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"toothbrushes" poems
In the burning right hand of the bald city, denizens frame calories and count instagram blessings while beacons of hope refund inspiration in USADA *** cups. Abyssinian maids wail over yesterday lovers who wore Ginsberg’s skirt with less  pizzazz and watched bedbugs **** blood off knee caps wondering, what if Jesus Christ drove a Nissan? As bullets of paragraphs fall Vietnamese pesticides on my head, The dusts off my breath sing homilies With letters of broken leather whiskey, For even in the most dishonest jest, clandestine toothbrushes are overrated and every first false lie is the only truth.
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Jun 27, 2013
Jun 27, 2013 at 8:02 PM UTC
Who yawned the most head
I'm not one of those people Who can bury that itch, So very down deep That they can't even scratch. Certainly, most days, I'm satisfied with Me, Just can't seem to be satisfied with Just me. I want four hands, not two, And four feet, covered in warm woolen socks between sheets. I want clamoring voice from a throat that's not mine. I want two heads, two hearts, Two toothbrushes. Different length hair in the shower (You clean it out) Accidental-shrunken work shirts Cussing fights while I finish the laundry Surprise apologies later. Nights of scheduling compromise Days of scheduling compromise How many sick days can we skip work with? I don't need some long-distance, Not-a-relationship Just-friends-with-benefits ******** I cannot hug me I cannot bury my face in my chest And just breathe. My arms don't reach far enough, And I get a crick in my neck only to find that My shirts just smell like cheap soap. Not looking for marriage. Ten years until kids. Maybe a dog later on. We'll walk it together, and you can bag the poo... It could be I'm just too addicted to *** Or maybe I wear too much lingerie. My corsets and evening gowns show too much of my flesh? I know too many good random subjects for conversation? My **** looks too good. Your **** looks too good? Pick one and tell me, So I can  find that one thing That keeps the timing from not lining up Or lets me meet men that aren't married, or Under 18, Under 21, Under-able to carry out a conversation with words longer than 2 syllables. I probably won't even see it coming, That day when I find that someone who satisfies Just Me. But for now, can I please find Someone to just satisfy me?
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Oct 14, 2010
Oct 14, 2010 at 7:24 PM UTC
An Extraction of Satisfaction
I'm not one of those people Who can bury that itch, So very down deep That they can't even scratch. Certainly, most days, I'm satisfied with Me, Just can't seem to be satisfied with Just me. I want four hands, not two, And four feet, covered in warm woolen socks between sheets. I want clamoring voice from a throat that's not mine. I want two heads, two hearts, Two toothbrushes. Different length hair in the shower (You clean it out) Accidental-shrunken work shirts Cussing fights while I finish the laundry Surprise apologies later. Nights of scheduling compromise Days of scheduling compromise How many sick days can we skip work with? I don't need some long-distance, Not-a-relationship Just-friends-with-benefits ******** I cannot hug me I cannot bury my face in my chest And just breathe. My arms don't reach far enough, And I get a crick in my neck only to find that My shirts just smell like cheap soap. Not looking for marriage. Ten years until kids. Maybe a dog later on. We'll walk it together, and you can bag the poo... It could be I'm just too addicted to *** Or maybe I wear too much lingerie. My corsets and evening gowns show too much of my flesh? I know too many good random subjects for conversation? My **** looks too good. Your **** looks too good? Pick one and tell me, So I can  find that one thing That keeps the timing from not lining up Or lets me meet men that aren't married, or Under 18, Under 21, Under-able to carry out a conversation with words longer than 2 syllables. I probably won't even see it coming, That day when I find that someone who satisfies Just Me. But for now, can I please find Someone to just satisfy me?
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(Circa 2008) I wonder of living in a life, in a home, scattered with open books rewriting the future as it unfolds. With no empty picture frames and nothing wasted on a blanket of dust. Bliss, relaxation, and a comfort you can trust. Two toothbrushes and an unmade bed fit for the sweetest. And no matter what, knowing that everyday is the best day of my life.
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Jan 19, 2013
Jan 19, 2013 at 4:42 AM UTC
Wildflowers
Our eco-friendly toothbrushes sit together in the cup on the counter but today I didn’t brush my teeth. The snow is great. Want to know why, because the snow doesn’t give a **** how anybody else feels and it doesn’t ***** its feelings all over twitter. The snow knows that nobody cares. The snow never says “anyways” or “whatever” or “oh god”  and the snow doesn’t undermine what I have to say. The snow is cold and it ***** but at least it doesn’t question me. It doesn’t ask me if I need space. Nope. It just keeps snowing. The snow and I are on good terms. It isn’t polite and it doesn’t try to be anything that it is not. It doesn’t cook barley with kale and it definitely doesn’t pretend to like it.
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May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013 at 2:31 PM UTC
The snow ***** but do you know what ***** more? You acting like a psychopath.
Two birds flying at night crash into each other and as they spin falling from a cloud of feathers and starlight they are reminded of a time before they learned how to fly... Will we fold into each others secrets would we fit each other like a spoon won't you take my hand and chase stars with me we'll catch them if they fall and bury them in the backyard of our childhood dreams so we can always find our way back there Chase the shoreline fly with a flock of airplanes we'll signature the moon as we dance our footprints upon the clouds swim with me through an ocean of bed sheets and Sunday mornings and we'll chase dinosaurs from our bedroom The warmest place in the world is next to you let me sip coconuts in your arms won't you plant my name behind your tongue that it may bloom in a garden of your smiles We'll find a beach to name after our children and serenade the ocean as it refuses to stop kissing the shore we'll use toothbrushes as tuning forks fake a limp at new years eve and ride the elevator to the highest floor and dance with me above the skyline 'cause if you sing me a lullaby of forgiveness I will keep you from all the broken promises we can finger paint sunrises on each other skin Be orphans with me so that we can name each other the way we once named the stars as if the constellations held the promise we could find our way home
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Aug 7, 2015
Aug 7, 2015 at 2:56 AM UTC
Sidereal
d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'the end' the end of all things the end of crinkle-eyed smiles the end of early morning kisses the end of late night giggles the end of bathroom break tears the end of raw vocal chords the end of resentment the end of love d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'new' new start new house new freedom new tears new loneliness new love new life d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'i give up' i give up on cleaning up your ***** cereal bowls i give up on picking up your clothes i give up on our queen-sized bed i give up on two toothbrushes i give up on two bathroom drawers i give up on sharing a closet i give up on sharing a life i give up on you d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'give it away' pictures of the life we shared? give it away. that queen-sized bed? give it away. four bedroom house? give it away. circular piece of platinum? give it away. diamond ring? give it away. your love? give it away. d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'without' without pain without anger without anxiety without snoring without kisses without hands without guidance without a friend without you d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'too' too far too bad too sad too much too late d-i-v-o-r-c-e spells 'goodbye' goodbye, my love goodbye, dear old friend goodbye, ******* goodbye, bane of my existence i wish you all the best, but goodbye, my friend
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Aug 30, 2017
Aug 30, 2017 at 7:35 PM UTC
d-i-v-o-r-c-e.
Today I found your toothbrush Sitting in the same cup as mine I stared at it Remembering that you were Here only a week ago With a bad case of morning breath And my toothpaste tucked in the corner Of your smile. Hesitantly waking up I stared at it Remembering that you were Here only a week ago My concept of time Now revolving around the way You touched me Only a week ago The way you loved me Only a week ago This toothbrush This blue toothbrush I bought from the dollar store Brushing along the tremors of my Uneven breath threatened to Defeat me Threatened to put me back to sleep and Try again tomorrow Resolve the reoccurring bouts Of sadness tomorrow. But instead I looked at it I looked at your toothbrush with a certain familiarity I looked at your toothbrush with a sincere smile And remembered that I was lucky enough to share my space With someone Only a week ago I was lucky enough to fill my room with Comfort and soft conversations Only a week ago I was lucky enough to See you again Lucky enough to touch you again Lucky enough to bother you again Only a week ago And for the first time For the very first time I looked at everything I gained Instead of my impending losses My expired emptiness and hollow thoughts. Because I realized Only a week ago The entire world unfolded itself in front of me And gave me Two toothbrushes.
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Apr 25, 2014
Apr 25, 2014 at 5:32 PM UTC
.{ mourning breath }.
I cough and laugh and smile with thoughts of you, I remember that bit of annoyance that would break your lips, that shift in your eyes. It's been almost as long as we dated. What did you think in September? I forgot until it was October and then I realized and thought; where are you and what are you up to I've been listening to artist and songs that you showed me, I like them more now, a sort of time machine. I think of you when I ********** not every time. Just when I'm feeling sad. I think of you when I make eggs and when I use my laptop I think of you when I see anything of Beauty I think of you when I see a chihuahua or a golden lab. When I take acid I think of you and get so **** happy and I just wish for you to be happy and I wish for things to be okay and I wish I could just say hi and I wish things weren't weird between us. And maybe it's not. I stay in this house and see what could've been, some altered dimension with pictures of our friends and family on the walls, dog beds covering the ground. Our toothbrushes in their chargers on the sink. Your Halloween decorations still up; I bet in a couple of months it'll look like The Nightmare Before Christmas on our porch. I have no idea what will happen in the years to come; I just hope you're doing well.
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Nov 5, 2018
Nov 5, 2018 at 5:42 PM UTC
An Elephant Graveyard With Geese Bones
i. last week you were sitting by your window watching the sun melt into a thousand shades of darkness and you thought of her. you still remember how she always smelled like lavender and roses and peonies and freshly mowed grass and rain - a living breathing walking talking singing dancing growing but ever so slowly dying garden. you suppose she must've smelled like cigarettes as well, since she went through a pack a week, and the whiskey she laced her coffee with and the teabags she used as toothbrushes, but all you can remember is the garden of her mind and the green of her thumbs that planted flowers in-between your ribs and turned your blood to a breeding ground for aphids. a single lotus flower can live for a thousand years. a single memory can live even longer. ii. on the train ride to paris she didn't think of you, instead she counted all the prime numbers from one to one thousand and kissed a boy with oceans for eyes. you came home to an empty house in february, a receipt for valentine's day roses still fresh in your wallet. all of your belongings were still there, tainted with the memory of her - the set of calligraphy pens she got you for hanukkah, the sweater of yours she would always wear in the mornings after *** while drinking coffee and filling out the crossword. the endless number of bobby pins she'd left in your bedroom were still there, littering your floor like land mines. you found the flowers she planted in your veins tossed in the trash, and you spent hours pulling each petal from its receptacle and deciding that if she'd ever loved you she would have chosen something gentler than forget-me-nots to sew into your veins. the seeds of a lotus flower must be cracked before they can be planted, must be broken to allow the water to seep into them and breathe possibility into their veins. your heart is cracked, have you blossomed yet?
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May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 at 11:07 PM UTC
untitled II
i. last week you were sitting by your window watching the sun melt into a thousand shades of darkness and you thought of her. you still remember how she always smelled like lavender and roses and peonies and freshly mowed grass and rain - a living breathing walking talking singing dancing growing but ever so slowly dying garden. you suppose she must've smelled like cigarettes as well, since she went through a pack a week, and the whiskey she laced her coffee with and the teabags she used as toothbrushes, but all you can remember is the garden of her mind and the green of her thumbs that planted flowers in-between your ribs and turned your blood to a breeding ground for aphids. a single lotus flower can live for a thousand years. a single memory can live even longer. ii. on the train ride to paris she didn't think of you, instead she counted all the prime numbers from one to one thousand and kissed a boy with oceans for eyes. you came home to an empty house in february, a receipt for valentine's day roses still fresh in your wallet. all of your belongings were still there, tainted with the memory of her - the set of calligraphy pens she got you for hanukkah, the sweater of yours she would always wear in the mornings after *** while drinking coffee and filling out the crossword. the endless number of bobby pins she'd left in your bedroom were still there, littering your floor like land mines. you found the flowers she planted in your veins tossed in the trash, and you spent hours pulling each petal from its receptacle and deciding that if she'd ever loved you she would have chosen something gentler than forget-me-nots to sew into your veins. the seeds of a lotus flower must be cracked before they can be planted, must be broken to allow the water to seep into them and breathe possibility into their veins. your heart is cracked, have you blossomed yet?
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Wander from Argyle Street towards the pyramid shaped monolith past the oddly named Benny Hamish - Sicilian Couture Tailors - through the automatic glass doors of persuasion up the revolving stairs of many stairs sail by the portly security guard (who looks like he'd be out of breath after a 10 yard dash) along the imitation marble airstrip passed neon facades and signs for proactive self indulgence toward the carousel of smoked-mirror lifts that take the well heeled to their desired destinations without having to worry about their Chanel leather clutch bag and newly purchased Christian Louboutin shoes and I sit people watching, writing this poem on a borrowed napkin with a discarded betting shop pen amid a horde of timid stomachs and twitching wallets faced with a thousand fast food offerings and gaudy coloured tables and chairs littered in the remnants of repugnant non-ecological eateries and Styrofoam cups and re-composite cutlery under Noah's grotesquely beautiful steel ark lined in industrial tubing and chrysalis shaped netting and giant Art Deco toothbrushes and 30 foot wiggly mirrors and stretched rhombus sails acting as a blanket barrier to the blue skies and arched sun of the outside world somewhere between KFC and Burger King.
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Apr 19, 2016
Apr 19, 2016 at 7:25 AM UTC
St. Enoch
Arachnid fingers picking at my heart like the peach pit torn from its soft, sweet home and swiftly discarded. Stuck to the side of a garbage bag, perhaps one day it will take root in some far off landfill and grow into a clumsy metaphor for beauty amid heaps of **** That girl with the cotton candy colored hair at the corner of Fourth and Chestnut struggles with four garment bags. Where the **** is she going with four garment bags? I see her every day, sweating, shifting her burdens from arm to shoulder, then back to arm. Except when I’m running late; quarter past whenever. At least tomorrow is Friday when we can all gag on our toothbrushes. The privilege of a clean mouth should come with some discomfort.
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Mar 17, 2016
Mar 17, 2016 at 11:31 AM UTC
Like Gilgamesh At Walmart
Big Red Empty But not for long Socks Rapidly shot in Just like a basketball at the buzzer Boxers next Shoved and forgotten Undershirts crisp and white Blanket the bottom like snow Colorful shirts Folded and at attention Mimick a soldier at ready Are deployed in The warzone Long pants Almost forgotten But, not quite Athletic shorts Scrunched up Ready to jump at a moments notice Swim shorts are strewn over As a makeshift barricade between Regular and Fancy Comfortable Collared shirts Zip Unzip Another pocket IN go phone chargers! IN goes computer charger! IN goes deck of cards! As fast as the eye can see Zip Clip on The black bag of magic Toothbrushes Toothpaste Dental floss Retainer case Last but not least The most holy of holies Deodorant is Gingerly, gently slid into place All Effluvia of The Travelers Trade Zip closed
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Jun 26, 2013
Jun 26, 2013 at 12:29 PM UTC
Effluvia of the travelers trade
The warm soft coral petals on the face, sheltering the delicate eye tissue underneath, no longer flutter open, to see the many signed divorce papers on the mahogany desk in the home office, the Bon Jovi tickets in the right hand pocket of the J.Crew pants, the facebook profile of the attractive girl online whom were predestined to one of those tickets, the letter of resignation hidden in the black briefcase, the guitar that was pulled out of the garage hanging in his office, the numbers of old bandmates on the coffee table, the disappointed faces of the family and friends, and the lengths taken in the pursuit of happiness. And yet, he lies there knowing that, he misses the sky, the sun, the stars, the moon, the variegated leaves in the fall and spring, the wheel in the front lawn tied by a rope to an sturdy branch, the cerulean colored house that was painted by cheap labor, the fat cat lounging in the parkinglot of his workplace, the boss that threatened due to an inferior complex, the punk the daughter was infatuated with, with the waned colored skin and dyed blond greasy hair, the plain-Jane daughter and her defiance of his authority, the stepford wife and her arguments about misplaced toothbrushes and the co-worker and his chiseled face with an inquisitive smirk of all knowingness. And he realizes that now.
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Nov 15, 2011
Nov 15, 2011 at 1:30 AM UTC
American Beauty
My earliest memories of you are leaving to work somewhere else and coming home again, drunk. Passing out in the bathtub, fully clothed and mom screaming. Drink to your hearts content. We’re not fools. Cherubs in witches hats, candy, and cartoon characters knocking down the door. Finally, our cries are heard and ‘round the neighborhood we go. Rosy cheeks and toothy grins we are oblivious. Later, still superheroes eating candy still not separated, you hulk smash the door and swoop us into the air. Your breath smells of hops and chewing gum. One look at mom, who’s long given up screaming (much) and my baby-faced brother and I know bedtime is coming early tonight. Time for toothbrushes, teddy bears and silence strong enough to shatter glass.
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Sep 2, 2013
Sep 2, 2013 at 3:07 PM UTC
Happy Fathers Day
i'm not afraid of moving cross country -- i'm afraid of the leaving, of untucking myself from this pocket of america i call home; my hate has cultured so well here, snapping threads and poking holes for breathing. the dirt under my nails from all the times i tried to dig myself to somewhere better is as much a part of me as my lungs, my brain, my heart; always be-be-beating to remind me to keep going. to keep looking for loopholes. i'm not afraid of moving cross country -- i'm afraid of tucking myself away in a new pocket of this country, far, far away only to realize that i hate it there as well; only to snag my nails on new threads, only to find myself sharpening toothbrushes when i'm nervous, only to dig holes in myself in my sleep. i'm afraid of losing my pulse, that be-beat-beat. but mostly, i'm afraid of never losing it.
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Mar 22, 2015
Mar 22, 2015 at 2:32 AM UTC
pockets
During our last move we made sure to pack: all the paraphernalia, both toothbrushes, most of our clothes, old pictures, broken ashtrays, tools we didn't know how to use, the computer, both cats, commitments, all the shot glasses, a bed, and your unsolved Rubix cube. It all fit in the car. We left behind the couch that one of the cats ****** on, the shower curtain liner, every working Bic lighter, your sanity, the Monopoly game, two new pens, one old pen (no ink) and a bag of marshmallows, plus one hell of a mess. During the move we misplaced our sense of direction, a suitcase full of only my clothes, logic, and a globe that doubled as a lamp. ***** given? Zero. We still had both cats.
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Nov 4, 2013
Nov 4, 2013 at 10:39 PM UTC
Things We Lost Track of
Back when I was a real girl I bounced in the hallways licking my popsicle. Back when I was a real girl I smiled from the inside out. Back before toothbrushes became my best friend. Back when food was normal. When I could close my eyes without seeing monsters and nightmares. When I liked myself. Before any of the mean girls decided that I was going to be the rock in their pile of diamonds. When music was meant to make you happy. Before the world messed me up. When I was a real girl I never thought about death. When I was a real girl my mind never went this deep. Now I smile just from the outside. Real girls don't have to sleep with their eyes half open. But I do Because I'm not a real girl anymore. I changed a long time ago and there is no way back now. {SM}
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Feb 22, 2015
Feb 22, 2015 at 3:13 AM UTC
real girl
I was 12 & my sister was 9. As children with my dad we grew up fine. Until the day my "mom" kicked him out he lived in his van. Then she decided to move in a child molestor man. If we were out with our friends after 5:00 he beat with his belt. Abuse, fear, & hatred is what we felt. He disrespected, abused, & ***** us. He was an infectious disease he did as he pleased. My sister told her teacher. The police or paramedic never did reach her. She died several times. She is still alive....us he has not returned to find. I couldn't save her she was 9 & I was 12. He told me if I tried to save her the same thing would happen to me. He tied "my brother" to a chair. With a rag over his face he poured water there. I think he tied, gagged, & locked "mom" in a closet where she peed herself for I don't know how long. He said she was at work but her purse was still there so something seemed wrong. "My sister" he spent hours punishing her by strangulation & recessesiation repeatedly because he is sick. No body wanted his **** He strangled & killed the dog next door. For the next three years or more. All three of us became his *** slave ****** "Mom" got him a loaded gun even though we were poor. He would **** on our toothbrushes. As soon as we fell asleep to **** us to our beds he rushes. He would spit in our cereal. It was unbelievable. Abuse & evil inconceivable.
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Jan 28, 2015
Jan 28, 2015 at 12:16 PM UTC
Nightmare at Idlewild Way
I filled my gas tank to 33 dollars and 33 cents 
and told you it was for you
because it was your favorite number. I organized our belongings 
(white t-shirts—books—toothbrushes—
baby, this is where we keep our sweaters)
 as if using the word “our” would embed myself
into what you call home. I bought flowers from a homeless man
because you are a botany major. 
I wanted to bring them to you,
wilting and loveless, and show you how
 I can nurture something worth saving. There is a five-finger scar above my breast.
 There is an orchestra on my neck shaped like your pulse
 from all the nights you held me the way
 you only hold something slipping. There are 6 states
 pressed like stubborn flowers 
between the last time I kissed you and today,
 but you still feel like a sound caught in my throat.
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Apr 7, 2014
Apr 7, 2014 at 11:21 AM UTC
The month it took for you to leave
She hadn’t packed yet, just wouldn’t, stamped a foot, flat- out refused. Her fingers wound around blades of grass,                      and she tugged, ripping them from the ground.                      She’d take them with her, in a jar, so that the fireflies, they’d have some food on the trip down south. And as she crossed state lines, she shook the jam jar, and the                      golden rim rattled along with the gravel roads. But before she reached North Carolina, they were dead,                     little fallen comrades, “I Spy” companions, and night- lights. Now there was a Ramada, and a Hilton, and a scratchy blanket. And she kicked it off and sat upright in bed and                                           dripped with sweat, because it was July.                                           The air conditioner rattled, spat out must, and Mama snored. During the day, the suitcases opened their mouths, swallowed new belongings,                      an alligator t-shirt for her,                      a neon yellow sundress for Mama,                      socks and flip-flops and toothbrushes and underwear to replace what was left behind in their hurried packing. Mama didn’t cry herself to sleep anymore.                      She just drove and drove, and her eyes stayed dry,                      and her arms weren’t black and purple, because there was no more screaming, and no more sirens– just singing. *“It’ll be all right, baby.” “It’ll be all right.”* Even though they were dead, the fireflies sang from the hotel balconies,                      and the greasy fast-food chains,                      and the new apartment in Florida where Daddy could never go.
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Nov 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM UTC
Mason Jar
She hadn’t packed yet, just wouldn’t, stamped a foot, flat- out refused. Her fingers wound around blades of grass,                      and she tugged, ripping them from the ground.                      She’d take them with her, in a jar, so that the fireflies, they’d have some food on the trip down south. And as she crossed state lines, she shook the jam jar, and the                      golden rim rattled along with the gravel roads. But before she reached North Carolina, they were dead,                     little fallen comrades, “I Spy” companions, and night- lights. Now there was a Ramada, and a Hilton, and a scratchy blanket. And she kicked it off and sat upright in bed and                                           dripped with sweat, because it was July.                                           The air conditioner rattled, spat out must, and Mama snored. During the day, the suitcases opened their mouths, swallowed new belongings,                      an alligator t-shirt for her,                      a neon yellow sundress for Mama,                      socks and flip-flops and toothbrushes and underwear to replace what was left behind in their hurried packing. Mama didn’t cry herself to sleep anymore.                      She just drove and drove, and her eyes stayed dry,                      and her arms weren’t black and purple, because there was no more screaming, and no more sirens– just singing. *“It’ll be all right, baby.” “It’ll be all right.”* Even though they were dead, the fireflies sang from the hotel balconies,                      and the greasy fast-food chains,                      and the new apartment in Florida where Daddy could never go.
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*I There was a whiskey bottle sitting on the back corner of the living room it laid shattered and broken... empty ****** wrappers and ***** stains sat on the couches while the floor reeked of ****** and the walls were plastered with ***** A shattered picture frame lying in the middle of the floor with a single drip of blood.... I made my way towards the kitchen.... II Flies sat on moldy bread while sour milk sat with mushy cereal the meat laid in the sink... the only thing you could see was blood The refrigerator was empty.... a silver spoon sat on the stove rat poison was in the pantry next to a broken syringe Rats scurried in the garbage the bowls were filled with dead roaches the doors was torn off its hinges I made my way towards the bathroom.... III The sink ran brown water rusted razor blades with dry blood the mirror was shattered broken toothbrushes laid in the background Feces smeared on the flood the toilet was broken in two the bathtub with its lonely drip a broken water main The walls weakened by punches smashed by hammers and mixed with mildew I made my way towards the bedroom.... IV Two corpses lying side by side one with her throat slit the other with a bullet through his head the hands touching gingerly White powder on the dresser clothes scattered and set on fire a bible by the bedside and a rope hung from the rafters The mirrors were smashed black smog filled the air a chair in the middle of the room We all were dead.....*
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Feb 27, 2016
Feb 27, 2016 at 12:47 PM UTC
Life #13
Greetings from us at Homeland Security. We hope you had a pleasant journey. But keep in mind there's no guarantee That you won't exit on a gurney. You should love our border camps, Which are still progressing in stages. We have “subdivided rooms.” (We don't like to call them cages.) We strive to stifle criticism. Please ignore our critics' lore. Doesn't everybody love To camp out on a cold, hard floor? We provide you with a blanket. What? One is not enough? Crowded rooms should keep you warm. Exposure to germs will make you tough! Lest you feel our detention centers Are too uncomfortable or stark, We leave the lights on for twenty-four hours Daily in case you're afraid of the dark. What? You say you need a doctor? Come on, beggars can't be choosers. Toothbrushes? Toothpaste? Soap? Those are just for wimps or losers. We all want your stay to be Just as pleasant as we can make it. True, some have died, but they’re The weaker ones who cannot take it. If your kids were taken away, We don't mean to disrespect you, But since only God knows where they are, Then we'll let God reconnect you. Locking kids in windowless Warehouses in our recollection Is a way to offer the kids Security and protection. If perhaps you’re seeking asylum, One little thing might give you pause: The president is working on Ways to change asylum laws. We know the whole idea of camps Polarizes, or causes a schism. In figuring out what to call them, We prefer the euphemism. So, enjoy your stay until The powers that be decide your fate. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a shower During your long, protracted wait. -by Bob B (6-24-19)
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Jun 25, 2019
Jun 25, 2019 at 9:00 AM UTC
Welcome to America from the DHS
Greetings from us at Homeland Security. We hope you had a pleasant journey. But keep in mind there's no guarantee That you won't exit on a gurney. You should love our border camps, Which are still progressing in stages. We have “subdivided rooms.” (We don't like to call them cages.) We strive to stifle criticism. Please ignore our critics' lore. Doesn't everybody love To camp out on a cold, hard floor? We provide you with a blanket. What? One is not enough? Crowded rooms should keep you warm. Exposure to germs will make you tough! Lest you feel our detention centers Are too uncomfortable or stark, We leave the lights on for twenty-four hours Daily in case you're afraid of the dark. What? You say you need a doctor? Come on, beggars can't be choosers. Toothbrushes? Toothpaste? Soap? Those are just for wimps or losers. We all want your stay to be Just as pleasant as we can make it. True, some have died, but they’re The weaker ones who cannot take it. If your kids were taken away, We don't mean to disrespect you, But since only God knows where they are, Then we'll let God reconnect you. Locking kids in windowless Warehouses in our recollection Is a way to offer the kids Security and protection. If perhaps you’re seeking asylum, One little thing might give you pause: The president is working on Ways to change asylum laws. We know the whole idea of camps Polarizes, or causes a schism. In figuring out what to call them, We prefer the euphemism. So, enjoy your stay until The powers that be decide your fate. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a shower During your long, protracted wait. -by Bob B (6-24-19)
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there was once a place in the sun with your name by the windowsill. it was on the freaking sun and you still complained it was cold. it was all i could do but pace around wondering what was wrong with you. i called the doctor but he couldn't find you. you whispered in my ear "I'm invisible harry", i said "stop calling me harry....you know that's not my name, now let the doctor see you and stop wasting our time". -the doctor prescribed me some pills for the voices and set up a follow up appointment. **** you.. now the doctor think im crazy and i still worry about you....how can you be cold on the sun? you said the reason was you didn't FEELMYLOVE. i thought you could FEELMYLOVE just fine. i was giving you enough wasn't i? you said "there's never enough to give, Rudy why wont you look at me?" i couldnt look at you........"i think your ugly" said I. but even still............you should FEELMYLOVE after awhile i decided we should give the moon a chance and made proper arrangements with our travel agent to move there. you said you didn't want to. i said "what do you want" "i don't know" "if you don't know what you want, how can you know what you don't" "i don't know" "you don't know anything" "i know some things" "what do you want from me, why cant you be happy" "i have no idea" "so what else is new" "i want to die" "don't say that.......I............I think i love you......" "no you dont, you never have" ***** you" "wow, i can really see how much you love me" "im packing my things, im leaving tomorrow with or without you".... THE!TRAIN!FOR!THE!MOON!LEFT!IN!THE!MORNING and the i ride was was the and long only and one I on missed it you by the time i got to the moon i new i had made a mistake... indeed, i forgot my toothbrush........everyone knows you can only get the best toothbrushes from the sun....silly me i stayed on the moon waiting for her. but she never came. and i cried and grew old all alone on the moon and i knew if only we could be together now... she could FEELMYLOVE
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Nov 28, 2011
Nov 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM UTC
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there was once a place in the sun with your name by the windowsill. it was on the freaking sun and you still complained it was cold. it was all i could do but pace around wondering what was wrong with you. i called the doctor but he couldn't find you. you whispered in my ear "I'm invisible harry", i said "stop calling me harry....you know that's not my name, now let the doctor see you and stop wasting our time". -the doctor prescribed me some pills for the voices and set up a follow up appointment. **** you.. now the doctor think im crazy and i still worry about you....how can you be cold on the sun? you said the reason was you didn't FEELMYLOVE. i thought you could FEELMYLOVE just fine. i was giving you enough wasn't i? you said "there's never enough to give, Rudy why wont you look at me?" i couldnt look at you........"i think your ugly" said I. but even still............you should FEELMYLOVE after awhile i decided we should give the moon a chance and made proper arrangements with our travel agent to move there. you said you didn't want to. i said "what do you want" "i don't know" "if you don't know what you want, how can you know what you don't" "i don't know" "you don't know anything" "i know some things" "what do you want from me, why cant you be happy" "i have no idea" "so what else is new" "i want to die" "don't say that.......I............I think i love you......" "no you dont, you never have" ***** you" "wow, i can really see how much you love me" "im packing my things, im leaving tomorrow with or without you".... THE!TRAIN!FOR!THE!MOON!LEFT!IN!THE!MORNING and the i ride was was the and long only and one I on missed it you by the time i got to the moon i new i had made a mistake... indeed, i forgot my toothbrush........everyone knows you can only get the best toothbrushes from the sun....silly me i stayed on the moon waiting for her. but she never came. and i cried and grew old all alone on the moon and i knew if only we could be together now... she could FEELMYLOVE
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your shoes next to mine on the rack, our toothbrushes in the same cup, the way I know your coffee order without even having to ask. sadly, the good things never last.
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Feb 21, 2023
Feb 21, 2023 at 8:21 AM UTC
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