Category: Poem
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Expert
Don’t we all admire the experts The true professionals Don’t we envy the best But here’s the confessional: We weren’t there when it hurt Just when the judges cut all the rest I wonder how many times she shot that ball How many times did that gymnast fall How many punches on that bag How…
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Severed
He’s one of my favorite artists But hearing his story is among the hardest Maybe because it’s a story I’ve witnessed indirectly But I never got closure Can anyone ever Divorce, I hear, is like a limb that’s been severed My best friends went through it It’s a word I don’t even like to say…
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The Heat
The air is thick Like my hair The humidity sticks The heat is like a blanket It’s hard to take it My skin oozes sweat to try to cool My beloved Golden retriever drools Even in the shade it feels like 104 What would someone move to Florida for This is southern Virginia Is global…
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To the Women Around Me
I see you huddled over in the chair in your backyard I’m not a creeper, I was just walking by I stood on the other side of the chain link and heard you cry The last two years has been rough on your heart You’re new here, just like the lady across the street I…
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Norfolk
People not from here call it NOR-FU-KHH (Do you like how I hyphenated that?) The Navy brings a lot of people Some feel stuck Some feel fat I’ve seen so many Regardless of how they feel, there’s room for any On one main road there’s brick apartments and construction cones Go the next block over…
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The Coach
I saw the post on Indeed And thought at last, I found the thing I need A coaching job at my alma mater I asked my old friend, a former employee, to be a reference She said she’d rather not if I was coaching those Christian school adolescents But I carried on and found some…
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Ghouls and Gremlins
He told me his symptoms and I listened intently I tried to empathize, to speak gently All the things they teach in school I thought about my gremlins as he talked about his ghouls His job, his parents, the president On and on he went He was a clean cut, nice looking guy He said…
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Drop That Crap
My husband gives great advice At 19-years-old on the phone one night I felt like I was on the brink of a shattered life Had I spent too much money, was I letting everyone down, was I flake Was I going to drown, was it all a mistake I explained it all in detail –…
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Glass
It crunches underneath my tires It sparkles in the sunlight like fire It glistens in the intersection If I stop and look close enough I can see my own reflection It’s pretty but jagged It’ll leave you ragged Don’t fall into it You’ll be tempted to touch it But don’t do it It’ll cut you…
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CrossFit
We were watching CrossFit I know it: you’re the one for me The only other person I know who’d want to work out So we hit pause Went into the garage Past our bedtime I counted your reps, you counted mine Then we raced around the block Like retrievers, we don’t know when to stop…
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