live Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/live/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:47:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 live Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/live/ 32 32 135387410 Strange Commandment https://elephantsnever.com/strange-commandment/ https://elephantsnever.com/strange-commandment/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:47:33 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2470 by Michael Igoe I want you to rise up,as if from sleep,feel the same wakefulnessyou get when you’re drowning.You must rise in bliss,let yourself play in traffic.You need to take part,in the multicolored parade,a vast opportunity to roast.Off the back porch,covered by your britchesI want the shirt off your back.Please fade into ancient hotelssip black coffee while you clean. Michael Read More

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