Category: Poem
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The Race to Breakfast
I looked at the calendar when I woke up Three months elapsed since that downtown 5k I had finished at 2nd place The plaque on the wall reminded me I looked over the results again, her name in front of mine I set out this year to get more speedy This time in training My…
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Hypocrisy
I see you there At the stoplight But you’re looking at your phone so you’re unaware I can pick my nose and turn into a clown Your stereo blasts an awful tune You think you can do anything in this town As the light turns green your foot turns into a cinderblock upon the gas…
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Contrast
We were walking at twilight He told me it was that magical time He looked at the sky, its fading light Our steps were congruent like a rhyme The horizon turned a yellow-blue-green He pointed and said, “Look at the contrast,” It met my retina like a movie screen I saw the dark tree branches…
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The White Coat
“Fake it till you make it,” I’ve heard them say But what if it’s people’s health at stake They figured I could fill the role of a seasoned physician who retired So they gave me the job He hung his white coat one last time on the hook I never put it on, even when…
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The Shoe Thief
We were in the running shoe store Looking at running shoes The man beside me told the salesman, “I need the flats,” He turned to me and said, “I have to run on rock,” I held my new cushiony shoes in their box “I gotta have padding,” I told him A bell jingled and a…
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Golden Retriever
You’re smarter than scientists give you credit for You’ve got soul, heart, and brain Fur for ages Personality to adore You pick up on joy and sorrow You know much more than your name You dream Unworried at all about tomorrow I see your paws twitch Same for your upper lip While you’re snoozing You…
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Amusement Park
My commute home is like an amusement park Just before dark I love it when You paint the sky The earth is Your canvas Perhaps Your breath is the brush Purple like lilacs, blue like cotton candy, pink like blush I can’t understand this It’s all so magical in a simple way Over the bridge…
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The Casino
It’s a shiny building – Lakes I saw it on the news The thought of it makes many quake As far as I’m concerned it blocks better views Everyone has their idea of heaven on Earth – and hell This is for me the latter But that great big building for so many casts its…
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The Hot Tub
The latest thing – it’s really nice My husband bought me a hot tub It’s a soft circle in the backyard Calm, bubbly, worth the price I hop in at night before bed Lay back, tilt up my head See the stars, the clouds My dog comes close, sticks his tongue out He licks my…
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Pills
Maybe everyone is normal Everyone is medicated Going to the doctor is now informal You can talk on your cell phone While your doctor looks at the computer screen No one’s on time Because no one has time Just stare at the screen while you drive Take your pills before work to help you focus…
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