swifts  &  s l o w s · a quarterly of crisscrossings

a mirage embracing turtledove
Joshua Martin

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u,n,i,f,i,c,a,t,i,o,n

probable case of l,i,n,t
strewn lopsided h,i,g,h
––– a low –––
tragic context resurfaces. missed
punishment,
with toga
party platter,
LAST version that
had inconsistencies.

False eyelash werewolf

Cassock firmly pleated
stolen anaconda wrist strained
lopsided glacier
an oboe the length of a funny bone
turned to false eyelash werewolf

main
maimed walking stick
a mirage embracing turtledove
hobnail toothed
fair demeanor
pulse pertaining plethora blanched
useless purple noon nuptial
not in the
course of a desk chair
did wall mounted lamps promise
themselves less than projected elements
periodically mimicking table setting
at most an otter
at least a calliope

against the grain
pinned tie clip caught
door to pleasure looped
rearranged

realigned
reshaped
unfit to gesture

Teetering on the verge of totality

sprint a shield
& eel an orchard

wallowing seersucker muckraker
diminished promotional glue sniffer

squint to leak
salad to dress

addressing emperor illogical
in the steps of parliamentary
cluster monster minivan

proverbial punch paunch
carved initial adverbial dread
lifted spirit slaphappy silhouette
crashed barge into department sore

pick a xylophone
cinch the wholesome

indicating maypole fairground jurisdiction
made to order maple flamed ear engine gap

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Joshua Martin is a Philadelphia based writer and filmmaker, who currently works in a library. He is the author of the books automatic message (Free Lines Press), combustible panoramic twists (Trainwreck Press), Pointillistic Venetian Blinds (Alien Buddha Press) and Vagabond fragments of a hole (Schism Neuronics). He has had numerous pieces published in various journals including Otoliths, M58, Don’t Submit!, BlazeVOX, RASPUTIN, Ink Pantry, Nauseated Drive, and experiential-experimental-literature. You can find links to his published work at joshuamartinwriting.blogspot.com