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 Jan 2017 Zoe
Mike Hauser
When did we all start walking backwards
When did we stop listening for the truth
Was it before or was it afterwards
Crazy was set on cruise

It wasn't like this in the beginning
Does this mean we're nearing the end
Is this how Satan makes his living
Throwing blinders over the minds of men

Have we been played for a song off key
To the tune of hold on tight
I remember when wrong used to be so lonely
Now lonely has a hold of right

Crazy now comes in different flavors
One for each day of the week
Twice on Saturdays to share with the neighbors
Cartoon crazy at it's peak

Yet to some this all seems normal
Where right is wrong and wrong is right
Which makes me think we're headed for trouble
All loose change without any dimes

Humming along to a song off key
To the tune of hold on tight
I remember when wrong used to be so lonely
Now lonely has a hold of right
Not to take away from the point of the poem but the last part about the dimes is interesting. Google: Why do I keep finding dimes everywhere.
I find dimes so often I looked it up...very strange.
Half of the morning sky holds the night,
as the moon in the semi-darkness still gives its light.
But on the other side of the heavens,
dawn is awakening.
With a glorious pink and orange sunrise.
What a delight to my eyes!
Night and day in the same sky.
Coexisting.
For all to see.
Darkness and light are sharing the canopy.
Just as trials of life can be bittersweet.
The darkness of grief.
And the light of joy and peace incomprehensible.
Existing at the same time.
Colliding each day within the same heart.
The night of loss,
and the day of freedom.
Coexisting.
The darkness of loneliness and regret,
and the light of God's love
and never-ending Presence.
Bittersweet.
The bittersweetness of trials and suffering.
In this temporal life.
Indeed no one escapes them.
Bittersweet.
There is beauty.
Beauty in this.
Like the winter moon in the dark,
and the sunrise awakening the dawn.
Coexisting.
In the same sky.
At the same time.
Creating a beautiful coexistence.

(edited)
 Jan 2017 Zoe
Àŧùl
Big Savings
 Jan 2017 Zoe
Àŧùl
I** have treasured your memories.

Miss you I do not anymore,
I do not need your presence,
Slowly but surely I'm moving,
Smallest memories I remember.

Your steps away from my life,
Only shattered dreams left,
Under what jinx are you?
Contradiction device.

My HP Poem #1396
©Atul Kaushal
 Jan 2017 Zoe
Mike Hauser
I went down to the hardware store
Took a jar of change along
Found the isle that sold the rope
Made my way back home

Waited till my family went to bed
I feel like an awful dad
Tip-toed my way down the hall
Took the rope from out the bag

I passed by each of the kids rooms
Sweet angels in their sleep
I wonder in the morning
What they will think of me

Then right there quite knowingly
Was my 60 inch T.V.
Glaring back at me
I felt weak in the knees

As I tied the T.V. up
I tried to keep the noises down
I struggled way too much
Knew I should have bought a lighter brand

I finally made it to the street
Tossed it into the waiting trunk
If a cop happens to pull me over
I'll spill my guts on what I've done

Where as he will shake my hand
Call me an outstanding citizen
Might even give me an escort
Him and all of his cop friends

I'll drive to the tallest bridge
Where I will not hesitate
To toss it off the edge
Into a watery grave

Then on the ride back home
I'll reflect on what I did
And what I did was this
I saved myself, my wife, my kids

I also thought you might feel the same
After the reading of this poem
So I took some extra change
And I bought some extra rope

I can be there late tonight
Parked by the curb out front
The car will be in gear and running
With the open waiting trunk
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