His Life Dithyrambic

Confessional and reflective verses revisiting my life — its pains, traumas, pleasures, befuddlements, clarities, incongruities, and good fortunes.

Adam Bond

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FOREWORD

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DISCLAIMER

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DECAPENDANTIC

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VULGAR MATERIALIST

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PROCRUSTES

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200,000 WINTERS

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GOOD FRIDAY

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AUTHENTICITY’S HORSESHIT

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CONTAINETH MULTITUDES

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BONDAGE

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RHAPSODY ON THRENODY

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OCCASIONERS OF SIN

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CONSCIENCE REPRESSED

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BLACK GODDESS

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MALICE OF MALADY

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TWILUSTFULLY

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COMMON RITES

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PORNOCRACY

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ENCHANTMENTS

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MELANCHOLIA

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ARRAY OF BATTERED BODIES

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QUEER, FAGGOT, CUCK

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WOODGRAIN

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UTOPIANS’ PROGRESS

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SKIN

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ANTHEM OF MISRULE

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THE END OF HOPE

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TRYST & TROTH

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CARNELEVARIUM

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TREPANATION

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FORGIVE ME

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TO THE YOUNG

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THEREFORE LET’S BE MERRY

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ONE PLACE

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GOOD FRIDAY, A REPRISE

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THEN WE DIE

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ILLUSTRATIONS

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GLOSSARY

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