Maelstrom

i'm not
a flat earther
in fact
a fat circumfermenser

so knowing
that i try
to look
at my toes

but by gosh
by golly
i see
my belly

then also
taking in
how hairy
i am

a sinking ship
swirling down
to a not
Bermuda

triangle
but a lost
lint filled
bellybutton
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July 26, 2019 at 8:09 AM
we can live our lives in poetry way... Nothing of i congrats my friend write actually i do now, bur did, and it satisfies me... I live alkasin my mind not im my brain... I am over 60 but i sublime what i cannot perform,,, this way i do not suffer... I am talking about me, not about you... I am a liNo matter what you are now, little fat but not weak ! salute alkas.
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July 26, 2019 at 6:19 PM
Jajaja i understand Alkas. Si si si I'm a little fatter but at 58 I feel great and hope to live a full and happy life. Nice getting to know you Alkas. I love your poetry!!!
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July 26, 2019 at 8:15 AM
A little confusion, but try to understand friend, sakute alkas
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