Thursday, August 26, 2010

raw, unfiltered 100% totally pure punchline

by Peter Schwartz


laugh with me and I become your silkworm.


laugh at me and I become your poison porpoise.


either way, I’d really like it if you laughed.



Peter Schwartz's poetry has been featured in The Collagist, The Columbia Review, Diagram, and Opium Magazine. His latest collection Old Men, Girls, and Monsters was released as part of the Achilles Chapbook Series. He is an interviewer for the PRATE Interview Series, a regular contributor to The Nervous Breakdown, and the art editor for DOGZPLOT. His favorite word is "YES"; his least favorite is "NO".

3 comments:

  1. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you.
    Fart and you stand alone.

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  2. I really liked this, don't know why but it's stuck in my head

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  3. Thanks playahs. Should have some longer poems coming out here soon, too. Take care.

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