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Acrophobia
in memory of Mike Adams

rain bites
goose-bumped skin
shivers bones

lilac whiffs on languid wind
and that smell
when rain first tames the dust

brings me once again
to who I am
(in this dying cage of skin)

between warm speckled rays
thunder hems & haws
clears its throat of cloud

the old lineman mumbles
can’t work
in the lightning

only sporadic strikes
riddle the ambivalent sky
but I had to agree

it was a yellow afternoon
and there is never
a better place to stand

 
than where your feet
meet the ground
nearby a flash rips through

I wouldn’t go up there either
not if I had a say about it
not now

probably never

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from Into Light: The Poems of M. D. Friedman, released January 1, 2024

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Mad Dog Friedman | Mad Dog Blues | Peddlers of Joy Lafayette, Colorado

Mad Dog writes from the moment and sings from his heart. His influences include sources as divergent as William Butler Yeats & the delta blues. His songwriting is sincere, simple & often humorous. He has recorded many solo & collaborative projects featuring his spontaneous compositions on harmonica, Native American flute & Theremin. He is also the founder of Mad Dog Blues & The Astral Project. ... more

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