O VULGAR LANGUAGE

"O Vulgar Language," Montana BLACK spray paint and iridescent calligraphy ink on 4" x 6" recycled cardboard postcard.

One of the cards I sent out as part of my "O Eschaton" series of poems for the 2021 Poetry Postcard Fest.

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O VULGAR LANGUAGE

O Vulgar Language, cursed and uncouth
failure of diplomacy—

languid and loose become
tense and cutting—

clinging to our teeth
with moist and dank phrases—

return to your roots
branch out with new life

speak a grammar of hope
spore a new world.

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All artwork and poems by Troy Kehm-Goins © 2021 Troy's Work Table Publishing.