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Papercut

Little gash on my finger. How much longer will you linger?   Thriving where my pointer bends. How can I ever make you mend?   It has been weeks since you appeared. Are you infected as I feared?   I … Continue reading

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I Want Your Greener Grass

The lonely man watches As the crowded man plays With parents, wife, and child He envies the connections That he lacks within his life He wanders off alone With time he wants to share   The crowded man watches As … Continue reading

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Feather Touch

Gentleness on skin Barely sensed Causing a quiver of the flesh Ghosting away Leaving one wanting more And wondering Where the source has hid

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Cheers

Baileys Irish Cream Pleasantly chilled with some ice The end of my day (Cheers and goodnight to everyone!)

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Car Logistics?

(This poem stems from me getting yelled at about not having ‘Car Logistics’.  Upon asking what that means, my tormentor decided to throw up his hands and say I’m impatient.  To this day, I still have no idea what this … Continue reading

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Curse of the Immortal

He will live forever To see the end of time No disease can end his life And every wound will heal For his immortality is pure With a never-ending pain He will see his loved ones die Knowing they have … Continue reading

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The Other Inevitability

Paperwork and tears The necessary anguish It’s time for taxes

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Grubby Fingers

Sticky and wiggly Getting into everything Leaving prints on the wall Spreading paint along the window And in his tangled hair Flushing toilets That whisks a roll away Editing and posting When my back is turned All the while he … Continue reading

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Listen to Your Mother

A voice of warning That your face will stay that way You aim to prove her wrong   A voice of education That greens will help you grow You eat them to get dessert   A voice of preparation That … Continue reading

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Zombie-ing Through the Day

Hours of sleep Gone within a blink As if they never were Leaving me yawning And groggy With a looming workload Banging at the window I’ll have to carry on Shuffling and groaning Like a Romero extra

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