Long Calling card Poems

- - - Chapter 1: Early Days - - - 

My father was a rich man, la, *
Though schooled in poverty, (1)  
As such he seldom raised his head, 
Displayed humility.
The center of the...

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			I

The Holy Bible said seven kingdoms would arise,
then like windblown grains of sand, fall to the dust
Six kingdoms have come and gone, blinked their eyes
and we’re now, in these last days, living on the cusp

But...

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Pt. I

The Lodger

Morning sneaked inside the flat and lit the dusty air
through holes in the torn curtains forming spotlights on the floor.
He woke from the discomfort of a night in his armchair
and sighed at all...

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We’re in Paris, staying with my Grandmère (Grandmother) for a few days around Mother’s day.
Peter (my bf) is getting to know my Grandmère. They’ve started to relax and enjoy each other. This time, when they...

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Art History

I stand erect with outstretched hand Representing liberty, for many, a foreign land My fire dances an incessant jubilant glow
I represent hope for the oppressed to sow

 Pungent salts mixed with glassy sands
 ...

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The rain creates, the patter on the ground
children splash and splatter, boots of fun,
giggles full of laughter, bind their hearts
are we, but just, the remnants of our youth

Wrapped in live's of never ending bills
our live's...

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Hurriedly, I raced to the grocery reaching the door, when a girl ran up to me with a box of 
cats.

"Miss,  would you like to have a kitten"?  I had just searched the...

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Jacobean style commentary from a callous calling card is a hazardous form in patterned growth fallout. When economically developing a cheesecake upon vast factory floors always be alert to the mindsets of machinery as it...

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If Dr. King was here today at us he would probably shout
for us to stop making excuses and find a way to work it out
we're constantly stressed and we just need to see
that misery loves...

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GEORGY BUYS A CAR

                         A man named Georgie had a few--
...

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                   We sail on the waves of celestial artistry,
        ...

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Destination love
Romance being all the above
It was Greyhound Bus Schedule 101
Journey with a direction
The place being Los Angeles
The trip started from St. Louis, Missouri
Two passengers in particular were Mary and John
Those names I want to...

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Prince of this world,
you've meddled in the affairs of mankind
since the beginning
From the time of the Egyptian pharaohs,
whose gigantic pyramidal tombs
had been built primarily by slave labor
A living testament to man's ingenuity and cruelty
Then you...

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A monochrome of boho days
segue one another surreptitiously.
Endless pantomimes of idle chatter flutter by.
Cantilever bridge, a one stop halting site for gossip and suspense.
Small talk, bespoke winged creature, Combe of pleuron.
Turin shroud spotter in the...

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Bright lights shining she came;
Amid cheers and proclaim;
"What a beauty!", they exclaimed;
Until the world played a little court game;
And no one here is to blame.

She went to play one midsummer’s day,
But her black skin made...

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“Why do I always try and fly Puddin’?
  Still somethin’ feels like it’s pullin’.

Weapons, poison, I’ll go grab my mallet 
dangerous bombshell come and get it!”   

“I love you, Pumpkin Pie, get...

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Before I go to bed tonight, I'll leave
My window open
Just a crack; just in case you miss
Me, and find the time to rescue
Me and whisk me all the way back home
I'll feel the breeze
And hope...

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angst, body, cry, hurt, imagery, insect, war,

DODOITSU 

(A MOSQUITO'S LAMENT)

THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB ©  

This sacrificial lamb starts
An aggressive night ensues
Mosquito’s ‘ding’ clarifies
Dinner is almost served!

TAKE COVER!  ©

I’m a prisoner trenched down
Under cover of...

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Jerry
George
Kramer
Elaine

They're my favorite show about nothing;
my jolt of funny,
my cup of insane
They're my telly four friends,
who are the nuttiest
A distinct comedic blend
of vaudeville vamped sluttiness

I love 'em to death,
they make me laugh so hard
Insane of...

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(So Beat It)


How many times must I forgive you
Before
You meant just what you said
How often must I play these games 
Until
We're forced to forfeit at the hands
Of your disease
You're so busy crying wolf that you've
Forgotten...

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I have flashbacks of you, from when I was so young  
i thought you left me, to explore this vast galaxy, for mankind  
You taught us how to survive on this big banged...

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View from the Back Seat

I watch, entranced this time by the lightest blue eyes,
Transfixed by the struggle, the dedication, the pain, the triumph,
The sickness, the determination, the ever constant need to create.
I forget my own...

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we wander the streets searching for a place to call home
chaos and misunderstanding is our calling card
your fears have become our realities
the nightmare we once called home has burnt to the ground
theres no turning back,...

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Two unexpected moments…the first…a deer…without even a calling card
stopped by for a visit at the cabin…just showed up in our yard.

She was quiet, calm…a bit reserved…she didn’t make a fuss.
We happened to notice her…around the...

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Dixie Cup Memorial
                  by Odin Roark

How small it is
this bottom of the Dixie cup
looking skyward
holding high the torch
the...

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