Martha Cinader

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Interdiction

Interdiction

you’ll find me on deep discount
in the bargain basement 
with books of old jokes.
my name was changed to a
comedy of errors 
so i didn’t know
when it was my turn.
i could burn.
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Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags discount, interdict, joke, my turn, rumination Leave a comment

Rage

Rage

daddy was mean
mommy played along
the song of ages
people in cages real as the feel 
of the steal of steel bars
enough handcuffs for all
who disagree with whoever sees
god in the mirror
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Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags cage, daddy, handcuffs, mirror, mommy, rage, steel Leave a comment

Whipped

Whipped

Same time. 
Same Race.
A horse beating itself
doesn’t believe it’s dead.
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Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags death, horse, race, rumination Leave a comment

ExCiLlusionist

ExCiLlusionist
if you’re a
two percenter
in anything
you’re either 
special or special,
hard to get along 
with or have a hard time,
or both.
what’s your specialty?
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Beware the Preacher

Beware the Preacher

your prison bars wilt
with our Guilt.
nothing’s the same
without Shame.
where you gonna point
now that we’re gone?
how you gonna
get along?
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Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags freedom, guilt, Poetry, preach, prison, rumination, shame Leave a comment

Scapenote

Scapenote

you’re together
cuz of me.
you deserve 
each other’s company.
leave my head.
i’m sending a well-fed
goat in my stead.
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Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags goat, head, rumination, scapegoat Leave a comment

to Me Too

to Me Too

i was an escaped caged-bird flying confused, full-speed,
into an invisible window.
i was dazed when you, 
and you and you and you, 
picked me up and pretended 
to mend my wings and told me not to 
sing cuz my song was all wrong.
i have my own cage now, 
and keep the key just for me.
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Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags cage, caged bird, key, rumination, sing, song Leave a comment

to IT

to IT

of course
you’re obvious
even though no one
mentioned you
to me
i should have seen you
even though you
are invisible
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to Whoever Cares

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Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags patriarchy Leave a comment

to Divorce

to Divorce

Children will
want to Stay
where a
Soul can Play.
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to Wed

to Wed

’til death
of the heart
do us part
the shopping cart.
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Dismissal

Dismissal

i told the rat in my basement
that he had to go.
he told me 
that he was leaving anyway,
cuz he’d been living off
the unanswered questions
lying around everywhere.
But, now i don’t ask any more.
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to Deflect

to Deflect

i look for me in the dark night.
what do i see?

a fire.

a liar burns, twists and turns
in the light, points and screams
shame, tells me i’m the same.
i turned the lock. don’t knock.
don’t promise a better day.

run away.
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to Devalue

to Devalue

you hold her of
be you tea
eye am knot
your moos
to con fews
with comp laments.
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Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags devalue, knot, rumination, tea Leave a comment

to Denial

to Denial

you told me
that you
don’t have a nose,
that you 
can’t smell my rose,
and i agreed
that you
could bottle my scent
to pay your rent.
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to the Swan

     to: the Swan

i’ve had PTSD ever since 
you attacked me, then 
trapped me with a name.
i’m not playing that game. 

from, 
not Leda anymore
or a whore.
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Posted on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags Leda and the Swan, name, PTSD, rumination, whore Leave a comment

to Throat

to Throat

don’t choke.
spit out Truth.
let in fresh air.
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Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags choke, fresh air, rumination, throat, truth Leave a comment

Horse Race

Horse Race

i was constrained in a race
i couldn’t win by interlocutors
betting i was trained 
to stay on track,
but i dropped the reins 
and the load on my back.
now i gallop in the wind
without sin, a sign, or a finish line.
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Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags fixed race, horse, interlocutor, race, sin, wind Leave a comment

Court of Love

Court of Love

fake futures trading
is legal
but not lovable
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Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Love Note, Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags lies, love, rumination Leave a comment

Meaning Silence

Meaning Silence

Freedom to fill
the void
with answers,
while imprisoned
in an unspoken lie
hiding in place
without a face.
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Posted on August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags freedom, lies, rumination Leave a comment

to Mighty Man

to Mighty Man

You use a girl in distress 
as a reason to kill;
change your face;
forget where you had no place
and now don’t want to be or see;
hand her a bitter pill;
promise a better day.
Prey.
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to-Butter

to Butter

Get a plate.
I’m a hot potato.
You will drop me.
Smother me, then.
We won’t last. Repast.
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Court of Love

Court of Love

Judge Jude says:
Don’t be a rude driver.
Obey the rules Fool.
Don’t ride pride over love.
Proceed with care.
All is fair.
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Court of Love

Court of Love

we used to play.
now i pay.
you had me caged
in silent rage.
let me count the ways
365 days.
now i smile.
it’s been a little while.
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Bend in the Road

Bend in the Road

i am 
a light beam.
my curve
is sculpted
by the gravity
of memory.
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Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags light, the road, theory of relativity Leave a comment

Pants on Fire

Pants on Fire

you told me to leave but won’t let go. like you don’t know 
why. you cry. weave a lie.
	cuz	
		you’re not seen being mean.
	cuz
		you want to stay the same way.
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Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags cry, Fire, lies, mean, rumination, weave, why Leave a comment

i’m a Black Hole

i’m a 
Black Hole

i have absorbed
all my days.
my life is
a massive point.
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to Angry Abdomen

to Angry Abdomen

abandoned				abberated
abhorred						ablated
abnegated					abominated
aborted					abrogated
abstained					absolved
abutted					abyssed

breathe out
abdicate control
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On the Road

On the Road

i awoke
wrapped in my
handiwork,
a quilt left behind
recovering my mind.
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to Who

to Who

i think
about me.
Who is eye.
soulmates.
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Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021Author Martha CinaderFormat ImageCategories Martha's Blog, Note to Note, PoetryTags who Leave a comment

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WORD: An Anthology by A Gathering of the Tribes WORD: An Anthology by A Gathering of the Tribes

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Dreamscape: Real Dreams Really Make a Difference Dreamscape: Real Dreams Really Make a Difference
reviews: 1
ratings: 1 (avg rating 4.00)

American Authors Unplugged American Authors Unplugged

Dreamscape, Real Dreams Really Make a Difference Dreamscape, Real Dreams Really Make a Difference

When The Body Calls: Selected Writings When The Body Calls: Selected Writings

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Martha's bookshelf: reviewed

Crazy Brave
it was amazing
Crazy Brave
by Joy Harjo
I loved this book. I picked it up in the Albuquerque airport on my way home after attending my father's funeral. Ms. Harjo speaks eloquently of birth and death in the telling of her story of becoming the fierce poet and musician that she...
tagged: reviewed
The Albino Album
really liked it
The Albino Album
by Chavisa Woods
This book was very interesting and entertaining. I found myself a little confused in a couple places about who the narrator was, with the story jumping around in time and among characters, but got the gist of it anyway. It is a window in...
tagged: reviewed
The God of Small Things
it was amazing
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
I heard Arundhati Roy speaking with Amy Goodman once on the radio, and was impressed with her passion and intelligence. Somehow I never got around to reading any of her books until now. I really enjoyed this one. It is great storytelling...
tagged: reviewed
Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood Volume 2
it was amazing
Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood Volume 2
by Merlin Stone
I could never actually say that I finished volume 2 or 1 of Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood, they are the work of the incredible scholarship and imagination of Merlin Stone. These two books together are a never-ending fountain of ideas, ins...
tagged: woman-history and reviewed
Pedro Pietri: Selected Poetry
it was amazing
Pedro Pietri: Selected Poetry
by Pedro Pietri
Dear Pedro, John Dean interrupted my regularly scheduled Sesame Street when you were getting turned on to grass i was watching Vietnam on TV when you met Agent Orange and he stuck to you like glue i didn’t know i just heard it was the wo...
tagged: poetry and reviewed

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