Long Cheetos Poems

Alive

(how do I know)

I knew I was alive

Not from the pain

Of giving birth

Not from the excruciating

Re-occurring tooth ache

Sometimes its things like this-

That makes you call on death

I knew I was alive -

Though I did not...

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I am of the moment
It's interesting being that way
I observe with interest what causes stress to others, that doesn't touch me
When I had no responsibilities I'd get on a plane and meet a friend if...

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Twas the night before Christmas and all were in need
    as we waited for Santa who had promised us Weed.
Our parents were sleeping with not a clue in their heads
  ...

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he waived cross examination
innovation had suffered a sucking head wound
and the Mossad was after my ass 
a post Ragnarok picnic with a fire on the ice
hot enough to fry a penguin steak
code breakers grab your...

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It was our third-grade field trip to the Dinosaur Exhibit
We would be touring all the lands that dinosaurs inhibit
I remember the teacher saying “keep your hands inside your pockets”
Then she paired me with the meanest...

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Muffins, Doritos and Cheetos, Oh My! (A Bulimic’s Tale)

There is a hole in her core she must sate.
So, she drives to the grocery store before it’s too late.

She steers the cart in search of junk...

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Today is National Pretzel Day…the day to give our hats a tip
to the long-suffering cousin of the more popular potato chip.

I’m not sure how it happened…why or where or when
but in a list of the...

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HELL BEGGING HEAVEN FOR RAIN:  
IT’s TOO HOT FOR FIRE

Here’s your advisory, 
Aim it in the bin’s trajectory 
If you’ve already heard it 
(But best not spurn it it):

I sat on a wall,
The wall...

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When you break my heart do not worry, I won't hold a grudge. Chances are I loved you more than I loved myself.
I'm not saying I won't be upset, but all I ever want is...

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I Want, But Don't Need

Yes, "I Want, But Don't Need" is my waistwatcher creed 
     as I walk by each vending machine.
All those chocolate chips calling out to my hips,
 ...

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Woke up this morning to dirty dishes and fly’s in the kitchen.  It was raining outside.  Raining hammers and nails.  I heard the baby crying but it didn’t mean anything to me....

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I can't breathe 
someone sewed up my throat
I can't breathe 
someone zipped my lungs
I can't breathe
When people prefer others
The truth is I hate hanging around
this person who had the same name as me
Not just that
I...

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Turning over and over through the
Hours, my friend. My
Eyes see yours and I know you’re here.
 
When you say “will you still come to see me when
I’m alone and
Not how you remember me?”
Do I know...

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I will always hate the colour orange. Consider:
Last meeting was on promoting sales of necklaces,
The folder given was orange.

Going home was a one-lane affair,
An orange sign stated, “Works Ahead”.
Orange traffic cones lined the lane on...

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Are we having fun yet?
I think I’m doing everything right.

The three-hour drive only took four hours.
My postage stamp of beach is
staked out and blanketed.
Soda and Kool-Aid float in
tepid water in the cooler.
Beach towels, bathing suits,...

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Garage Sailing Today
Buckle Up—We are Off…
Jackie, Elias, Winry and me,
 Us and the kids—What fun it will be.

A Clothes rack is flying--
Move out of the way …It is a windy day.
A little girl screaming--she has...

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An Acrostic Sonnet inspired by United Colours Yellow Poetry Contest of Silent One:

Orange, which is not such a favored hue,
Rarely decorates hills, streams or plains.
Does orange matter? Well, in road work lanes,
It paints the bright...

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You say my hands are, dirty;
just ate some Cheetos™
You say my hands be dirty;
I say they not;
You say my hands are bloody;
Stretch on a cross;
Bond for the hopeless, the sin filled, sick the loss;

Wash them...

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Nestled in his recliner,
His body oozes into the grooves, 
Filling up every nook, every cranny
Until a synergistic union of man and
La-Z-Boy is achieved.  
His eyes are unreceptive, half closed watching his
High definition plasma widescreen;
Yet...

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Yogurt smoothies, Cocoa Puffs,
Mac & cheese and chicken;
Mushrooms, couscous, turkey (sliced)
And lots of snacks for pickin’.

Cheetos, corn chips, Goldfish,
Peaches, olives and a plum;
Watermelon, cantaloupe
And still, there’s more to come…

Swiss cheese, pickles, Kit Kats
And some mini...

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Little ghetto girl so sassy and sanguine
Afro puffs, old shaggy dress, and a big grin

Rushing home from school to lend mama a hand
The little shadow, learning womanhood firsthand

An excursion outside before the lights begin to...

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Remove the peel,  more of the same 
shredding honesty, revealing more kool aid; 
Sharing a meme but we don’t go and walk 
seedless, no action; what an utter joke;

cheetos fall  staining  the...

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YELLOW 
a center of a highway line
yellow a
Banana and pears
yellow
the cowardice and ingrown fears
yellow
a golden parakeet
yellow
a bag of crunchy Cheetos
yellow
A pampered golden puppy
yellow
Warm homemade pound cake
yellow
Cheddar cheese
yellow
Yummy boiled summer squash
yellow
Mustard squeezed on a bologna sandwich
yellow
A...

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