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  Dec 2024 Carlo C Gomez
Malia
I’m a tornado in a bottle but you
Grasp my glass cage and you
π˜šπ˜π˜ˆπ˜’π˜Œ π˜šπ˜π˜ˆπ˜’π˜Œ π˜šπ˜π˜ˆπ˜’π˜Œ
You take me by the (bottle) neck and you
Toss me flying in the air and catch
Me again, flirting with death like life
Is a game, and I’m telling youβ€”
I’m telling youβ€”
π˜šπ˜›π˜–π˜— π˜π˜›, π˜šπ˜›π˜–π˜— π˜π˜›, π˜“π˜π˜šπ˜›π˜Œπ˜•β€”

shattered glass bloodstains
no tears but shock freezing the lines
on your face pick up the pieces
no don’t let it cut your fingers.
sorry. sorry.
sorry. sorry. sorry.
Edited from a 2019 poem. Wow, middle school was crazy
Etching my name immortal
the words when left my pen
Take on a new perspective
beyond both me and them

Etching all time eternal
the future is renamed
Calling forth beyond true north
β€” my destiny reclaimed

(Dreamsleep: December, 2024)
  Dec 2024 Carlo C Gomez
Maddy
Weather changes daily.
Climate change is very real.
Ducks swimming in pond happily ignoring the humans.
Squirrels thrilled with pounds of unsalted nuts from Aunty Human
No matter what you celebrate
Remember those you miss and those needing your help if you can
Furry friends too
Enjoy your families and friends
Walking hand in hand waiting for the roasted chestnuts you boughr me.
On our first date years ago
December in the City
Happy and Healthy all
  Dec 2024 Carlo C Gomez
Emma
dandelion clock,
whispers dreams into the breeze,
wishes take their flight.
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