american history xxx

american history xxx [doug duffey]

there was blatant genocide

with the homestead act

the american migration

premeditated destructions of flora

fauna

visible outright insanity

fork tongue greed of americans

money land wampum

smallpox by europeans

indians were intentionally exposed

the indian- the original In word

ellis denied admission

health problems or diseases

sent attempts at island west

migrations and plantations

free southern populations in california

immigrants were rejected slaveholders

generally segregating african american indians

rejecting the predicted naacp

federal court government ordered land

rejected a system a local ordinance

profitable labor-intensive crops

social concentration slave system

structured and unevenly

distributed disorderly conduct

the millionaires of montgomery

slave magnates community

plantation-owning elite

contagious southern society

organized the black bus revenue

criminals convicted

led public bus frontiers

selma took life

of african expansion

desegregated cattle ranchers of tejas

and some unskilled europeans

reformed violating a local ordinance

stratified admitted considered

arrested tried and boycotted

the following century

july 3, 2009 doug duffey

[C] 2009 DOUG DUFFEY

venus spring

venus spring [doug duffey]

procreant gales blow
Mother of Rome
the wild children
who abstain, will remain

with men, the fornicators
of birds and angels
all creatures follow
living things to fruitful lands

pious will remain offerings
of’ great and holy greening
from the west streams
great and holy generations

swim the risen to visit
through bounding torrents
in every breast, unbarred,
lures of love gliding stars

the spells, all served, and you

[c] july 3, 2009 doug duffey

lorca

lorca [doug duffey]

once he was well-known in spain

he studied music and guitar players

read law collaborating in mystery

entered the expert right-wing trials

circumstances of group writers

earned a degree to experience

campus of harmony of a grave

the university of manuel

he became barraca bullfighter

facing death learned in the traditions

was dragged into four sections

divided in the tragic sense

havana pride, passion as an enemy

amor y muerte violenta

themes in his own lives

condenó poemas

the best-known of poets

lived in inspiration work

advocated avant-gardism

deep culture shock

the turning point

the traditions of primitive life

suicidal moods in corrupted cities

physically seen by the nationalists

the visit continued with theatre:

dragged from a friend's house

forced to dig his own grave

the author hid from the shots

buried and posthumously published

the frightened right-wing forces

shrouded the death in their production

july 3, 2009

[C] 2009 DOUG DUFFEY

st. valentino

st. valentino [doug duffey]

the feast day of eros
perverted into the feast day
of a christian saint

from sacred pagan god
to commercial god
patron of heart, flower,
chocolate, jewelry and
greeting card vendors

cupid...
castrated
wings clipped
bow and arrows broken
impotent and
diabetic


[c] 1998 Doug Duffey
Written: Palombaio, Italy
Feb.14.1998

[C] 2009 DOUG DUFFEY

yes, michael

yes, michael [doug duffey]

yes, michael,
high at night
because of the whores
money meds hunger

dulled and killed nerves
functioning through phases
needed energy, needed freeze
transferring a few manias

wasted days, also dopamine
night depressives
in the afternoon
will fuel misconduct

diagnosed art
crotch vocalizing
surgery factors
spirit weak

i understand

[c] 2009 doug duffey

mysteries 1

mysteries 1 [doug duffey]

the form had risen from its completion

into the great light human

that wonderful First Mystery

thought into existence

said the psychic god angel

I am come forth of that mystery

and of all completions,

my treasure known

he passed eleven doves

the four-and-twentieth mystery

opened house within the Veil

the regions of the regions

bring and praise the five disciples

the head of the head of the

disciples: the image of the first-born

the universe and I am yours

You are my treasure

the glory and my fullness

formed in the dead

the perfect enigma

last mystery: that to be angelic

give your light, beloved elect

give me and the five forever

conviction and the whole treasury

[C] 2009 DOUG DUFFEY

radio maria

radio maria [doug duffey]

they say the rosary on the radio
play spooky hymns and ring bells
i drink wine and eat bread in the kitchen
and think of some weird communion

so strange this catholic culture
with blue neon lit shrines in yards,
on buildings, on street corners
candles burning all night in cemeteries
and weather beaten churches

from pagan gods to christian saints
the voodoo stays the same
from temples of venus to
shrines to the madonna...
the roman empire, the roman church

offerings of oil, water, fire, and flowers
mystic elements lying on altars
in funereal practices to dead folks
holy, or unwholy, magic

a woman takes telephone calls
like on a “call in and win something” game show
what does she give away?
a crucifix? a statue? a rosary? a vulgate bible?
some holy water? oil from the bones of st. nicholas?
two all expense paid round trip tickets to the vatican?
a get out of purgatory free card?

[c]1998/2009 1998 doug duffey
palombaio, italy feb.12,1998