Dark energy breaks the crust of habit;

it convulses, it inspires.

 

Envy the creators;

their navels hiss,

their armpits sing.

 

True believers harbor sticky desires.

 

Nurse your giggles; laughter heals.

 

Wealth accumulation centers

foundations for the advancement of bliss

and towels that say LOVE

are not the answer.

 

Love your warts.

 

Dreams can give a shape to your living

A thrust to your desire.

 

 

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Clifford Browder is a writer living in New York. He has published two biographies, three historical novels, and an award-winning collection of posts from his blog, “No Place for Normal: New York.” His poetry has appeared in Runes, Heliotrope, The Same, Snake Nation Review, The Brillantina Project, Black Napkin Press, GNU Journal, South 85 Journal, and elsewhere.