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“Reeling” (poem)
“I feel like the world’s going on and I’m reeling. I can’t sing. There’s something alone. My dad long gone. How can I hold on? Shaman in the dark. Once a shaman locked up. But now I’m dancing. I can walk like me. I’m standing. Epilepsie?” “Alice in Wonderland. Plant in the window. I put it there for you. I’m dieting not much. Wearing my Nick Cave t-shirt. Pick up sticks & Leaves and stuff. Go home to my ghetto lair. where it hurts. More things in the window. Glass not tinte

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
18 hours ago1 min read
“Smokey”
“My place Gifts from men galore A Smokey apartment A man with a cat Friends Vodka Cigarettes and beer Laundry in the basement Don’t you wish you lived here? Walks to the store Snowy streets Bus rides to the mall High heeled boots I got my dress on. We got shops Diners A train to downtown. I’m on my own. I’m on my own. Don’t you wish you were with me now? Smokey nights Hazy streets Panhandlers Cars with music on. A little gazebo City nights Missing you day and night Wishing yo

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Aug 111 min read
“Southern Rock” poem/lyrics in progress
“American flag and Southern Rock Beer and vodka. Minnesota Math. The Sins of a whore girl Where the money come from? The street & the guitar. Men in my hair. Frequent visitors. Propositions and cigarettes. I stand on my own. I stand on my own. The boys in the yard. The elevator. The elevator. Subsidized Housing. Post-homelessness. White cat in the hall. come to call. I got my chair. I’m a queen! Silent sadness. with my pet rat. Wil

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jul 21 min read
“Your Star” (original lyrics)
“I wanna be your star I’m your unicorn I’m your waif I wanna have some fun I remember good times Music out in the park I remember coffee...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jul 8, 20251 min read
“Ballerina of the Streets“
“Ballerina of the Streets” “wish for dancing days new dancing shoes a famous ballerina of the streets. Ballerina of the streets!...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jun 27, 20251 min read
“Saint”
“Saint Kurt Celebrity pictures on my walls Lazy millennial Retired sorority girl Rock chick In a hole Psychiatric depression Wanna go out...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jun 14, 20251 min read
“Pretty rose” (poem)
“Pretty rose I put in my window. Mary statue on the floor near the guitar. Pray to Jesus when I need to. Missing a man I know. Wondering...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jun 14, 20251 min read
Black Angel’s dream
“Black Angel’s dream Fly back to Austin Angel in no centerfold Still needs a job Stripping dreamsz Guitar playing hopes Angel wings Angel...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Jun 14, 20251 min read
"Bipolar Fairy Girl"
"Bipolar fairy Girl See if anyone will take an interest in me. Enjoy the air Sometimes with little sleep Enjoy the sun Basking in all...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 26, 20251 min read
"Pink dress"
“Pink dress” “Pink dress Express Little girl in pink and black Impressing her dada From the frame On the internet If he were still alive...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 20, 20251 min read
"Bride"
“Bride” “I will be your Bride. I will be your everything. I will be your prayer. give it all to me. give it all to...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 20, 20251 min read
"Lonely" song lyrics, 2025
“He’s in Kansas City playing his guitar. When will he write me? When will he call?” “Homeless Twice. St. Paul. Wandering, the river...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 19, 20251 min read
homeless days - book chapter preview
These days, homeless days, pre-homeless days, post-homeless days…. I was on my own. No one to talk to. No girl friend. Sad times in a...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 19, 20253 min read
Little Swedish dark girl of gold
Purple metal cigarette case. blue cigarette lighter. pink & purple celestial cigarette lighter. diet Mountain Dew diet coke.. Little...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
May 19, 20251 min read
Accordian Blue
“Accordian Blue” “Maybe I should go back to Austin Wander around In the heat See what there is to eat Are the buildings all tall now? In...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Feb 7, 20251 min read
“Grey Clouds”
“Grey clouds My soul’s sad All that I lost All I had.. Jesus forgive me I miss the boy I had Wanna drink now Don’t think I should The...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Apr 29, 20241 min read
“Perfect”
“We were perfect So very perfect You and me Like royalty Grunge rock royalty Your Metallica t-shirts My flannel around my waist We could...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Apr 11, 20241 min read
“Free me”
“Very sick Just a cold a bit Head cold Don’t sell me Gotta be alive Keeping home Roommates Not alone Take me for a walk Take me for a...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Apr 11, 20241 min read
“green & camo”
“Cozy in my new metallica t-shirt. Reminds me of my old man. Would be my old man, and I his old lady, if he were mine. Forty years old...

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Mar 4, 20241 min read
“Devoted” poem
“Jobless Devoted to you Even When you’re not here Looking for a place My place in the Sun." ~ “devoted” by Kelly Alexandra Hoff. 3-4-2024

Kelly Alexandra Hoff
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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