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kevin-5
60/M Age is relative. Old souls are born old souls. The imperfections of life or people are dealt with in their own sense of time. I am considered by society as a senior citizen. / I'm almost afraid to graduate.
I don't bother anybody Spend my days, doing my thing Show up here and there Hang around awhile Then blow the scene I've been called "too common" Not welcome, at the affluent homes Constantly harassed, insulting digs Never left alone I've never been offered Good food or a well kept bed I'm beginning to think Some are wishing me dead I've been intentionally poisoned A brute broke my neck I was kicked in the face Out of spite, I would guess Could this be my fate? Cut down in my prime? Chopped up and spit out Have you no mercy? I'm just a dandelion!!!
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Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 11:16 PM UTC
Roots of Reliance
He was a homosocialistsexual His clothes were multi-textural Often had thoughts exceptional With the swallow of a random pill His friends sometimes glittered In lights harsh, but not bitter All his little sisters Had lost their sense of feel Circles bent by passing time Trying to keep the stars aligned A simple trick within his mind To take his own advice Play fair and simple A tsunami starts with a ripple Leave your troubles on the pillow When you get up from the night ____________________________________________ My neighbors are asexual. They're constantly adding on to their house.
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Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 4:36 PM UTC
My Old Friend Jimmy--- I mean "James"
Real The real deal That's pretty much how I live And what I've learned to live with Not so much what As who And the who is me And how I choose What some might perceive as stumbling paths Are my simple walks in the park The rain The sun Have little effect On my well earned And fought for at times, invisible umbrella I step gently Not when I am unsure But when there are crowds of others who may be I follow no light I just reach For the nearest hold My hands might find Whether smooth or jagged It gives a bit of rest Being more timely than being deserved Still hanging on Despite the fact This is as high As this effort may go But I am not a pretender My hands are calloused From a climb Somewhere below If this be the space, of my legacy It's where my heart, and myself belong
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Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018 at 12:40 PM UTC
A Comforting Acceptance
It seems like I'm on the inside again, of the outside, I'm usually living in There is little fear, here In this place of my own making The only things breaking Are thoughts, thrown against the wall Better that, than bouncing back as problems I can't solve Fears of loss Are easier to toss at structures that can handle the blow No Echo Of frustration or regret No need to place a bet On a world I will never know
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Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018 at 11:39 AM UTC
TIME OUT
I remember the fall My life flashed through my mind Years of confusion, in a second of time I fired the King's horses I fire the King's men I finally managed, to climb up again The wall is scary high And my **** is still round Yolk is leaking from my cracks Running to the ground I hope I can hang on I know it's a gamble But sunny side up Is much better than scrambled
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Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018 at 2:47 AM UTC
EGGY POP
Pierced through by so many spears of betrayal His shadow appeared as a moving constellation Defined by street lamps on the empty streets He chose to walk But, There was always more mass than misery With hope lying, in the darker contrasts of his silhouette
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Aug 6, 2018
Aug 6, 2018 at 2:31 AM UTC
Keep Walking
Accepted clarity Muddied only By half-truths Perceived as real                        A contrived conscience                        With volume control                        Lowered by convenience                        And narcissistic survival The retail outlet Of self-patted shoulders Selling in real time One's own significance                        Safety in numbers                        A comfort of thought                        The inclusive community                        Of light                        Through fractured prisms Individuality Sought in the scope Of a petri dish Hopefully, There be an artisan Peering through the lens An expert in restoration
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Aug 3, 2018
Aug 3, 2018 at 7:21 AM UTC
Clique Tock
All the young raison wanted,              was a drink of water His mother sternly told him             " You get back to bed! '' He shrank away from her discipline
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Aug 1, 2018
Aug 1, 2018 at 7:54 AM UTC
No Wining
Did you ever try to write a love poem But no longer in love? Write about a broken heart And yours already mended? Words and efforts shallow as a mud puddle Just as mucky as its bottom Like my hippie buddies used to say " It's not real, unless it is, man."
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Jul 31, 2018
Jul 31, 2018 at 6:40 AM UTC
POINTLESS
Some people have the knack Of not slapping back At edges, dark in demeanor That lets some of us walk After, just a brief talk Feeling somehow cleaner Intelligent Unassuming Not forcing square pegs into round holes A general appreciation of the variety of souls Different steps Taken everyday By everyone But few can say "I am not one to judge." And live their lives in that way
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Jul 31, 2018
Jul 31, 2018 at 3:11 AM UTC
Kind Ones