Long Slimmer Poems

Time for a road trip, my  dad, mom and us three kids all packed into our old station wagon. I guess it wasn't so old but it sure seemed that way at the time....

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I ate what was given,
yet still, I grew too much,
my body betrayed me,
while your words cut like a blade.
“You’re so fat,” you'd say,
as if it was my fault to bear,
a child branded for something
I couldn’t...

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My strange tears.
The genie's eyes, oh genie's eyes.
Gather the sun's spears.
Be careful not to step on the thistles of fear.
Plaits are used to create the form.
To achieve a slimmer epitome.
You and I are friends.
Envy is...

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I took my mum to slimming world 
On every Tuesday night 
She’d get her finest glad rags on
And beam with sheer delight

Not much of an adventure,
On the way she’d barely speak.
But she’d set her sights...

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I was standing alone
Just above to the side of the grave where she lay 
Thinking thought so no mercy abundance
Children we raised
It was a glimmer of hope 
That all our memories that I have of...

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I was standing alone
Just above to the side of the grave where she lay 
Thinking thought so no mercy abundance
Children we raised
It was a glimmer of hope 
That all our memories that I have of...

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I hope you find a way to forgive me mama
I've grown to be bad but blessed- more of the former
good sustains but crime makes me warmer
when my demons speak, everything gets slimmer.

Your beloved son has...

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My world is cold and dark and grey.
The sun never shines to be happy and play.
The dark clouds hanging, always loom overhead,
Day after day, I ache with such dread.

No one to love me, not even...

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Lockdown Lard

Ok, so let’s address the elephant in the room
And the issue that does loom
That most of us face
Of our exuberant tastes
That has led to …lockdown lard!

Since March, life for everyone has been difficult and...

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Dear wedding rehearsal dinner
Sorry for not speaking sooner
We've been delayed by the bride
'Cause she's gone out for a ride
You know — who are we without her
A question I just can't answer
So let's drink our disappointment...

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It's trying to Spring today
In Dublin's Phoenix Park
The trees are rising from the ashes of Winter
Dressing in a tentative coat of green
Like a thin leafy thong.

Against a bright mixed sky
Two butterflies, or possibly moths,
-The suns'...

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isn’t it hilarious
how it is that only tonight
both you and i have come to realize 

for years this dinner table
has vastly stood between us

and all that is spread upon it
may never manage to evade the...

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Sleepless nights kidnapping the score of dreams
In moods of jeopardy to keep drama underground,
Until some iconic moments release pixel images
Of secret Insomnia lodges before they were found.
 
Enjoined taunts turn brighter lights on in the...

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Ok let's go up to the fire tower, talk with Ranger Ricky, Heh, heh,. What's so funny Harry. When I was a kid we use to watch the Ranger Ricky Show. He would run Popeye...

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She was sixteen when she spied her Cherokee.
Only fifteen, he was young, unsettled, and free.

At school they worked together so each could learn.
Before too long their friendship began to churn.

They blushed into their love; she...

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Patient Hope is on a stoic decline
The celluloid tread mill 
is crybaby set 
on an aorta sob incline —  
A cardio faithless, vertical whine

Shouldering the weight of personal decisions,
is seen nowadays 
as an irresponsible,...

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The hardest door to open

The hardest door to open is the door outside my gym
I think you know the one I mean, the door that lets you in
I meant to go there many times and...

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Do you remember, when life was simple,
you walked instead of drove.
You were slimmer and much healthier,
you noticed what was around you and above.

Do you remember, when churches were full,
shops were shut on the Lords day.
The...

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Oh my child, the long awaited season is here, don’t worry
You’ll merry and reach the heavens before its January.

Even in the snow, our hearts will feel warm like in June
promises of a wonderful time will...

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Oh, how many days to go
Until we find the forgotten one
All the things we forget
We must find

It takes time to find this forgotten one
It can be an hour or a day
A month or year
It is...

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To husbands who are mystified
We offer here this marriage guide.
You'll have the finest union yet
If you accept this alphabet.

A  dopt a female point of view.
B  e strong, but gentle, kind, and true.

C ...

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Halloween is upon us
A party is in sight
What shall I dress up as
To give someone a fright

Shall I be a ghost
All dressed up in white
Or a witch  maybe
Hmm cant decide whats right

So I asked a...

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Death has gotten the best of me
Mother said it too
It’s true

The Nazis and Jews
are marching outside to celebrate.
The hate
The date you died on that Northen shore.

And of all the songs I’ve written,
This one I could...

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#1
That's a tall girl,
lean and tan,
pretty as a picture. 

#2
This kid's short,
pale but chubby,
and yes, pretty in her hazel eyes.

#3
This girl, with curly hair,
fair, pretty, lean. 
Not very tall, not very small. 

#4
This shy girl,
with...

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The carpet

I was bored of TV sat looking at the carpet
wondering if it was an Indian rug or banish the thought
even a Persian’s the carpet was old but had style
an inner dignity a type of...

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