Best Bottling Poems

There was never enough time with you,
so I decided to go back to 1970 
and bottle up moments 
that brought us laughter
and tears

proud moments, happy moments,
moments of togetherness 
we shared in secret, when your hands touched.

excited moments, thrilling moments,
moments that no one else could understand
moments...

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In his mid-30s but still a boy

Given $14.50 an hour and 12 hour shifts
Six days a week

His driver’s license confiscated
For five slung beers over a night long ago

Cost him $10,000
Contributed to the system
Of judges bailiffs lawyers and Presidents
All residents
Of the lakes and new mansions up...

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