Category: Poem
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Halloween Pharmacy
Kool-Aid on the shelf stacked up to the ceiling Froot Loops in the aisle I’ve got an eerie feeling Pepsi and Halloween candy It’s on every corner It’s meant to be dandy An autumnal festival at the local grocery store How ironic that the pharmacy is in the same building Just feet away People get…
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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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