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By Mike Meraz

the music’s still the same
it’s just the walls are louder
the tones and vibes are bouncing off metal
rather than brick
which makes the sound louder
rather than dense and muffled.

the music’s still the same
the voice,
the style,
the sound,
the meaning…

it’s just the world is getting bigger,
more hollow, changing into a huge void
where the tiniest bit of truth
sounds like a thunderous volcano.

it doesn’t take much anymore
because there is not much anymore.

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This Is It

By Mike Meraz

so here you are
reading another one
of my poems

it is not going to be
a good poem

it is going to be
a poem about you

reading another one
of my poems

if you have never had
a poem written
about you this is it.

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The Muses Come To Me

By Mike Meraz

the muses come to me
because they know
I do not give
a fuck.

the muses do not come to you
because they know
if they told you
anything special
you would not say it
anyway.

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