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a poet's playground

lost in a dream

i fell asleep
in the middle of a day dream

i was hanging upside down
trying
to drown my sorrows
my legs wrapped tightly
around a limb

only to hear

crrrrack

damn
my back
might never be the same
and now a different sore
fills my

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Sunday morning wishes

 

wishing wellness
this Sunday morning
that you find smiles
from deep inside
that want to burst to the surface
and join others in

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lady in waiting

he rarely
looked at her
whether clothed
or unrobed

age
unfortunately
made a difference
what once was firm
no longer
held its elasticity
now only in his fantasies
did he find contentment

age
made a difference
for within this phase
her wisdom

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stick to your story

if you wake up Tuesday
with a headache
don’t blame Monday
her sister wasn’t there
pulling at your pigtails
her brother didn’t bully you
just because he said
you’re out of shape

you are
aren’t you
even a bit over weight

stop whining
in your

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New Moon Eclipse

trapped
stuck
in the collective trance
of technology
plugged into
wireless
a non-verbal communicative state
of tapping at keys and screens
where emotions are expressed
with emojis
instead of facial expression
the art of language lost
into abbreviations
OMG
PLS

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hot

sweat
seeping from every pour
sizzling
scorching
sweltering
heat

no relief
thirst
unquenchable
a
ravenous
afternoon

delightful play
while
waiting
for eve to roll in

so that
the skin
may cool

a dip
in a naked pool

a splashing

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