Category: Poetry

The difference between you and I begin. When you hear a baby cry, you want to get close. When I hear a baby cry, I take a step back. The difference between you and I continue. When you close your eyes, you see an angel. When I close my eyes, I see a monster. The…

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Studies show smoking may cause lung cancer. If you are pregnant, you should not smoke. Even smokeless nicotine is bad for you. This can cause mouth cancer. Vaping was all the rage. This isn’t good for the body either. But if you stop smoking, you might gain weight. Crunching candy and downing sodas make you…

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A good wave from a hand is hard to come by. I should know. I do know. You don’t want to know about the left hand. The trouble I tend to dive into. I am followed into the bathroom. Trouble leaves dirty handprints on the walls. I yank old memories from the sink, like long…

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Be more like a worker bee. Worker bees do not ask questions. They shut up when they are hurt. Their minds are empty. The tasks done are meaningless and dull. Worker bees are such good followers. They do not want to lead. They have no personality. The buzzing noises are a means to no end.…

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First point your contact information is fake.Your name is not what you say it is, and your last name is not spelled correctly.Did you even look at what you wrote before sending it?It is pretty clear what you did is false.Instead of reviewing, revising, and conducting grammar checks, you were in a hurry.Second point your…

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All the read texts will not change the situation.Fancy words never really fit into this.All the abnormal connection is gone.Describing it as tragic does make sense.All the unanswered calls will not make anyone feel better.Meaningless words have been tossed around too much.All the diseased energy is dead.Viewing it as humor does not help the perspective.All…

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Definitions tell the truth.The story of our days.Pages of letters and words in the open.Characters ignite bolder, brighter, and better.The honesty increases.Pushing us further to resolution.We can no longer ignore.The truth will dangle.Our sentences tighten.Synonyms are different now.The onus must fall on the participle.

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Missing yellow corncob kernels Inside the biggest set of chompersOpen your mouth wideReplace them with white kernelsThey were grown especially for your big fat mouthThe stories have been passed aroundYou were a wild man in your youthThe screaming legend continuesYou might have less workable kernelsThey are enough to bite downChew anything enteringSpit up what is…

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These were the words she said at my arrival.”You got to be kidding.”I have known the truth even back then.I was born unlike the other babies.When my diapers were full and sagging, and I was left to my own determination. My mother’s womb carried me.I deemed me ready to take my first breath.She had no…

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Excited was not the word to use. I was not exhilarated. I had never won the big prize. Soon my hand would shake the hand of the would be king and queen. I had to learn quickly. How to curtsy. How to bow. How to shut my mouth. I had to learn to like chicken…

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I’ve been here before,tasted it, kept it, smelled it.I’ve put on these slacks before,one leg at a time, with steady hands and sturdy feet.It’s a recurring situation. I forget my keys, and vital information I can’t counton ten fingers or ten toes.There are many masks, and I don’tknow their names or rememberthe faces to their…

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This is before the actual storm lands,twisting and ripping, turning all the people in the pathupside down and inside out.We are waiting for the calm to happen after the menacingclouds move past us,and the rotten smells disappear. These are the stolen moments of my past,getting rid of them,no longer causing me pain,I am standing here…

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The piano plays hundreds of chords.In my mind, I see you clearly.My hand presses on the jelly filled donut.Here comes out the berry red flavoring.Lick my fingers clean.Press down harder.Make me feel the pain.Here I come to see what is wrong.The untuned black and white keys slant sideways.No good song comes out of happiness.The squished…

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