Poems That Did Not Make the Cut

We all have those notebooks filled up to the top of poems we started but for some reason had to stop But we never throw them away into the trash can or shredder because someday we’ll rewrite them and make them much better So I thought I would share just a few of them here and why they did not make the cut should become perfectly clear Bad Dog Bang, bang, bang on my window Scratch, scratch, scratch on the screen I threw the dog out the door for pooping on the kitchen floor and my wife had the nerve to call me mean A Montana Man Our Governor carried a six gun took his dog with him to state affairs Branded bills instead of signing em rode his horse when he went anywhere Covid Covid 19 virus still ravages the world although there are millions who will still deny it One brother obeys the laws by wearing his mask another will take up his arms to defy it Picky, Picky There are those that prefer sunrise and those that enjoy the sunset Some will never be satisfied but I will take what I can get Give it Your All All that matters at the end of a day as you look back upon the way you lived Is you can say you were true to yourself and gave it everything you had to give Get Out of the Way All that grease in the sausage I ate has my breakfast gurgling right on through My stomach is not feeling so great man I really do have to go poo Working For a Living Any job you do not love is a job that never ends The way to make it better is to share it with a friend Marriage The problem is most of the couples who marry are not really quite sure what to expect Ain’t got a clue about the real life that happens after the end of the candy, flowers and sex You think yours is the one that is something special your honeymoon will just keep going on and on You have way too much love to give to each other no way in hell ‘that couple’ is what you’ll become The Grave The earth was dug out in geometric lines Straight as an arrow Trimmed like glass They tucked you away into your own cliché Gone like the wind All things must pass