Category: Poem
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The Strip
I wonder how many more times I’ll drive this strip Foot on the gas, effortless I think of the time you were in the passenger seat You looked just like a person I took a picture because I thought it was so neat Now I go to that big stone house I try to keep…
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Caribbean Casino
This is horrible Tuxedoes and fancy dresses On a cruise ship In the casino Alcohol on everyone’s lips She’s in a tight black dress Not feeling herself Starting to second guess the whole thing Dipping low Everything shows Her friends at the table People she doesn’t really know A guy in a tux looks at…
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Shepherd’s Pie
Our house was built in 1950 It’s modest and too small for most But the perfect place for you and me Soon to be paid off – our secret boast On a Sunday night you made shepherd’s pie We were hungry and ready to dine You asked me to go to the kitchen to check…
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Imperishable
I’m trying to understand what this means Surely there is a point and a truth An absolute For in all the nuances and in the vastness of the earth In all the people across all the oceans As time and generation passes There’s a hoping in us all for rebirth A cry for justice A…
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Eschew
Comparison Selfishness Obsession over fashion Worrying Anxiety Hurrying Love of money Judging Grudging Scorekeeping Impatience Cruelty Envy Boast Pride Rudeness Lies Shifting Eyes Bribes Slander Gossip Dander Complaining Pursuit of perfection Fear Evil These are the things to eschew Let me run instead after what’s noble and true Fleeing from the chains and the accuser…
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Zombie Dream
All of a sudden I’m on the street Out here among the voluptuous woman I used to always see Something’s amiss, though I’ve left my house Headed out to get groceries I’m quickly irked by what’s happening It’s dark out There’s a wanderer on the corner wearing a black hoodie and dark pants Hood over…
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Winter Beach
It looks like a desert until you see the ocean The vast sand a metaphor for my hoping I was here four years ago But it looked different For now it’s winter time And I’m alone Except for the Golden retriever nearby The sun still shines But it’s cold My friends are all gone The…
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The Salon
I walk into the salon Changes It’s obvious I don’t belong This place is pristine Among the menopausal women And the celebrity wanna-bees The floor and walls are squeaky clean I walk to the counter and the woman asks how she can help me Her eyeballs are underlined And a sparkly necklace glimmers at the…
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Morning Run
Here’s the flashing cursor staring at me Beckoning My mind is blank Really, an answered prayer Heater on my feet A stark contrast to the winter air Just outside it also calls My running shoes are itching, over there against the wall My stomach growls The coffee kicks in I type a poem And then…
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My Brother’s Wife
You’ve gotta be out there somewhere Surely you exist I hear from the upright that there are slim pickins None of us is perfect But I like to believe there’s a few who try Who have God’s law written on their hearts and minds For my brother needs you As do I More than you…
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