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robotic probe<br>

warships materialize <br>

in Terran skies 

082026

in this light<br>

the spreading pool looks black<br>

his blind eyes

081926

humans land<br>

at deserted port<br>

city boots up

081826

broken time<br>

Kansas City Cretaceous<br>

seaway floor

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I<br>

hate<br>

that the<br>

time machine<br>

stranded me back here<br>

got no cataract surgery<br>

in the damn 16^th century<br>

medicine is the<br>

pits you catch<br>

something<br>

you're<br>

dead

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Available speculative poetry books by David C. Kopaska Merkel<br><br>

Contact information: 10055 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge LA 70815, 205-246-9346, jopnquog@gmail.com (PayPal or questions)<br><br>

Available from the author:<br><br>

The Ambassador Takes One For The Team, diminuendo press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-936021-63-5. $13 postpaid<br><br>

Some Disassembly Required, diminuendo press, 2022, ISBN 978-1-936021-67-3. $16 postpaid<br><br>

Unwelcome Guests, Weird House Press, 2024. $22 postpaid.<br><br>

Risk Assessment, Island of Wak Wak Press, 2025. $8 postpaid. (senryu)<br><br>

The Edible Zoo, Hiraeth Press, second edition, 2025. $15 postpaid. (children's poetry)<br><br>

 

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