Iced Cubes

I don’t get it
The now of then
The how of why
The who of whom


Six kids one toilet
Last one in line
Squeeze tight the cheeks
Such drama, nobody speaks


Hands that tell lies
Search for brittle memories
Clutch at the past
As it fades away


Don’t like the cold
It pinches my cheeks
to make breath clouds
The bus is late
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Fowler Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Ah, very cute John. Congratulations! :)
Volumes Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Loved three of your cubes, still working on the bus is late. Congrats on the well deserved win John
Rodrigues Avatar
August 27, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Emotive write!
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