Hearts wide open to the eternal rains

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Jacob wrestled with sleep—you who fall into nothingness and dread sleep. He wrestled with sleep like a man reading a strong sentence.
—Robert Duncan

Oh the sleepless weeks we rambled in search of living dreams—dreams so strong they drowned the world of worriers, the so called ‘real world’ in seas of obfuscation. Blues dreams of poetry, death and love, of single notes we could use to build whole worlds!

I am never so awake as when I'm dreaming and need not close my eyes to sleep to taste those raging waters. When will the flood come take us? When will we die deep into the waters with our hearts wide open to the eternal rains? Perhaps we already have!

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John T. Unger poet

I'm best known as an artist and designer. Relaxing makes me tense, so I tend to put in a lot of hours on diverse projects.

Before becoming a visual artist, I spent 15 years as a poet. I studied poetry at Interlochen Arts Academy, Naropa, Stone Circle and on the streets. I performed my work for years at Stone Circle, solo shows, poetry readings, and at Lollapalooza in 1996.

I still write poems, but only if I can make them fit the constraints ofTwitter.

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