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AJ Chilson Mar 2013
I was once asked
to give the names of three people
who have helped me
become the true poet that I am.

"Tough question," I thought.
But I pondered for a minute,
and then another minute,
and still, another minute.

Finally, I came to the conclusion
that nobody had helped me
become the true poet that I am.

So I looked at the young person that asked,
and I gave him my answer.
I said "Me, Myself, and I."
AJ Chilson Oct 2012
You give me pleasure
every time I look at you,
for you're my treasure.
AJ Chilson Jan 2013
You make me happy
every time I look at you,
for you are my world.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
New day,
same old problems,
not knowing what to do.
Just wishing everything would go
away.
AJ Chilson May 2019
Because I'm working at my job,
And it is cash that I'm needing,
I regret I'll be a no-show
For next week's poetry reading.

But please don't feel too bad for me,
As I plan to make the next one,
With newly-penned material
That will leave the audience spun.
AJ Chilson Dec 2012
Nobody knew how,
but a large man wearing red
made his way inside.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
Nothing
really makes me
feel the way I used to.
And now, all I want is to be
happy.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
Seven years have passed,
and the moments we both shared
continue to last.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
Once, it was flowers
signaling life's great blossum.
Now, it is silence!
AJ Chilson Jun 2013
Do you want to know the truth?
The truth that hurts?
The truth you don't want to hear?
Here it is!
I am not a Dallas Cowboys fan.
There, I said it.
If you want my opinion on the Dallas Cowboys,
I'll be more than happy to give it to you.
They will not win another Super Bowl,
at least they won't in my lifetime.
In my prediction, they won't win for a hundred years,
long after I am gone, and long after you will be gone.
The days of Aikman, Irvin, and Smith are as long gone
as Tom Landry, and the use of that stupid hat.
Yes, I do know the wild, wicked history of what people call "America's Team",
the very same way an Atheist with a degree in theology knows the Bible.
Ask me which player snorted ******* during the Super Bowl
under the watchful eyes of millions of television viewers,
and I'll tell you that same guy ended up winning the Texas Lottery.
Ask me the name of the kicker that fooled around with a little girl,
ask me what Michael Irvin was doing on his 30th birthday,
ask me this, ask me that, and I will tell you,
and you will know that I will never love the Dallas Cowboys.
No sir, not when they currently have a wide receiver
with a tendency to lay hands on his mother.
Yeah, I know. That was a year ago. But still, he hit on his mother,
and I will never wear that scumbag's jersey
or shake hands with him if I saw him in person.
You may think I have a problem, and yes I do have a problem.
It's the Dallas Cowboys that I have a problem with.
They should never be on a football field
and call themselves America's Team
when they don't even have the best quarterback in football.
That's right. Tony Romo is a no-good prima donna
who will never live up to people's expectations.
Hell, he ain't half as good as Don Meredith,
and did Don Meredith win a Super Bowl?
Did Danny White win a Super Bowl?
Neither will Tony Romo.
Like I said, the Cowboys will never win another Super Bowl.
That's the truth, and if you can't handle the truth, then that's too bad!
AJ Chilson Aug 2013
His name is Tony.
To the world, he's "Smoke."
And very seldom
does "Smoke" ever choke.
AJ Chilson Oct 2012
Snowflakes are falling,
wanting in on the action.
Our lips touch again.
AJ Chilson Apr 2015
Some things
don't require
your special attention,
like, for example, my *****
laundry.
AJ Chilson Nov 2013
I lived for my own sake.
It was a big mistake.
I now live for Jesus,
and I am full of bliss.
AJ Chilson Nov 2012
Thank God for football.
Thank God for the players.
Thank God for the fans.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
It came.
Again, it came.
The monster from within
making its presence felt without
a word.
AJ Chilson Jul 2014
As she takes a bow,
the final curtain closes.
We salute The Queen.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
The worst thing there is
about having a birthday
is when it's over!
AJ Chilson Oct 2012
I can't stop thinking,
for that I'm always thinking,
thinking about you.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
Seconds
turn to minutes,
minutes turn to hours,
and I wonder what I'm really
doing.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
Was it the eyes
blushing in its delight?

Was it the lips
hungry for a big kiss?

Was it the smile
igniting passion from within?

Or was it the photograph
that made me love you?
AJ Chilson Feb 2013
The lights are all dim
as we honor Mim,
for she left behind
memories so kind.
For those who are here
we shed a sweet tear.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
Twelve noon
(medicine time):
Praying that with this dose
every burden I have inside
will go.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
Unable to sleep,
I turn on the radio
and dream deep in thought.
AJ Chilson Jul 2019
When I walked down that drive way,
To help as you locked the gate,
It did not occur that day
That months later you vacate,
Victim of stomach cancer,
And I would go to my job,
With my world a total blur,
Needing a shoulder to sob.
AJ Chilson Jun 2013
I know
that I've done good,
that I've made a difference.
Why is it that I feel so low,
so sick?
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
Why now?
Why is it you?
Why do you have to go
while I have to stay here by
myself?
AJ Chilson Feb 2013
Not for sale: baseball cap, used.
AJ Chilson Apr 2013
After
karaoke:
Wondering what to do
without all the people cheering
me on.
AJ Chilson Feb 2019
Whatever you do, don't stress;
Otherwise, you'll be a mess.
AJ Chilson Nov 2012
To K.S.

I still have your kiss,
even though it has been years
since you last kissed me.
AJ Chilson Mar 2013
I long for your kiss.
Every day I don't get one
I long for it more.
AJ Chilson Feb 2013
You tried
to convince me
that life's not worth living.
You tried everything you could, but
you failed.

— The End —