Mom Hate Poems

It’s time we simply just let go
        of things that we’ve been taught to know
Perhaps not by a...

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They are too foggy,
Dreams, visions, etc.;
 I don’t know, I don’t remember, 
but o’ wait! 
Yes, a distinct memory.

I started remembering words
hoarse, dry words mixed
with...

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I never learned anything from my younger self,
I knew I needed therapy meds and a lot of help
Thoughts from my past are creeping up on...

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1. The doors shut forcefully, driving me out. I failed the polygraph test for the second time.

    My feelings are numb to...

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why was i even born
my teachers like me
my friends like me
even think i’m funny

but my mom hates me
she hates me
she thinks i’m a burden
and that...

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The Art of Being Empty 
I was baptized in the TV light of The Biggest Loser  
and worshipped a version of myself that I...

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The table is old and worn
nicks and scratches 
its red plastic tablecloth left over from a forgotten Christmas
its holiday pattern worn and forlorn
many a Thanksgiving...

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*ring* *ring* (A Facetime call)
Mom: “Hey hun, what’s up?”
Me: “Well, let’s see.. 
“We have an armed law enforcement that’s scared of the civilians they police.
One...

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Was not a rough and tumble kid
A sissy boy they said
As I recall, I even took 
        ...

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I used to love my dad the sad eight-year-old boy said.
But we hate him now! 
You should hear him yell at my mother!
He is rotten,...

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You can never go home
You’ve heard the phrase
But take my advice
It might number your days.

Take a lesson from me
For I’ve learned it well
My so-called aunt
Is...

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Warning: If you are bothered by road rage,
of if you have ever been a victim of road rage,
or if you and I are giving each...

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Mom hated Millipedes, she didn't like them at all.
Whenever she saw one, it made her skin crawl.
She hated them because she was afraid of being...

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WE ARE TOGETHER

                 She was my lovable student
 ...

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Brenda skipped school too frequently
to hang out with her junkie boyfriend;
she came home acting very erratically, 
her behavior bothered mom and dad.

When asked why she...

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