Manny Paras Poet Light Verse

Forgotten Keys

I avoided keys of my car all
night; stayed far away
from markers and pens and
bits of crayolas that are
lost somewhere in the 
garage. I knew what my
fingers would write if
I let them, so by breaking them 
into razor-edged shapes, 
this overused table would
remain antiseptic. Musings tried to
creep without being so damn
introspective; now my
mind is full of smudged lines,
broken sentences, and I
hardly remember where 
on earth did my hands
put all the other three keys to
the doors, hallway, closets?


Three Keys for John Lawless
5 July 2016

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Nette Onclaud July 23, 2016 at 4:38 PM like i said, "there is no box"... sweet congrats , manny.. no need to tutor you again!.. huggs

Teddy Kimathi July 23, 2016 at 5:05 AM Congrats Manny, for your WIN in the contest!! ;-)

Wendy Rycroft July 22, 2016 at 2:55 PM Congrats well written great poem x

Hansteven Selfa July 21, 2016 at 10:15 AM Great write Manny! I must say this is one of your best! Congratulations and continue using the power of your words! :)

Sandra Haight July 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM Very 'outside the box', Manny, but I enjoyed your poem very much. Congrats on your placement on John's short list of winners! Sandra

John Lawless July 20, 2016 at 1:59 PM A sadly whimsical, question posing write. A very unique take on the three keys theme. thanks for participating in the contest.