Street Life Pitbull Thug
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(Intro)
Yo, I got scars on my knuckles and dreams in a duffle,
Life gave me lemons, I sold 'em in a hustle.
Mandy said “swing by,” I said “bet,” no delay—
But what happened next? Man, l...
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Categories:
duffle, career, cool, crazy, funny,
Form: Lyric
THE RETARDED POET OF TAMPA BAY MENTAL HEALTHCARE SPECIAL AGENT LEROY HEIMBACH
...AFTER RETURNING FROM THOMAS MANN TOWN OF MUNICH GERMANY DAYCARE TEACHER FOR USAF FORT SHERIDAN ARMY BASE JUST A STAY AT HOME MOM HOW I BECAME A RETARDED POET IT WAS ACTUALLY AFTER TRANSFERRING MY GOV...
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Categories:
duffle, allah,
Form: Naat
HEALING COPING
...ONGOING HOME INVASIONS JAY TOWNSEND JOHNSON HENRY TALISA SHAW KIWANI BUGGS ALICIA HILTON DANITA DELMONT AGENT MY ABUSIVE EX HUSBAND PETER GARGANO CIRO GARGANO THE PLAYERS THE DEALERS THE BANK TELLERS...
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Categories:
duffle, allah,
Form: Naat
The Train
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Each is a piece, a small part
of a composite that has come
together in a morning,
the frayed strands of dreams
knitted into a waking timed now
to a slow tread on a familiar street.
Then sud...
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Categories:
duffle, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Pepe's Coffee Lounge
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I was one of the cool set,
navy blue duffle coat, scarf around
my neck, seated at a table
in Pepe's Coffee Lounge
discussing Baudelaire
and T.S. Eliot and the demise
of the political elites...
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Categories:
duffle, nostalgia, social, sunset, time,
Form: Free verse
Basic Training, Survival of the Fittest
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The humidity was doing a good job of keeping pace with the temperature. Until around 10 AM when the thermometer pushed its way past 100. That’s when 176 frightened kids and a few old hippies stagge...
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Categories:
duffle, military,
Form: Haibun
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
...I lost a friend; Jason really loved his gin.
One night while he was on a binge.
He walked off into the deep end,
now no one has ever seen Jason again.
I lost a friend; his life was his duffle s...
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Categories:
duffle, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Brad and Sally
...My god, red bra, orange pants, and green socks, I’m making love to a traffic light.
Get on with it.
I can’t, where do I start.
What does it matter?
It matters a lot, if I start with your ...
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Categories:
duffle, fantasy, goodbye, humorous, sensual,
Form: Free verse
On Christmas Day
..."Travel light" Santa said to me as I grappled for all my most
treasured belongings. I stuffed them all in a duffle bag, then with the silliest
of grin on my face I said, " Ready"
The ride up...
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Categories:
duffle, appreciation, christmas,
Form: Free verse
The Wardrobe of a Temporary Condition
...The Wardrobe of a Temporary Condition
David J Walker
I had to admit
It might have been an illusion
The first morning home
Without a plausible conclusion to
Calendars past and
No witness...
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Categories:
duffle, allegory, dream, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
The Last Token
...I was five years old when the war was over
August, 1945, and my daddy sent word
He was on his way home from Guadalcanal.
Grandma was already preparing a feast
For the family to celebrate his ...
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Categories:
duffle, father son, memory, remember,
Form: Narrative
A Fall of Snow In the Fifties Part 2
...Domestic sounds from the kitchen below creep under the bedroom door
and I scamper, teeth a’ chatter, across the bedroom floor.
Out of the bedroom and across the landing, down the stairs I clatter,...
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Categories:
duffle, childhood, memory, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn
...Kicking the leaves as they go back to school,
The nights getting darker each day,
The temperature lowering as autumn falls,
And the summer is swept on its way.
Duffle coats fastened protection fr...
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Categories:
duffle, autumn,
Form: Rhyme
Bygone Days
...Bygone days
Climbing trees
Paper boats
Scabby knees
Duffle coats
Pick n mix
Runny nose
Thrupenny bits
Scruffy clothes
Flying kites
Desperate Dan
Conquer fights
Tins of spam
Spots n ...
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Categories:
duffle, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
He Did Not Come Back the Same, Part I
...When Laurie was just eighteen years of age
she fell in love with a brazen young man,
rode his own bike, knew just what to say,
ever quick with a joke was her Stan,
oh, the adventures that those t...
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Categories:
duffle, growth, introspection, loss, love,
Form: Narrative
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