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Joel M Frye Sep 2016
better coat the truth
with humor as a jester
than to be sincere,
thoughtful, civil, generous...
and be vilified for it
Never mind that the message has never been more crucial to the survival of a nation.
  Sep 2016 Joel M Frye
wordvango
I am setting up an adjunct me
to dress me up a little
a bit more polished
a little more free

he , my sidekick, will
be less needy but
have a heart of gold still
and give all he can
to others

this one I set aside to
be the one I wished I were
will fault himself less
and be more mature

his will will bend
if needed
his self worth
will never depend
on others

his heart will be  mine
his head the same
if but a bit more
shiny
and
sane
  Sep 2016 Joel M Frye
Helen
I like to dance outside in a storm
because the rain
masks my tears
I like to scream in horror movies
because it's an outlet
for my fears
I like to sit in the cold night air
because it warms
my frozen heart
I like to visit your tombstone
because its where the end
should start
I like to lay down in an open field
because the stars
are always brighter there
I like to sing off key in the shower
because it's where no one
would care
I like to kneel in front of you
because it's almost like
Im praying
I'm sorry that I'm saying good bye
but I just don't feel like
staying
I'd like it if the world had more colour
instead of being so
black and white
I'd like to be here again
to say Good Morning
instead I'll just
say
Good Night
there is a time
when love is
    shades of blue
    azure and cobalt of old lakes and seas
under long shadows of the morning sun
painting the sky in rose-rimmed lapislazuli
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