Long Not up to scratch Poems

Please do not hold me within those claws of unworthiness
As if your judgment alone DEFINES me!
Get out of here, you little baby,
You don’t recognize what’s good for you!
Push away the peas,
But you’re still going to...

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Topsy-Turvy


"I WON'T sleep this side. I'll sleep there tonight!"
Though this demand was chimed with a soft voice,
As she might have thought protection of her right 
He quickly deplored it, calling it some mere noise.

 ...

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Where’s my sister gone?
The holiday season all wrapped up
A tarnished blanket of snow remains
Flipping the page into the New Year
Filling our thoughts with hope and cheer
A ringing phone, a joyful hello paused
Crying and sobbing, collapsing...

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Cleanliness and Whores 

The ship was old once it had been a big ship now it was small
it had been overtaking by time, its shower system had sea water
which was nice enough to cool off...

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Walking away with a “Fail” in written English in school.
Spelling and grammar not up to scratch, what a fool!
Having to type on a computer with “Spell check”
I write my words down wrong, oh well, what...

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Time slows next to stopping
A small glimpse, of what death might feel like
Everything, I've heard about this moment is true..

Crunching gravel scraping my back, fuels my rage
Then a lifetime of memories return of you
While God...

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A HOME COOKED MEAL IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
A TAKE OUT MEAL WON'T DO.
A BOX MEAL IS NOT MADE FROM SCRATCH.
COLD CUTS ARE FOR LUNCH.
COME ON GIRL AND STOP PLAYING AND PUT
A POT ON...

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