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The Candidates
It’s tough being a hiring manager There’s a bunch of candidates but I’m not sure Any of them are really qualified It doesn’t matter where they side Or if they’ve done the job before And according to the election board there’s more than two candidates But reading their resumes left my mouth agape Socialism?!! Stoicism?…
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Sleepy Baby
I love to watch you sleep To watch your diaphragm rise and fall as you breathe It’s like that Aerosmith song I wonder what you’re dreaming As your paws twitch My sweet pup, you’re such a gift I admire how your blonde feathers whisk They go in all directions: some blonde, some more gold Some…
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The Dodged Bullet
I was thinking about how I dodged a bullet As I listened to the woman tell her 3-year-old to cool it The room was a wreck right when I walked in An examination room turned into a play pen A pink marker and that cardboard center of paper towels The mom grabbed them both as…
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The Interstate
Have you been hurt at work? Were you injured in a car accident? Was someone, anyone, you know – a jerk? Were you maimed in New Jersey or Philly Or in a hospital? No matter where or for what, we can get you a killing No injury is too little! Did your plastic surgery go…
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Farewell, Dear Friend
Here we are In the middle of the Eastern Atlantic Halfway between Boston and Florida Beaches, prayers, bicycles, teenage antics Friends for half a life It’s been awesome, nothing short of nice. Virginia. Norfolk. Ocean View. Here’s a reflection on the state of me and you It looks a bit like a final summer sunset…
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Mushrooms
My love for you is like those mushrooms Affection in full color, devotion in full bloom Taking over the neighborhood And to the disc golf course Far beyond where it should Little orange saucers on stools Taking over, in full force Soft white caps in a collection A bunch of bundles in a field Amber,…
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Watermelon
I know how you feel, watermelon You’ve been pushed to the back of the store Because you’re no longer sellin’ No one wants you anymore You’ve been supplanted by pumpkins and gourds Isn’t that something A lush, refreshing fruit replaced by a squash that has no natural spice Watermelon: no one carves you with a…
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When I Was 22
Maybe this is what they were talking about That young face, a head of hair without gray An all-too-peppy personality that makes ya doubt The people who criticized me come into my frontal lobe And for some reason I feel it’s up to me to make her know If I were watching a movie of…
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Healing Waves
My dog is my favorite person He’s got my back when I’m hurtin’ We ventured to the beach this morning On the verge of summer adjourning It was so windy and the waves were choppy My pup’s coat was floppy But the sea is what we went for I plopped open my wetsuit Climbed in…
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