Social Literature

@DonnieWelchPoet Character restriction as poetic form. Experimenting w/ hashtags as a collaborative writing platform #wrdxwrd. Collected Sonnets:

[Social Literature @SocialLit]

Watchng coblr vids on UtUb
cool nu tools, I'd nvr thot 2 Us.
MAB giv it a try
a carEr chAng.
Nthng lft 2 lUs but a ol pAr of shUs,
not 2 shaB 4 my tird ol sol.
Gota do sum sOing 2,
but nt much aftr tht
lil botm polish,
lil lethr conditnr
brushd bak & 4th fast
2 get tht good shIn.

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DishS dryng on mats
on th kitchn isl.
SmL of bAkd bred
n ar frm bits
put n th ovn 4 crutons.

Sunst outsyd, goldn
goldn as a pAl Al
@ a bar w ur frNds.

Sunst outsyd, goldn
goldn as a haZ vu
aftr a puf or 2 w th crU.

Sunst outsyd, goldn
as Xmas lyts n HolyOk
HoldA partEs & chEr.

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Estr Sun cum & gon
lyk Xpird cUpons
as if nythng culd b rEDmd
aftr long months n QuarNtEn.

Gft cRds 4 rStruant, hair cuts,
so no biz is 4gtn 4 2 long.
How far can a lOn go?
How far can we go alOn?

1 4 all, all 4 1
a wAs 2 go b4 it's dun.
Let's all conct via #Zoom
XOXO c u soon!

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Slvr, circulr wndml spinng n erly AZ lyt,
slant of shadO acx adOB wal
covrs its bAs, but th metalic spOks r n lyt
& bounc it around th hous & bakyrd
w Ech slO rOtAtn, a lAZ solr sys
ushrd n2 orbt. Its rusty bAs
a sily frAm for sumthng grAcful,
evn dLict, aparNtly #industrialchic.

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Thers rAnbOs n th bathrUm
(No! Not grOs lyk tht,
gt ur brAn off th shwr mat.)
as lyt brAks frm a sngl crystl
strung abv my hed
n th lil wndO.
A smpl bit of Dcor
tht brngs a lot joy,
or at least a lot 2 me:
shaRds of colr
slantd n th halwA
dncng on th Clngs,
such a dLitfl surprys.

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Hvn't gAmd ths much sNc my prEtEns,
b4 Nybdy had #twitch strEms,
wen #zelda was jus an ocrina & mask
& #SmashBros only had 12 n its cast.

I dn't mis thOs grfx, xcitd 4 fx upgrAds,
& I <3 conectng ovr onlin plA,
but Iv got sum catchng up 2 do
so plz tAk it ez on an ol skol #noob!

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VAcnt pushcRt @ 34th
lyt off, a10dnt gon.

WnDo lft Opn,
stal stl smLs of st mEt,
salty & swEt on Tth.

DNtd MpT cans
on dsplA n frnt stand.

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L8 AM snO,
stUdnt watchs flAks
frm wndO
as thA twrl dwn
n spAc btwn bldngs.

I grab chAr
& sit nxt 2 hm,
mOmnt of stlnS
as rSt of wrld spns.

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Evry1 has thir fav subwA Ct.
ThA cady bak & 4th 4 positNs,
changng 2 nu lOcATns
1c car MpTs.
Movng lyk wrstLrs
or carfuly coreografd dancrs.

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DLi sandwch frm prkterac @ 218.
1st 1 n yL
satSfyng & yt not.

My styrofOm bx is thrwn awA,
but last nyt
MpT pza bxs
wer mAd n2 protSt syns.

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Ads abt "big gAm"
ot of plAc, frm tym far awA.

Who gvs fuk abt patriots
n tyts on fEld?

R prsdNt bans ppl frm trvl
& nAtn fEls rD 2 unrvl.

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Thrmomatr @ 42nd
rEds 42 dgrEs
& yt snO fals
n smal, mostly unnotcd, flAks
abv ground on sts.
Howevr thA dn't last
mLtng b4 thA hav a chanc.

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Sunrys n #Manhattan ths AM.
Cguls fly dwn 34th,
blak silOets
agNst purpl-orng clouds.

L8r n comUt,
Ktown neon
lyts car wndOs
rOs of rAnbOs.

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Guy caryng pza bx hOm
on rsh hr trAn
hero n ths dA & Ag.

DLicous Pza
n big bold ltrs on syd.
I BlEv it's tru
2 trvl ths dstnc,
b worth ryd.

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TAk ot ChnEs fd
cur 4 wntr blUs.
RAny nyt
w/ dryvng winds,
cals 4 eg rols
& ssME chckn.

Etng hLthy
& watchng wt,
but no . n wastng
chEt dA.

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Co-wrkr spNds lunch brAk
scrEn shopng 4 nu car.
Siftng thru pAnt optNs
he pausS & consdrs ech 1
b4 movng on,
but knOs Xact nterior he wants.

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#FortTryonPark fog
w/ cloistrs twr rysng n2 mst,
trUly medvl visN n #Manhattan.

MagN ths setng
w/o bldngs or rOds,
jus a castl hi on a hil.

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Wat's lft 2 wryt 2dA
tht hasn't alrdy bN chantd,
sung, or said?

Twtr is ful of voycs
ech rfUtng othr's qip.

As 4 me?
I'l hold on2 NsprAtn.

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FanCd myslf mad hattr,
bc I want 2 spred laftr.

POtry gets sadr & sadr,
& rEdrs dn't matr,
authriL N10t
is strSd by strSd ot
adjunct profs.

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Rd lyt 10th Av #inwood.
Cluks frm poltry stor
ecO n2 st

lyk gOls or othr
misrbl crEturs
undr suwr gr8.

CiT noys rturns
1c lyt chAngs grEn.