jm Wilder - Writing For Peace

simple

How to eat in public
without looking gross
How to maintain
eye contact

how to save
how to negotiate
how to comfort

I thought I’d pick this up,
but I’m still
struggling

jm Wilder is a poet and songwriter living with his wife and two dogs in Fullerton, California. In 2016 he self-published his first collection of poems entitled “Bullpen no. 1” and is now working on a new book of poetry and short stories about the early stages of rock n’ roll. He currently plays and records music under the name Boom Years.

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