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Sean Taylor writes short stories, novellas, novels, graphic novels, and comic books (yes, Virginia, there is a difference between comic books and graphic novels, just like there's a difference between a short story and a novel). In his writing life, he has directed the “lives” of zombies, superheroes, goddesses, dominatrices, Bad Girls, pulp heroes, and yes, even frogs, for such diverse bosses as IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network. Visit online at www.thetaylorverse.com and www.badgirlsgoodguys.com. [He, Him] Renaissance Nerd: D-List Comics, Board Games, 20th Cent Am Lit, BBC SciFi #LGBTQIAally #BlackLivesMatter #fightracism #fightheteronormativity #prochoice #SPED

  May 2021     7 days ago

Submitted Poems 27 total

I Am

In the hallway today I passed students,
Some afraid, others emboldened,
Once sung precious—In whose sight?—
All distracting themselves with trivialities.
“Did you hear about…?”
“Are you going to…?”
“Do we have practice…?
It kept them from...

by Sean Taylor

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added 21 days ago
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When We Had No Flag

When we had no flag
There were only white sheets, hanging on clotheslines
Flapping on windy days,
Waving greetings like so many neighbors on so many dusty paths

White not for surrender
But for sleeping, for rest because white was easy
...

by Sean Taylor

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added 28 days ago
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Punk Rock

They busted the windows on Wall Street today
Trash cans filled with garbage and old food made the first crack
And sent all the happy people in nice suits scurrying
For once thinking about something other than the numbers
That make them better at...

by Sean Taylor

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added 1 month ago
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Into the Words

I write myself into a poem
Not by intention
But by accident
I am there only because
I exist, and
I refuse not to.

I sing myself into a song
Never because I will it
But because I unwill it,
I refuse, but I never
Listen to myself,
And so...

by Sean Taylor

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added 10 months ago
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Sixteen Million Monkeys

I just met sixteen million monkeys
With a copy of Macbeth
And they wanted to personally apologize
That it wasn't Romeo and Juliet
(Or The Tempest or A Midsummer Night's Dream)

They said they wanted to write a comedy
But they've been watching...

by Sean Taylor

 34 Views
added 10 months ago
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