Question that demand my attention
...In the silence, a question demands my attention—a voice in my head compels me to acknowledge that these moments mark the completion of the Earth's rotation.
Many people have fallen to the ground,...
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Categories:
bathmat, age, allusion, betrayal, business,
Form: Narrative
The Art of Compromise
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A spot on my shirt-cuff
a stain on a bathmat
In the back closet, a pile of stuff
a litter trail leads to the house cat
A chip in the mirror in the hall
a sligh...
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Categories:
bathmat, change, humor, money,
Form: Rhyme
The Mouse With A Hat
...The mouse with the hat ran
to me doing combat,
They made me feel short and fat,
I just wanted to eat cheese and chat,
I always dreamed I'd be an American aristocrat,
My reflection tells me ...
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Categories:
bathmat, anxiety, character, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme
5
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"5"
benevolence and favour
seemed to be absent
in the world
grace, a name
whispered before
a meal shared
5 fingers
on each hand
steeples, hiding people
g...
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Categories:
bathmat, war,
Form: Free verse
Scrabble Is My Compulsion
...Wag, gaw, art, rat, tar, tea, eat, ate
An avid scrabble player, I can see two or three words
Simultaneously now.
I see mthabta and think bathmat.
I have received best game of the week
For thr...
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Categories:
bathmat, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse