Category: Poem
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Chasing Ponytails
I look into the distance As my chest burns I’ve done this a million times Is there anything I’ve learned? I know them by their ponytails Those girls that are so fast I linger in their trails My stride can’t keep up They look so close but I don’t have such luck Reality is that…
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Internet Letdown
Women’s haircut ideas online Show women’s printed-on faces that shine Perfect hair I went to the salon lokoing for it but it wasn’t there Just like that cookie recipe The one that left my husband hungry And I followed the directions That blazer online I wanted to buy Didn’t do anything to accentuate my thighs…
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Bullets
He asked if I saw it “What?” I asked He said, “The bullet, the one we just dodged” I’d mostly been looking at the tulips “Oh, yes,” I said as we passed It was comical, and odd As we walked by two kids in scout uniforms They were tugging on the door handles of a…
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The Man in the Grocery Store
He pulled up next behind me in the checkout line He smelled like urine His garb was disheveled It was a bit disturbin’ Onto the conveyor belt he dropped a roll of frozen turkey The clerk looked at him He said, through an edentulous mouth, “Been eatin’ this stuff since I was thirty” His face…
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What Are You Doing Here?
What are you doing here? You’ve been running I know where you’re from What’s with all your cunning? And why all the fear? Come out of that cave Let’s talk about everything I long to conversate To tell you the truth And to hear from you Let me show you where you belong
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Indeed
I still get the emails Titled New Opportunity – it never fails – to get my hopes up Ha. You know, I used to think I was stuck Like my six-figure job is the proverbial hellhole Tuning in to the constant complaining – and chiming in – will take its toll I drafted emails I…
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Seahawk
If only I could be like that sea bird Sitting atop the pine At sunrise Unperturbed Like an old timer Looking down at a million facts on paper Knowing what to tackle now and what to save for later To understand how it all connects To not always be overwhelmed by what’s next My eyes…
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Secret Bunnies
She brought me some Easter bunnies Four velvety figurines the size of my fist Small but not cuddly There was an unspoken gist Two baby blue, two baby girl pink Elegant ribbons around their necks She was up to something, I think These bunnies are suspect They are cute More so than little kids in…
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Chreaster
I’ve always been a believer Never thought I’d become a Chreaster Only going to church on Christmas and Easter But even now it’s getting hard I’m like an overboiled egg I remember what my late pastor once said Sitting in church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage makes you…
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Blackberry Seeds
Charles said, “Don’t ever eat blackberries. They have seeds” His light blue polo matched the color of his eyes “It can be scary when they get stuck in your teeth” There was a sparkle when he looked at me We stood in the kitchen As he talked about work He was stressed but always said,…
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