Category: Poem
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An Ode to Suzie
Hey dare! I wonder what you’re doing now Being a maka-ma Pigging out Or maybe durring out On your way to the Bahamas I miss you since you left yesterday You know who else misses you? D bay-bay Yesterday I accidentally washed your one shirt you left in the hamper D baby didn’t have a…
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Right on Red
I wonder if the car behind me can get any closer 20 over isn’t fast enough The city installs speed bumps to slow us all down I watch three consecutive cars turn right on red The sign next to the light says NO TURN ON RED At work everyone’s waistline expands From month to month…
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Little Delicacies
There’s a lot of little moments in life Little delicacies in this existence That make me happy Running distance My husband’s shin rubs after a race New cushiony shoes Setting a new PR when it was something I thought I couldn’t do Connecting the dots at work After doing some research On a pretty Sunday…
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Orange
Isn’t it cool that we can see in color Especially in the fall I love orange Autumn rushing in It makes me recall I ignore the twinge in my side Running in the forest I feel alive I have carrots in my backpack I want to run by the pumpkin patch I often think about…
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Ezekiel
What was it like when your wife died You weren’t allowed to cry For a rebellious people you were a symbol In all the madness did you or they ever tremble What was it like to be a signpost All the vivid allegory on thin pages Speaks to me like a ghost What’s in the…
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The Painting
They say artwork is open to interpretation I thought of that from the cushy chair The painting on the wall was a fascination Thankfully the wall across from me wasn’t bare There was a portrait of neon colors: a mix of blue, green, yellow, white It was very bright The shiny bulbs beamed down on…
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The Metal Stretcher
The cool air had drifted in Finally I walked back to the house casually I turned the corner and for some reason I looked back I saw something that could spark a panic attack A man in a tie and a woman in a suit Wheeling a clandestine metal stretcher through the chute Down the…
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My Boss in My Dreams
Lately I’ve been dreaming It’s like my subconscious is streaming My boss appears a lot We hang out and talk But not at work No, in my favorite restaurant She’s more like a friend in the dreams We sit close at the table and she tells me a lot of things “I know you’ve been…
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Fall Fragrance
I mosied into Marshalls In pursuit of something festive A little shopping adventure after work couldn’t be too harmful Still near 90 degrees in September How I long for the fall Cool weather, maybe just a long-lost ember Maybe I can create it on my own Grab some fall-fragranced candles to burn at home In…
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Julia
I sat across from her wrinkly face and white curls As she told me, “I hate this place, it ain’t much of a pearl” Next to her sat the Sunday paper She said, “I read that already but I’ll read it again later” She opened a drawer with her knobby hands Inside were some pills,…
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