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· May 26
Mailman
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May 26
Mailman
letters lives lagging
packages, porch pirates prowl
mailman made mirthless
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· Jun 1
Talking
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Jun 1
Talking
internet is down
we'll get along without it
we'll talk and play cards!
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· May 14
The Gift
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May 14
The Gift
they say lifes a gift
I'd like to thank the giver
hes not on facebook.
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· May 14
Leaders
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May 14
Leaders
day in and day out
world leaders hand down a law
they think they're above.
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· May 22
Why Did You Leave Me?
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May 22
Why Did You Leave Me?
I ask for some time
In the midst of a breakdown
you forget my name
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· May 26
Spiders
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May 26
Spiders
spinning webs with speed
cobwebs. their abandoned homes
spiders are artists.
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· Jun 4
Wartime
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Jun 4
Wartime
we met wartime
you , handsome in uniform
me, in love with looks
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· May 20
The Wind
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May 20
The Wind
wind whistles a tune
under my door it does sing
the song unnerves me.
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· May 21
The Truth
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May 21
The Truth
the truth is fickle
it never makes up it's mind
mine differs from yours.
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· May 26
Suicide
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May 26
Suicide
suicidal thoughts
they're not a longing for death
they're a cry for life.
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· May 22
You Don't Hear Me
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May 22
You Don't Hear Me
why'd you turn your back
listening is like music
you have no ear
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· May 28
Scars
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May 28
Scars
I don't believe you
behind me you played around
my back bears the scars.
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· May 18
No Better
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May 18
No Better
you are no better
not when faced with your mistakes
then you just crumble.
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· May 20
The Middle
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May 20
The Middle
erring is human
forgiving is the best
the middle is hell
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· May 22
The Joke
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May 22
The Joke
why're you all laughing
really not getting this joke
I see, it's on me
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· May 22
I Don't Care
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May 22
I Don't Care
I really don't care
if you fool around on me
that makes us even.
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· May 20
Summertime Love
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May 20
Summertime Love
summer speaks to me
sparks a memory of us
inseperable.
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· Jun 1
Late
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Jun 1
Late
late blooming in life
not society's darling
you're mind is your own.
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· May 30
Glowing
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May 30
Glowing
darkness compromised
the glow of my cigarette
Like a demon's eyes
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· Jun 8
Untitled
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Jun 8
Untitled
yesterday haunts me
should I have accomplished more
nowadays confused
by asking asking what could have been
today doesn't stand a chance
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· Jun 1
Untitled
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Jun 1
Untitled
to relive your life
find the one that got away
rekindle the flame.
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· Jun 3
Forever
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Jun 3
Forever
I'd cry forever
if you thought I didn't care
why then do I weep?
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· May 27
Fears
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May 27
Fears
fears paralyze you
distort your view of the world
you are left breathless
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· May 25
You
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May 25
You
Your eyes draw me in
your lips, like cupid's bow
My breath you've taken
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· Jun 1
Obscene
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Jun 1
Obscene
pardon my language
my french is very bad
borderline obscene.
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· May 26
Warbler
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May 26
Warbler
young yellow warbler
couldn't catch caterpillars
wretched worms wriggle.
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· Jun 3
People
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Jun 3
People
self centered people
look at me , I'm the best
talk right over you.
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· May 30
Thoughts
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May 30
Thoughts
dreadful thoughts need be
chained to to the pen in my hand
pleading insanity.
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· May 21
Way Back Then
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May 21
Way Back Then
there was a time when
a skinned knee was all that hurt
now it's broken hearts
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· May 31
Remembering
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May 31
Remembering
calendar pages
I have kept them all this time
all of our dates marked
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· May 28
You Saved Me
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May 28
You Saved Me
near or far away
you've rescued my heart from harm
by saying you care
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· May 20
Wine
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May 20
Wine
your lips are like wine
I am drunk on your kisses
intoxicating.
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· May 10
Puppies
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May 10
Puppies
on the floor I sit
a horde of puppies close in
eyes adoring me
bundles of love upon me
pink tongues, tails wagging
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· May 19
Love Dies
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May 19
Love Dies
where did the love go
did boy bands sing it to death
did it die in vain
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· May 19
Night Owl
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May 19
Night Owl
no sleep for the night
the shadows slam danced till dawn
night owl knows my name
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· Jun 8
Prisoner
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Jun 8
Prisoner
in this jail I'll rot
Just a prisoner enslaved
by fears real or not
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· May 19
Separated
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May 19
Separated
I'm a lonely sock
separated from my wife
dryer split us up!
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· May 14
Sunlight
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May 14
Sunlight
sunlight heals my heart
the warmth helps to close the wound
stitches not needed.
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· May 18
Styx
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May 18
Styx
fishing on the styx
Fish bite with the fangs of wolves
hell hounds line the banks.
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· May 13
In Flux
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May 13
In Flux
where do I belong
on a mountain, winds gusting
on a peaceful sea
I will find my way
when the road seems to split me
with my mind in flux.
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· May 27
Your Smile
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May 27
Your Smile
You have blessed my day
your smile could light the earth
now I've found my way.
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· Jun 4
Questions
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Jun 4
Questions
Is life just a test
does something better await
is love transient
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· May 20
Manners
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May 20
Manners
watch your step please
I'm old but still have manners
please get off my lawn!
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· May 15
Paranoid
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May 15
Paranoid
they laugh right out loud
the voices low and muffled
eyes pointing at me.
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· May 15
Surprises
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May 15
Surprises
good grief it is true
I've tried so hard not to care
it's my first gray hair!
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· May 31
Piggy
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May 31
Piggy
this little piggy
went to market for some slop
chopped up butcher shop.
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· May 15
Tomorrow
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May 15
Tomorrow
tomorrow brings hope
yesterday my heart broken
today I will weep.
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· Jun 1
Untitled
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Jun 1
Untitled
what's a better place
a spot in God's great kingdom
angels ease your fears.
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· May 20
Out Of Ideas
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May 20
Out Of Ideas
My mind is a blank
and no not normally so
lacking ideas
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· May 20
You're The Best
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May 20
You're The Best
you are colorful
you bring out the best in me
your aura bright blue.
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