Category Archives: PROG-PROSE

1984 came, went & is no more .. . ditto

Posted on September 10, 2026 by edenbray

1984 came, went & is no more .. . ditto .. . the phone rang and Ahmed spoke so kindly if Ahmed were his name we talk in circles if anyone’s to blame it is not Ahmed Ahmed does not live here anymore he went away i stopped ordering any parcels dealing with the arseholes who clog up my line cholesterol users and feminine abusers the politic is strained on our semi-island of reform it is 1984 and we have been here many times before choose the air of freedom if you can the summer of the sixties when life was unplanned and we all were victorious before the autumn of regret our awesome winter of discontent Winston met Kid Charlemagne our future’s were all set beanbags and gonks TOPO GIGIO clap your hands and think of breezy Brighton the rampages and nights in prison drunk drivers, spilt semen … Continue reading →

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birth lines .. .

Posted on September 1, 2026 by edenbray

.. birth lines .. . 2nd edit ..  i was born put my heart into it kicking, screaming breathing i put my soul into it they say you cannot believe in the soul unproven, undefined and imagined yet imagination is … Continue reading →

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RADICAL BEAT POET

Posted on July 13, 2026 by edenbray

radical beat poet .. .wherever dust settlesand the folded flag lays flaccidsprinkled with bloods of the innocenta partizan and his gunthe zealot in his zealpontificates of power rest easywho hold the bigger gunwield one thousand brave menand women in their … Continue reading →

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YOWL LIKE YOU MEAN IT .. .

Posted on April 28, 2026 by edenbray

YOWL LIKE YOU MEAN IT .. . .. they said write what you knowas though I knew anythingor any thing was knowableso many critical things had changedand I submerged within a sea of wonderingit seemed likely this could not lastI … Continue reading →

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NUREMBURG 5

Posted on December 12, 2025 by edenbray

Nuremberg 5 .. Unashamed tears, a tributary     rivers run grey without a sun     banners unfurled in cardamom     reflect an orphaned moon Nuremberg, your clenched smile     your rendered face stained     till … Continue reading →

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OPTIMIST at the OPTOMETRIST

Posted on December 7, 2025 by edenbray

optimist at the optometrist .. . optimist at the optometrist 1, 000 illuminated eyes waiting to decide Buddy Holly brides endless eyebrows rising space-pod aliens disguise urban cowboys overheard in private conversations about their ears and eyes Marianna’s blackened eaux … Continue reading →

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ALCOHOL and IRONY .. .

Posted on August 23, 2025 by edenbray

alcohol & irony .. . ode to a bum on the street .. . i resort to alcohol what do you do to cope with atrocity moribund, culture shame i resort to alcohol what is your poison that you would … Continue reading →

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WAKE UP SUSIE .. .

Posted on August 21, 2025 by edenbray

wake up Susie .. . The world was simpler thenwhen Phil and Don strummed guitarsand Mahalia Jackson sang of love and mercywe thought we saw Gagarin’s shadow on the moonbut it was really blue cheese spread on pizza breadwith anchovies, … Continue reading →

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ROAD MOVIE ITALICS .. .

Posted on July 25, 2025 by edenbray

ROAD MOVIE ITALICS : . .. We were not taught     how to love     or give out properly     and when you do     you find out how ugly     people can become   … Continue reading →

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mishmash exceptions

Posted on July 24, 2025 by edenbray

mishmash exceptions : .. I tumbled out of the controversy    and out of sleep where I had raised a perspiration   not brought about by heat but nagging concerns   I wrestle with each day McManus and Jackie Pallo … Continue reading →

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