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should I just who cares
I’m used to this
forgetting the feelings
do it to me, go ahead I’ve felt it before
and no emotion is new
so should I
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Live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show, live in Chicago 04/14/09
Or see the complete feature video with Kuypers & 6 readers, w/ 15 poems & prose poems live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show 04/14/09 in Chicago.
This video is w/ the Internet Archive
Or view the the 2009 Poetry Game Show mpeg video (from another camera) at
the Internet Archive
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of this in a live Pilsen feature of poems in her book Contents Under Pressure 09/03/11 at Café Mestizo
Enjoy this feature YouTube video from 9/3/11 of the Janet Kuypers mini-feature (with this poem) at Café Mestizo in Pilsen (Chicago), of poems from her book Contents Under Pressure for a later audio CD release, plus singing a bonus poem as the finalé with John on guitar (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperssinging
this is my dilemma
should I go to you
this is my dilemma
not care anymore
should I just
act the part
should I just
not care anymore
should I just
let you fuck me
should I just
not care anymore
should I just
kiss you
suck me in
take me in
who cares
throw me around
it’s okay
I’ve been thrown
around before
I’m used to this routine:
back and forth,
and then forgetting
forgetting your name
if you want
enjoy
feel free
I’ve lived it before
I’ve known it before
I’ve lived it before
to me anymore
this is my dilemma
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