Long Filing cabinet Poems

I kept searching for years when the answer I seek was so near. I kept looking for a profound  answer but found myself on a wearisome path, marred with interminable disasters. I emptied the...

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Preface:
Aye do attest
that poetry may not be best
to express whoosh to chest

git a lee till bitta chump change
boot an overpowering literary force
   to pocket earning for a grange
(hmm...who knows maybe 

  ...

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which prime mate affectionately called buttock blaster
alimentary explosion ofttimes causes global disaster
upon such gaseous debacle run for your life ever faster!

Yours truly (humorously dry husband)
can definitively attest,
she (thee missus) nixed, ordained,
inured, espoused blessed
discrete frolicsome liaisons...

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Which would you have me describe? 
The path taken? 
The path not taken? 
Well how can I describe the path not taken? 
I haven't been there. 
So I guess this is the story of the...

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A simple man, I don‘t need much, I use few words; I’m Joe.
I once framed houses, now drive trucks. That’s all you need to know.

I love my wife and think she’s great, but one thing...

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My head aches, it's hard for thoughts to come through
But I woke up and the band had responded with a recording of the song I loved 
I love mantras (formally I thought they were nonsense...

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As I see it there is no cure
Meds can help that's for sure
But meds can make things alot worse
Mental health is a real bad curse

The meds will help you sleep at night
Or even help you...

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High athwart global sphere
planet Earth doth app pear
tubby totally tubular as a mere
twinkling gem devoid of lesions from hare
brained schemes to exploit near
Gaea, where

legions of self aggrandizement tear
ring into all four corners   
...

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“holiday” card scramblers

seen them “holiday” card scramblers
heads down, frantically shuffling fingers
through the leftover scraps of the
rush from last week, from the weeks
before, from that crazy ****ing black
friday---
complaining & spoiled college brats
home from sucking on a...

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You can walk right into this image. 
Stand there near the typewriter if you like.
Edward Hopper has allowed plenty of room.
Although he has filled the space very well,
As it is a small office, and her...

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Saturday garage sale- moving to an old heritage apartment,
Years of collecting, but lots must go, even things of contentment.

Two china cabinets, one from Mom, one Grandma, they bring a smile,
Perhaps, I can somehow keep them...

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Everyone in the soup chant my name, because I'm bringing another poetic attack.
Ryan, you've had your 5 minutes of fame, now I'm breaking your poetic back!
So you need to be realistic, read your slam, then...

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What is a square, a shape, container quadraphonics, a traditional rollerskate
What is an atrium, a fireplace, a closet
What is a boxing ring, a gymnasium, blackboard 
What are a checkerboard, deck cards, crossword puzzle, jigsaw puzzle,...

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could it be 
that accompanying the
biggest heart
is the largest pool of
seething
rage
(and that they cannot be
separated---that because one
exists, the other has been
formed)---
a virtual filing cabinet 
filled with the charred memories
of failures & brooding angst
that come from...

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 Saturday yard sale (moving to a heritage apartment)
years of collecting and lots must go even things of contentment
two china cabinets, one from mom, one grandma, that still bring a smile
perhaps, I can somehow keep...

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Shark my tortoiseshell cat of pure arrogance has stepped on my tail today
I had my front door propped open, confident because I live in the country.
Confident that the breeze would help me stay in a...

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First Quarter Moon

The first quarter moon wants me to
learn to 
speak curly hair language. If I don’t their
rage concerning being bullied by 
prunes the size of 
cement trucks will 
cause: more cracks in 
paths. The...

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If all I did was make you feel
electric that first time. 
Then why would you come secretly back
and make my mind rewind?

An innocent filing cabinet
Safe place to hide your thoughts. 
Like lightening your brain exploded
You...

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The time has come for me to say goodbye forever
I am not brilliant at expressing my emotions
But in the words of ‘Sealion Dion’ ….
‘I will always love you’

If you check in the filing cabinet
You will...

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new office is hilarious
broom closet
messy desk with someone else’s water bottle
a variety of papers and workbooks, markers, strewn around
no cleaning supplies.

large enough space for two chairs
a filing cabinet and a child’s desk
where the mess is
I...

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It is one of those perfect Kansas days
Seventy-eight degrees and breezy
It feels like seventy
I have propped the front door open
Confident because I no longer have a cat
The last time I did this Peepers brought in...

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