Category: Poem
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The Castle
You’re a familiar face But in a new place I go to visit You’re clearly running a slower pace There’s a fuzziness A purple elephant we both ignore We make small talk like strangers You’re in a castle now I sense unforeseen dangers Did you make your escape On a new road, far from the…
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Drool
The smell of grilled chicken floats in the air Delightful garlic and rosemary I sense a stare Dinnertime aromas cause my pup to tarry I sit on the couch, he on the wood floor I hear a subtle drip reverberate My eyes meet his That angelic face I adore He sits, patiently waiting to lick…
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Tortilla Chips
We were 18 in the fall Eating our tortilla chips El Rodeo in your old room Watching movies Do you remember when Life was as good as it could get I had a dream we were standing there in a bright kitchen You were eating tortilla chips Back before you cared so much about being…
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Colors
What’s Your favorite color? Sky blue or white I wonder Could it be yellow or pink Like twilight Or maybe it’s nothing like what I think Gray, perhaps You paint the sky like a timelapse I stand on the shore and watch it play While Billy frolics in the waves As do the dolphins The…
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The Beekeeper
Tricia wore her black dress She couldn’t quite scrape all the dirt from under her fingernails Did her best Walked to the car Her mother pleading from inside, begging her to hurry “We’re in luck,” Tricia said “There was enough shampoo” “Well at least you look and smell almost new,” her mother said as she…
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Run
Up and down Tap-tap Huuhh—sheeww The route is routine But each day feels new Under the crepe myrtles Dodging spider webs Clandestine hurdles I pump my arms, propel my legs The grass holds tones of fall Freshly cut I stall The pelicans soar and the seagulls huddle The sky’s pink and orange, yellow too The…
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Easy Words
It was a Wednesday morning in April I was flustered for sure but able Daunted by what was ahead Younger, inexperienced, and new “The little man,” and “a loser,” whispered the gremlins in my head But I did my research and typed my notes I went for a run that morning, prayed, prepped, ate my…
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The Stoplights
It’s a Friday afternoon We’re all rushing We can’t get there too soon “There” is home for some For others it’s the bar And for others it’s actually another car Hurrying up, we can’t get there too fast For some are running away from the past We’re all overweight and miserable behind our steering wheels…
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Roots
I’m clinging on like these gnarled anchors I’m balancing on the water’s edge Toeing the shoreline like a nimble dancer My dog dives The water glistens I’m happy to be alive Still looking for answers Connected like the branches Hovering the great lake Climbing higher Among the birds I listen Holding unmet desire Here with…
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Flames
I see the flames coming from your window I watch them burn Your carpals flex Your first two phalanges wave Anticipating what’s next Up to your mouth, encircling that skinny candy stick I’m petrified as it touches your lips Another puff en route to the grave The vapor rises As does your blood pressure When…
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