RAVEN MACK is a mystic poet-philosopher-artist of the Greater Appalachian unorthodox tradition. He does have an amazing PATREON, but also *normal* ARTIST WEBSITE too.

Saturday, January 10

TOP TEN MEMORIES OF SS VA

#1: solitary work/of forever ‘sploding mind/what which won’t shut up
#2: stabbing shard haiku/poking at peace & quiet/fetal quilt cuddle
#3: survival depends/upon wood for warmth - plants for/sustenance - plus sun
#4: born under bad sign/4 shooting stars made Xes/as I crowned - “what’s up?”
#5: born king of paupers/born pimp of borrowed kingdoms/born half-fucking dead
#6: slow molasses nights/half-a-hydrocodone &/curl up on dog couch
#7: I hear the kraftwerk/in the faucet’s slow trickle/to keep from freezing
#8: deep freezes kill fleas/ticks minor pests but spring with/warm rains brings them back
#9: mongrel mutt begging/to go outside only to/bark to come back in
#10: “mongrel mutt” is me/mud-faced mix-up left outside/barking to get in

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