Water Divorce Poems

Unlikely Mike
by Michael R. Burch

I married someone else’s fantasy;
she admired me despite my mutilations.

I loved her for her heart’s sake, and for mine.
I hid my...

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As a young beautiful black butterfly 
Fresh and uncultivated,
Pure as gold and shiny as diamond
A dream of every man.
My mama is proud as Mt Kilimanjaro...

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Too much water under the bridge
So many bygones knocking on the door

My words bounce off ignorant armour
Repeated arguments rattle around my skull

An infinite ticket to...

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Devastated
Individuals
Vowing love now departing
Over time
Reconciliation
Comes with
Eternal peace for all....

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Divorce is not flight nor sacrifice
It's closer to a bonfire of half of me 
It’s not disowning mothers for elation

Divorce is unnatural among parrots
Parents come...

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This world is a terrifying place
So many crimes
That goes on 
As we go about our day 
We lay in sun as they lay in...

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There he sits that monstrous hypocrite. There he dwells as I wash these dishes, his dishes. There he slouches, watching his games, his news, his...

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Us obediently unaware; the water is getting higher
Sharks of every shape swimming circles conspire;
How did we allow this broken plain to land;
Obviously; the break was...

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Strolling by the River Avon, I found somebody,
     Strolling to nowhere, I found a person.
I looked at the river, I followed...

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The Tricky Chirp

The nester bird comes to live, 
in a nest, they did not make. 
Yet... the bird, 
feels right at home 
and not alone...

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When she was young,                                          ...

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A Guest

Little tiny mouse, 
why are you in my house? 
Out the back door, 
there are fields aplenty. 
Down by the creek,
there is water, afresh....

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stars strike your heart
and your eyes water.
lilac petals now sauder
the life that fell apart.

slip away from the heat
of the forming disease,
that is conjuring a defeat
in...

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Of many times we have in life,
Like some within the water.
A charm it seems, but darkness rife,
The mean and precious otter.

When first you glance, how...

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Tall neon city lights dance on the water
as the gentle waves crash onto the harbor.

The ship blares its horns
and calls for its last passengers to...

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