Long Check off Poems

Dear neighbors,

I realize we have not met,
other than the guy next door
but that doesn't really count
cause that was just to put up a fence between us,
and I have met Marvelously Mad Max,
behind me, on the...

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Passion

Passion can be very good,
But it is misunderstood.
“Passion” comes from the word for “suffering,”
So, in a sense, without buffering:

It can give, but it too takes,
For every heart it lifts, it breaks!
If you feel it, then...

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Washing and drying
Folding and clothing
Scooping and dumping
Hustling and bustling.

I follow my routine
Each tuesday, thursday and friday
Getting all the chores done
On rare occassion one is saved for tomorrow.

Yet, your never satisfied
You try to throw off my...

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I was reading in a Southern Living magazine yesterday that one thing that all great 
southern writers have in their books is a dead mule.  The article cited several 
examples and said that their...

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Mom’s Night Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas
Downtown stores they were packed
Shoppers looking for deals
Bargains bound to attract.

My mother navigated crowded streets with care
She put off Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve
Knowing the sales would still...

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I pleasure dove into my treasure trove
Of keepsakes and mementos
I snoop around here about every ten years
And am always amazed at how quickly the time goes

There are pictures and things, an old mood ring,
Ticket stubs...

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I wake up each day
With the best of intentions
So get out of my way
Because I'm a Christian
The first thing I do
Is pray of course
And with that out of the way
I check off the box 

Head...

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They see long blonde hair and blue eyes, and love me
Because I am "pretty" and "sweet"

They see that I can talk go anyone, and they love me
Because I am always so "happy" and "kind"

They see...

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Autumn has dressed up in pretty auburn
by pulling all the lifeless leaves
off the dormant, cold trees; 
and every bird, that once thrilled everyone's heart,
has glanced upon this scenery and sadly gone south,
and I like them...I...

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When they were handing out animus- I was missed,
You know that masculine thing in my psyche;
I am all girl, you can check off the female list,
Took my bro's play truck because I was feisty.

You...

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If I search through old memories, shaking dust from visions long filed away, I can see scenes from my childhood. Whenever I am feeling old, I pull a few out, polish them up, and put...

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WHAT I’VE KICKED OFF MY BUCKET LIST.

Kicked off to do’s before I knew, 
the term called,” Bucket List.”.
What we teens termed, “chasing our star”
”our dream” or … our heart’s “wish.”

With twenty -five bucks chased dream,...

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7:00 AM
my eyes small and tight
a soft shuffle into the bathroom
distorted and jaded,
a half frown on my face
a dog-tired grunt serves as my good morning

8:00 AM
my consciousness brings stress, anxiety
a checklist in my head
I can...

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Love that is so powerful yet so deadly. Sitting there watching the person you love destroy every ounce of themselves; as if it was some daily chore to check off the to-do list.Trying to hold...

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Behind the Scene at NPR

On the roof again
A code we send out every now and then
When someone’s life is almost near the end
We say that he is on the roof again
On the roof again
Let’s start...

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Sit Transit Gloria Mundi
Rick Folker

Our current consumptive culture
Salivates over
"Tech" and "Cell" and "Screen"
That transmits the lurid, pornographic
Apocalyptic scenes.

We long for the end
Of the endless 24/7 hollow info
Hoping, even praying that 
The Moral Arc would start...

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Here’s a little checklist
If you think you’re getting old.
Check off fewer than a couple
And perhaps you’ll be consoled.

Are you losing hair or finding it
In places unexpected?
Do you crave a turtleneck
So extra skin goes undetected?

Do you...

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I'm busy all year, you just don't see.
I'm packing up presents and taking  down notes
who's been a good girl who's been a now't (mystic rose).
The reindeer's need feeding the sleigh needs a clean
and Mrs....

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Incapable of rendering 
Harvesting love 
Check off a list of being not nurture 
So analytical having some doubts 
Of harboring love
 I just let go of all the anguish 
Feelings emotions flow 
Did I say...

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In my hands, I hold a list
What to do, where to do it, when to do it
Everything I want to accomplish
Written before me in organized text
Check off the next item
Add another two items for every...

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Longing to live a normal life,
with out suffering any mental reprecutions.
Living with a lot of limited abilities,
as I check off the many mental deductions.

I have to wake up every morning for my daily dose of...

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They say the journey to adulthood is supposed to be a slow coming of age process that allows the time to contemplate what role we’ll play in our future. We check off all the options....

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With Dad now gone
If I could I wish…
I would give you a world cruise
I wish I could…
Buy you a ticket for 
An endless trip around the world
Think of all the people you would meet
And the...

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Acclimating to the tranquil jaunt
of a cool morning cascade
shouldered brightly by
reds and oranges of a quiet rising sun

Rather than yearning for ball point
to check off
Peacefulness & beauty with poingant
smile

Been there, done that!
O tireless mantra for
Consummation...

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Lipstick? check
Perfume? check
Condoms? check
Little girl issues? check
Push-up bra's? check
Individualism?
Ehh!!! kinda
If one can count the replicas i modeled for myself
Then seek uniqueness...check
Boys for men, Men for boys? Check off or jack off
The hardened potential of mating?...

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