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Sanguine Patience

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False faces and pretentious promises churn my heart,
like what the desert storm does to the dunes. 
I can’t calm down my mind’s twirling turbulence
as the friction of fury shatters the shield ...

Shuffling Souls in Shifting Sands

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Shifting standards in drifting sands,
where forgiveness is a sundae treat,
spins the wheel of fortune
to shuffle-card mode. 
Where truth is discounted, 
by dealing cards face-up, 
and uncount...

it was never love, just imbalance

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i used to think
loving you too much
was romantic.

now i see—
it was me
giving away parts of myself
like clearance items,
hoping you’d find value
in something
i had already discounted.

...

Compassion 101

...“Pray without ceasing; in everything give 
thanks; for this is God’s will for you in 
Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5;17-18.


The hands of compassion echo
kindheartedness lik...

friendly fire

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there had been many battles raging 
mostly within and with himself
alter Egos diffusing who was friend or foe
to the point of dissolution of Self
like a soul grinder on an impossible mission

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What We All Want

...My thoughts drift away to a time where 
children played in the streets,
and lemonade stands stood on the corner 
in the heat of day,
and ice cream trucks could play their gleeful tunes 
that bro...

Death Stale Symphony Discount

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Written: April 14, 2025  for contest sponsored by Brian Strand

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The subject matter of this poem explores themes of transience, intersection of life and death, ...

I Am Your Basic Product

...I am your basic product in demand
I am on the market shelf discounted 
50% off, marked down as special
I am on the bridge between the shifts
I am a shopping spree gone wrong

Jumping off the le...

Honestly Speaking

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Honestly Speaking 
Frankly speaking one's candor
Has put me in some uncomfortable 
Situations. Honestly Speaking 

For instance, correcting someone of
The spelling of my name. Honestly Speaki...

drought reigns supreme across much of the United States

...drought reigns supreme across much of the United States...,

where sorely needed precipitation
necessitates affected population
to perform a collective rain dance
(decked out in electronically s...

drought reigns supreme across much of the United States

...drought reigns supreme across much of the United States...,

where sorely needed precipitation
necessitates affected population
to perform a collective rain dance
(decked out in electronically s...

I Found A Hair In My Eggroll

...I found a hair in my egg roll  
                    Lipstick was left on my glass 
Discounted prices, no wonder
                      Bean curd is giving me gas

Cracks in the dishes are nothing...

Ds having fun

...Desiree Dissention disliked dishonest disorderly Denise
Discontented Destiny discounted Desiree’s dislike of Denise
Diabolical Denise displayed despotic disapproval of Desi
Desiree and Destiny’s d...

and now for my next trick I will try to be seventy

...and now for my next trick
I will try to be seventy
SEVENTY!
My brain yells “We are twelve!”
My soul yells “nineteen at the most!”
My arthritic ankles yell “we are a hundred.
Being seventy ought...

Not Good Enough

...Dimmissed, defective, unimportant,
Discounted, unworthy,
Unnoticed, undervalued,
Guilt-ridden, under-employed,
Underpaid, misunderstanding,
Unempathetic, overwhelmed,
Under duress, under siege,...

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