Long Double check Poems

"Call it curiosity"
Does anyone on this app really believe
That somehow or another every one of us
Truly think that one side is meant to deceive 
Or that one side is the one that is only one...

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I had a long argument today...
Whilst sitting by the 
surcharging charging airport port,
shouldertoshoulder with this pastor.

Delayed flight and low juice
kept us there, squared off;
shoulder to shoulder.

He with his Righteousness,
me with my Right View.
He with all...

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Vets Know
                  by Odin Roark



Deployment
(Via Refrigerator Magnets)
 
Sweetheart

Should have told you

I’m sorry
I’ve buttered
the last piece
the heel
you never eat

Can...

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Beware the wrath of the Northern Polar boogie man, 
The Anti-Clause, a legendary beast of nightmarish voracity,
From folklore mythology, a dark creature of demonic prowess,
Lurks in the hidden shadow realm, in a freezing forbidden zone,
Of...

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Oh what sorrows have begat thee?
Oh what pain has come upon thee?
Drooping head hanging low
And the billows are moving to and fro
Unkempt hair flying high in the sky
And anxious whiskers are standing by 
Your shadows...

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I still blame myself because I was the one to walk away from the accident.  I stare at our 
pictures on the book shelf and think about that argument.  I should have been...

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I worked 25 years for a company that taught me several valuable lessons,                      ...

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felt like i did before thats how i know i missed ya
if i could then i woulda grabbed ya hugged and kissed ya
bachelor for eternity missing the bigger picture
you i barely knew, appearing on every...

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One day, Myopic Milo; went slithering across the street; and met with some misfortune; as a car, he tried to greet.

It really sent him flying; that half-blind, water snake; so to a chiropractor; a visit...

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Like a warm cotton bud used to give inner ears a clean
there is something comforting about routine.
Knowing where you stand and the order of play,
knowing what to expect at every point in your day.
Living to...

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I never did like onions
Or how it feels in my mouth
Try it once when I was small
But then quickly spit it out

I never did try it again
And I say that I never will
And so many...

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I never did like onions
Or how it feels in my mouth
Try it once when I was small
But then quickly spit it out

I never did try it again
And I say that I never will
And so many...

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Cars raced passed, 
As I patiently waited, 
Nervously filled with distrust. 
At a crossing where safe crossing, 
Is now indicated, 
This courier of fortunes 
Not yet out of luck. 
  
I pick up my...

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Trainspotting 
isn’t fun 
not when she’s dead tired 
arms of jelly 
ears full of tears 
	baby wants 
	baby wants 
pick the kids up 
from school
strawberry jam 
sandwiches uneaten 
traffic jam 
	ma I’m hungry 
	baby wants...

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DO! I did! Enjoy your poems!
REading them I learned your rhymes,
MI oh My! It was such a time
FAst and funny were your chimes!
SOuLs of light you're all quite bright,
LAughter filled my eyes with site and
TIme...

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I Like Creamer With A Splash Of Coffee
In What Direction Did Your Mind Take Flight
Poetic Language Leaves Room For Deep Interpretation 
Even Though My Statement Is Literal Truth
It Packs A Punch Of Figurative Youth
Oh The...

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I’m wild and I’m free, I look down and what do I see…

Ghostly bubbles rising from the bottom
of a once clear mountain pool
now devoid of life and vegetation.

I dive to double check and see if...

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Up, up and away they said,
as they sailed over the blue and the red,
hugging each other and holding on tight,
the Donald and Hillary on election night,

For my sore eyes got my binoculars out,
I followed their...

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two otherwise rational people
appear as if conflict had never 
got into the car with the both of em’
when they commenced this
journey---
but that was when they both had it in the
back of their heads that
the other...

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ON SPIRITS, SAINTS AND SPITTOONS

If you want to love me but find yourself unable
If that is buried deep within you about me
First of all don’t put a setting for me at the table
And for Christ’s...

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When I was in school I took U.S History three time but it was three different,

Version,

I took Biology in seven grade and it was no difference from one high school,

I took six science and two...

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My arm’s bleeding 
Blood dripping on the floor
I’m weeping 
I double check if I closed the damn door
My mother thinks I’m sleeping
So, I better start cleaning
I can’t miss a drop, or she’ll start screaming
Oh hell,...

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My favourite piece of jewellery, I wouldn't have to double check,
You see my most precious jewels, used to wrap around my neck.
These are the arms of my boys, when they were young and small,
I don't...

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When visiting my aunt,
We always bring a special treat.
It's halva made from sesame,
A Middle Eastern sweet.

But very often it gets flagged
'Cause agents have no clue
Exactly what this item is;
Our bags do not go through.

They took...

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The Soup is playing tricks on me
Or I am losing what is left 
On my grasp on reality
And WhatsHisName’s committed theft.

Time and again, I write a verse,
Submit it to a contest next,
Return to find it...

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