Long Saputo Poems

Dear Menopause,

             Thank you for the irregular menstrual flow
             When it...

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When it comes to love some run hot and cold 
They never give love a chance to fully unfold 
Over and over again they've been a victim of rejection 
So they become afraid and sparse...

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If you want to know who a man is
It's not in his life but how he lives 
You can't see it through fortune or fame 
It's not whether everyone knows his name 

It's not in...

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What's with all those infomercials 
Those people talking in circles 
Trying to sell you stuff you don't need 
Tell you their product will do this guaranteed 

They are always on really late 
With their shtick...

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Why do some people like to put others down 
When they should be lifting others up off the ground 
Why do some people speak harsh words with so much zeal 
When the words they speak...

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She started with a quiet whisper in my ear
Telling me some things I needed to hear 
But her whisper soon turned into a shout 
"Hey girl let me your inner bitch out"

She said "Stop all...

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Two weeks of summer camping we spent 
Helping mom and dad pitch the tent 
Sweet memories of campfires and s'mores 
Enjoying time in the great outdoors 

Walking the trails on nature hikes 
Around the campground...

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I want to watch the sunset with you 
Gaze at the emerging moon of blue 
Lie under the sky filled with stars 
While we contemplate life on Mars 

I want to fall asleep with you...

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Forgive me if I've been a little distant 
To your invitations I've been resistant 
Just been in need of some solitude 
Had renew and adjust my attitude 

I had to do a little soul healing...

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Typing out this message to my friend 
I look it over and then press send 
Go about my business waiting for a reply 
No response and a couple hours have gone by 

I check to...

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I see you through rose colored glasses 
And that's why I give you so many passes 
I don't see any of your imperfections or flaws 
The person I see puts me in such awe 

I...

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Can we bring back the child like imagination 
When we saw the world with such fascination 
When all the colors were bright and bold 
Every little thing to us was gold 

When we looked at...

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Remember going to grandpa and grandma's house by the lake 
All the fond memories there we did make 
And I think the fondest by far 
Was catching fireflies in a jar 

We would chase their...

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If a question were to be asked 
Would the truth with lies be masked 
Would lies be whispered in someone's ear 
Because it may be what they want to hear 

Would a promise be made;then...

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Dear Narcissist, 
            You draw me into your illusion 
Your tender kiss causes such confusion 
I feel your pain and want to lift you...

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Mute

She bit her tongue until it bled
Leaving countless things left unsaid
Her thoughts she kept well contained
In her mind, they long remained
Her words always got stuck in her throat
Her feelings, she could not emote
She would always...

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Sorry I have to walk away 
I have to leave; I can not stay
Don't want love to turn into hate 
I don't want that to be love's fate

Between us I must put some distance 
Even...

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Sometimes gossip may start out true 
But each time it's passed along it gets skewed
The more lips it passes the more it's changed 
The facts and story get rearranged 

The whispers may come from an...

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Love me when I'm feeling weak 
When everything to me is dark and bleak 

Love me when I'm distraught and cry 
When the endless tears fall from my eyes 

Love me when I have doubts...

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It is said that Love is blind 
But Love isn't,you will find 
It sees every imperfection and flaw 
And yet it still remains in such awe 

It doesn't demand change of who one is 
Love...

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I felt your wings brush across my face 
When you took me into your loving embrace 
I sensed your compassion when you touched my hand 
My pain and sadness you truly did understand 

I saw...

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Should I play the Game and not reveal 
What's in my heart how I feel 
Shall I act like a girl whose shy and coy
Would this turn the head of a boy
Should I play the...

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Awoke to the buzzing of my alarm clock 
Didn't want to get up after sleeping like a rock 
Stretched my arms up over my head 
Thinking I should just stay in bed 

Got up and...

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As the birds seem to be singing for me 
I quietly sit in sweet serenity 
I sit with warm sunshine on my face 
I float and drift to a far off  place 

I quietly...

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I'm on the last page of this notebook 
Trying to come up with a great hook
Waiting for my muse to kick in 
Organizing all my thoughts within 

Hoping something will light the fire 
To write...

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