gremlin fodder

I heard a song today that reminded me of you The guy was singing about a sad life and being alone A dismal tune Somehow the drums fueled me as I ran on my own I felt my heart and brain connect with my muscles I rolled down the street like the water of a

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I remember that Sunday morning We met early before the service The place we wouldn’t leave now On the beach, that long strip in Ocean View Our early 20s, just friends I was elated to meet with you I was supposed to be studying chemistry I couldn’t help but abandon my studies When you called

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Do you ever ask yourself why you’re doing something Why are you reading this Are you now wondering You know, there’s an enemy out there Trying to destroy you It’s true Look at your life Be still Ask if what you’re doing is really what you will Be quiet Turn off the screens Try it

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I’d just returned from a 12 mile run My husband Richard had been lifting weights – benching 315 We thought it’d be fun I peeled off my compression sleeves He cleaned his hands of the chalk We were both exhausted He said, “Come over here, let’s have a talk” I propped my feet up, they

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She was coming out of the grocery store Among the downtrodden of the town As well as the mean Looking forward to a new reality She was pushing her shopping cart on a Tuesday afternoon One wheel defective Chipped paint on the sides A reflection of how she felt inside She had her goods in

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I’ve lived my life in a 10 mile radius At 34-years-old now I didn’t know back then it would amount to this I drove past that building today Where I used to sit in the cushy chair once a month Behind or before all the other private school kids Our parents couldn’t spend enough For

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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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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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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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