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Unraveling

It starts with a single thread Pulled without a care Then another thread Followed by a third Until the tapestry of life Unravels in your hands You try to stitch it back Needing time to think And see the truth … Continue reading

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Specter of the Town

Community Storyboard Weekly Prompt:  This Old House This old house I remember as a child Gutted by fire Decorated by deviants Storms batter its shell Yet it still stands tall This old house Stories were told Legends of death and … Continue reading

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Day in the Nerdy Life

This should counter the dark one.  In response to We Drink Because We’re Poets poetry prompt: Day in the Life of a Nerd. There was a young nerd with some dice Who bought the whole set for a low price … Continue reading

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When the Weather Always Sucks

Mere months ago it was too cold I shivered in my bed Cursing Father Winter For torturing my hearth and home Now I swear it is too hot Sweat flooding from my pours Making sleep a tumultuous affair That I … Continue reading

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The Greatest Sound of Summer

Ring a ding a ling Now the ice cream man is here Unleash the children

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Wishing for the Void

Bring me to the void Where noises cease to be Wrap me in a womb Made of silence and numbness Take my ears and eyes And dash them upon the ground Leave me with my thoughts As I listen to … Continue reading

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Wandering Hands

Been a long time, but I’m doing a We Drink Because We’re Poets Poetry Prompt.  At least if I can keep my hands from wandering off. My attention slips For the briefest moments And off they go again Right moves … Continue reading

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The Spark You Can’t Explain

An inner heat Growing from your chest Catching your breath At their merest scent Phantom touches And whispers in the dark The spark has you in its grasp Love or lust You can’t decide Maybe a bit of both A … Continue reading

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Ode to Dang It

With a whimper and a cry My day will limp along Gloomy mood Hit by sour sales After I claimed success Lost track of time No urge to bike Breakfast tasted funny Stubbed my toe on toys Yanked to the … Continue reading

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What is Your Love?

Taking on the Community Storyboard’s love theme of the week.  This is the poem that I posted there. We forget that love Can take so many forms Parent to child and back around Friends standing together Until the very end … Continue reading

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