope the uncertainty of yourself doesn’t end when you’re lying with the rocks you choose to breathe instead of fresh air. Your touch is unfamiliar as if your dna melted away with what you set on fire. I’ve been trying to keep you awake. Don’t fall asleep to avoid saying goodbye. This…
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Poem Regarding World Toilet Day
By Mohammad Zahir Saadat Celebrate World Toilet’s Day on November 19th Spread awareness around the world Let me share few words That will be helpful for every human being So, I must inform you Spread awareness around the world Celebrate World Toilet’s Day on November 19th Take care of cleanliness wherever you are As cleanliness…
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Not a pristine thing in sight
By Radhaika Kaipur Don’t expect me to say that word. I’ll tip toe around, dodging those contaminated places I’ll replace “toilet” with “bathroom” Feign retching if you bring up behaviours in “that department”. But why? Well, there’s nothing pristine in poo I felt the word “love” couldn’t be uttered by one that says “loo”… Haha.…
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My Bathrooms
By Anita McLaughlin the first was in a small stucco ranch built for GIs and their families my only memory my mom’s diaphragm hung from a hook behind the door when we lived in Alaska aluminum foil kept the midnight sun from the bathroom in summer winter, ice coated the window blackout curtains and the…
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Toilet Vignettes
By Mario Incandenza i. i asked her to cut off my finger standing at the entry way or was it exit watching her ride down the east london road perched atop a metallic bike rack foreheads touching i mumbled we entwined on the couch, Rod of Asclepius harmless snake or more cliche; serpent imploring to…
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Shake off the Art
By Jahcobie Cosom Shake off the art Shake off the earth Shake off feeling human Trauma makes me shit My fatness you called it gives me the greatest shit Straight men y’all deal with the most shit Trying to wipe this shitty ass clean Bowing down Operation: make all the shit clean Wipe away war…
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Toilet Ghost
By Rochelle Roberts At night a girl haunts my toilet. I see the shadow of her in the hallway, hear the bathroom door open, bare feet on cold tiles. I have never seen her face but in the mornings I find clumps of her hair, long black strands floating in the water like tentacles. She…
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=== Spiritual Shits===
By Jen Cheng When I make a serious spiritual shift Like really let go of my old baggage, I have some serious spiritual shits. The most recent one was when I had released a block to my voice Four big shits in one hour. Pooping last week’s meal but also karma from several past lives.…
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Plastic Bottle Douche
By Adrian Rodriguez You really want me To use this? An 8 ounce Fiji bottle, Spring water from a colonized island behind a plastic rim Ribbed for no one’s pleasure, To douche Out. Yes. Alright. Don’t laugh. How can I not. __ Damn, babe, it’s so clear So damn clear, babe. So clear. So my…
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Toilets: The Substance Of Grace
By Daniel Tiernan I need to get off this bus and find a toilet. Cow tongue for dinner probably wasn’t the best choice last night. So much for being adventurous. Yup, I’m getting off. It’s pouring rain and I don’t think there’s a public restroom in the area. There wasn’t one in the grocery store…