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Michael Stefan Feb 2020
he sat,
no noise,
dreaming art,
***** boy,
they shouted,
teased him,
hurt him,
he sat,
in silence,
so different,
finally changing,
quiet broken,
he cried
Sometimes we relive our childhood and remember its wonder and charms.  Sometimes we remember the bad times.  I hated middle school.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Cassius Bartholomew, a dapper gentleman
Oh, two-toned fuzzy suit, and smile so genuine
Regarding his tough muscles, a good workout regimen
Gracious with affection, his love is never tentative
I greatly love that Cash, so I write these sentences

Cassius is a cuddle monster who snuggles day or night
Oh, that Cashboy is such a manly man despite his tiny height
Ruggedly running through rolling hills, superlative delight
Gusto! Cash's cry of joy when his name you cite
I hope you understand by now, Cash's character's airtight

Cassius is a Corgi, a big-eared loaf of bread from end to end
Cashboy is the best of dogs
He's truly man's best friend
So yeah, I have owned Corgis for a long time.  Cash is my male Corgi and he is constantly filled with pleasure being around people, roughhousing with his mate Lucy, and will park himself directly on your lap for hours trying to soak up some love.  For being such a large part of my life, he deserved a poem.  I also used the lines as an acrostic poem to spell out C-O-R-G-I twice.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Define yourself in your own terms
Let triumph wash over you
Bask in the glow of your own definitions
Walk free surrounded in your own truth
One man walked on the moon
As one man learned to walk again
One woman sacrificed for a nation
As one woman became a citizen of her new home
A family of famous daredevils
And a family that got their son clean
Don't let others define your triumph
Be great
Act great
Revel in your accomplishments
And love your limits while breaking them
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
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Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Great words are spoken every day
But so many of them go unrecognized
Because great words are rarely about the words themselves
But about the timing
And about the audience
Perhaps it's time we stop and listen
  Feb 2020 Michael Stefan
Molly
Dying embers send the last
of their flares up into the black
while we sit alongside and pray
that rescue never comes.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
I am standing here
At the corner of 'no' and 'where'
Go find another corner, you!
Because this is my corner
And my corner, I won't share
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