Lincoln Neal

poetry for panthering

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I was born in Owego, NY and live and work in Portland, OR. Thank you so much for reading.

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Hearts

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Yesterday's Arc

your eyes are my skies
they colour the seas that the sparrows
fly over
today, I fed them - the
sparrows - from the palm of my hand
which you kissed yesterday
when...

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Salt and Light

We are human
after all.
Real love doesn’t keep a
record of wrongs.

Your blood, your bones, your voice, and your ghost
If you could take the fire out from the wire
And you could take another hit for me

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The Destiny of Nostalgia

Nostalgia
derived from art.
A poem,
a play, or,
indeed, a

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Song III

I open up
his chest, carved ivory
like piano keys
my fingertips bless his ribs
I am the first pianiste
and I can coax melodies
no one has ever heard before
my mouth to...

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Heaven

all of
bliss
dispose of
you
‘til the sky ends
wait the sky

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(wild)

When next we meet,
you will say,
Hello my deer,
and then
I will lick your nose.
Before I forget…

If you love going
onto the streets at night
naked, with antlers,
dance...

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oldtimefamilybaseball:

Where Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, and Dave Mlicki failed before, Johan Santana succeeded. Queens finally has a no-hitter to call their own.

9 IP, 0...

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042512

Sometimes the closer you get

words are less tangible

and all I hear

is the erratic heartbeat

drowning out most

coherent intentions.

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Acupuncture

She put needles in my head

“that should fix it up”

leave me by the cold chair.

… I’m sober

and regretful

but my eyelids flicker, these liken

baphomet palms

lose...

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