The scalpel left a jagged split,
And heavy silver staples but
To bind the edges of the skin,
And lock the sudden ache
within.
Yet through that raw and ruined
seam,
The scar became a pane of
glass,
A rusted lantern in the dark,
The wound took fire from the
spark,
Transforming what was torn and
blind,
Into lens to look behind.
flower banded mummy appeared over the edge
see those roses peeking just a bit over that hedge?
It’s that mummy trying to get in the Halloween parade.
Let’s let him in I told them. I am not afraid.
They did let him in, and he stole the show.
He won the title, and he wore it just “so”.
Dracula and disappointed dragon were angry about it all day.
I walked him to his crept, to make sure he got away.
Slippery, an obstinate ostentatious otter
was determined to date my lovely daughter
I was against it said the pompous potter
such a silly idea, on which I threw cold water
There are worse men said the Potter’s wife, Cotter
This made his indignant anger grow hotter
Slippery is a good guy, argued his cousin Blotter
She is a professional scribbler, a true jotter
He is no slacker agreed his great grandma Knotter
But no one had asked the Potter’s lovely daughter
She came into the kitchen to get a drink of water
Slippery who? She asked the Potter and Cotter
They hemmed and hawed like a teeter-totter
Acting a bit stuck up like some kind of snotter
I decide who I date, stated the assertive daughter
Laughing hard now was her outspoken grandma Knotter
.
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and eve thinks that
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should
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he'z
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vide supra; 'tiz thuh
recent capture uv i (disheveled ;)
Make a noise
Admonishing the Eroding
Staged by all the cool ploys
Behind gathering to fishing
When you build in silence
Confused enemies of what to attack
Not you, let success make noise
Successes need arcane
Be positive strategically sitting back
Not either Cain or deign
Make a no mean noise
Rather be elan
Make moves
While you get them feign
a refrigerator bought brand new in 1952
was expected to last until 1985 and she did
finally coughing her last ice cube or two
worn out totally, finally on the skid
today’s appliances are built to last until the warranty is out
we have learned to expect it, no one cares that we pout
Two minutes after the ninety-day warranty is void
our refrigerator stops working; this we cannot avoid
How the appliance companies manage this trick is odd
but it has happened to me, my aunt, and my granddad Todd
Back in the day a washer lasted until you were one hundred and ten
Sometimes I wish we could revert to those olden days once again.
Leaf-fall is gracious
yielding to the restless wind
no riches to claim
in wide, frantic scatterings
burdens strewn for gathering
Rainfall is random
coming seldom when needed
too little, too much
it is such a lottery
pleading with an empty cup
Windfall apples drop
when good fortune makes a glut
wind shakes in accord
with the tug of gravity
ripe with generosity
Hesitation greets me like a neighbor
Boring its eyes into my skull with a friendly smile
It has no face and no skin
It doesn’t even have eyes
The morning air is hot and solid
Like water but thicker
My hands are sweaty and covered in blisters
And my legs, do not respond
The air of dirty mornings
Shifts in scent
Till the sour tang of violence
Is hanging to interrupt
My soft bones of hesitation
Listen to be called out
For a violent lie
With violent intentions
Are never good for volatile patients
So I did grasp a hope of string
Around my neck did marry me
Such intimate things
To carry me
Away with hesitation and me.
information\disinformation-
[depends upon your point of view]
divides a society
hatred-crumbles a society
racism-falls a society
we are ALL human-so let's work together for humanity
Let's love one another and take the hand of
Even those with a differing opinion-as free speech is important but
Today's narrative divides and is
Spoken to separate the human race into two. The
Blame game is played by the hypocrites who are
Encouraged to follow blindly to catchphrases
And words without proper research.
So they chant words to divide and fly flags of other nations. For
Oppression is fast approaching us and the
Nihilistic view that was in the minority is becoming the view of the majority.
Entitlement should never be expected or given- earned through blood, sweat
... and tears
Leland was not old
However, he was set in his ways
Cantankerous and vinegarish
Most nights and most days
Let’s set him up with Mable, I suggested.
She was another human that I detested.
In the silence of the night, alone in bed, she lets her thoughts drift,
She wonders what it would be like to feel the warmth of a man beside her,
To have him kiss away her fears and touch her soul with desire and tenderness.
She imagines his hands slowly uncovering her secrets,
And his lips tracing shivers on her skin, like an artist of shadows.
She wonders, does it hurt? And if so, how long until it turns into pleasure?
What does it mean to feel him deep within her, to sense his firmness and unwavering desire?
She longs to know that deep explosion, that fulfillment promising universes,
To experience the pleasure that has not yet come, but feels near, like a dream.
In the quiet of the night, between desire and imagination, she weaves untold stories,
Waiting for dreams to become reality, like a song that has yet to be sung.
Looks
Looks to others
Like we are
Living the dream
Long ago we married for
Love, but now it seems to me
Like money has come between us
Let’s return to the beginning
‘Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war‘
(Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1)
Let’s cry peace and not release the dogs!
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