Category: Poem
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Black Friday
I’m exhausted Spent, consumed, zapped In this race of life, I have been lapped The sweet potato casserole turned out okay The gathering was small My dog behaved My parents, my brother, then the in-laws I think most people ended up hurt Would I rather go to work? There’s a race there too After dinner…
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The Co-worker
I straighten my hair and pluck my brows Make sure the shirt fits just right At the stoplight I eat my breakfast My heart races going through the door I’m so jittery, hope I can digest this Do I look okay Co-workers greet me as I walk in I hear them whisper about how I’m…
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The WalMart Shoppers
A Saturday morning, out to beat the crowd WalMart parking lot It’s early, so not too loud I pull up and look around A lone woman walks She’ll ask me for money, I think As I watch her walk toward the store Walkie talkie on her hip Her belongings stacked in her cart Revolver on…
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The Dolphin Show
There’s no reason to go anywhere I walk the coast – a mere 10 minute drive A cloudy day in the fall It’s cold but not too much to bear Out here I feel so small The horizon looks like a painting Periwinkle backdrop with scattered gray clouds My Golden retriever frolics in the waves…
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Anna
You were there in my dream You talked to me But I felt unseen We were in the sun on a patio I saw your dark hair, long and black Your pretty smile Blue t-shirt You glowed You looked my way then went about the party My hope fizzled like a deflated balloon I was…
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Anticipation
It’s two nights till the day I’m like a child on Christmas Eve I’ve raced one before But it’s still hard to believe 5k, 10k, a half marathon I’ve trained all summer long Now the leaves have turned My watch is charged My spirit yearns This race will be large Legs are rested Muscles fed…
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Katie
It looks like you’re doing well Leading millions, if not more It’s hard to tell You’re still so pretty You remind me of an old friend Same age, same physique, slick hair I’ve watched you both change with the times Unique like your rhymes You’re both admired and you sparkle You shine You attract so…
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The Toenail
Barefoot with a black tip Mile 8 – slip, slip, slip My toe runs into my shoe As I run Soreness but elation I’m not done When I unlace there’s ugliness to face The nail bed is purple-blue The next day is black I take a day off and it changes to white I buy…
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Single
I know you’re longing It’s in your talk and text Even the way you walk It drives everything Like nothing’s right without a ring You wallow as you watch everyone else marry You think about how scary it is that it might never be you My heart’s been broken as many times as I’ve watched…
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The Final Week
It’s the final week Before the clock moves The sunlight will shift I watch it fade Knowing each day is a gift Past to present – 15 years like fluff Living to witness the things I’ve prayed Hoping all my efforts and prayers are enough One by one as I approach the dust But yet…
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