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Your Amphetamine

Laugh laugh laugh but nothing is there Pounding furiously Pounding hard Pounding upon pounding Flying higher than you have ever before flown Being wittier than you ever believed possible People are amazed by you You are amazed by yourself A twirling dervish you cannot slow down You swirl and dance, stamping your legs raw Your toes fall off but you are too busy to notice. cry cry cry because the laughing won’t stop Laugh-crying, Racing yourself Racing your goodness Racing your truth Racing to a finish line Knowing you will never fully be finished. High on life On yourself On enthusiasm. On you. Written 4-20-2019 Contest: Your Amphetamine Sponsor: Anthony Slausin

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B. Joseph Fitzsimons

Date: 4/20/2019 2:29:00 AM

Hi, Caren, guessing from the title and content, we’ve had shared experiences. The line “your toes fall off...to busy to notice” really struck a chord with me. This poem beautifully relishes an oxymoronic experience and I wish you best of luck in the poem. Cheers!

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 4/21/2019 2:28:00 AM

Brendan, the satisfaction is in the challenge of writing a poem for a contest, and just having fun doing it was more than enough in this case. I love this one!