put me in the minor leagues
...put me in the minor leagues
I would not know what do with all that money from the majors
I do not seek the Yankees or the Cubs
I am not a party animal, do not fancy myself a celebrity
Do not need...
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Categories:
majors, light,
Form: Free verse
JUST ANOTHER SHOW GIRL THE MANY MEN IN MY LIFE
...WHERE TO BEGIN I LOVE MAN BECAUSE GOD MADE ME FILLED WITH DESIRE FOR MAN A GIFT TO MAN THERE WAS JOHN TERRY ALFRED HENRY CIRO LARRY ANTHONY CHARLES RETIRED SHERIFF THERE WAS DON HAROLD DON II JOHNNY...
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Categories:
majors, allah,
Form: Naat
Nations Awaken
...The Great Sun Saturating,
Our DNA activating.
Twisting,
Translating.
Sifting,
Debating.
My mind is drifting.
Existing,
Through Realities.
Timelines Meant for Me,
To see ...
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Categories:
majors, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Diagnosed with NON contagious, yet incurable case of logorrhea
...Diagnosed with NON contagious, yet incurable case of logorrhea...,
yielded following resultant fiction,
which arbitrarily selected thread
first popped into my head
considered one among many pos...
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Categories:
majors, absence, america, confusion, humorous,
Form: Free verse
for someone
...It’s hard to meet someone serious at college. Everyone’s busy,
self-centeredly grinding away at their dreams. So much so that
people tell you to not even try (especially as a freshman).
I was mo...
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Categories:
majors, anniversary, boyfriend, celebration, humor,
Form: Free verse
Song of Night
...Can you hear the music of the night
Softly it plays its melody,
Whistling a tune so soft and sweet
It is a cure from your remedy.
Frogs and toads lend their throat
To the wind that rushes throu...
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Categories:
majors, music, night,
Form: Rhyme
lulls
...It was 64ºf and overcast this morning when Lisa and I started our 5-mile jog to the Harbor and back. We always start our semesters this way. We’re emotionally ready for fall weather and hopefully, a ...
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Categories:
majors, friendship, humor, morning, school,
Form: Free verse
Music And Light
...The very next time, when you hear a song,
Whether it’s short, or whether it’s long.
Take a deep breath, listen to each word,
And embrace the message, in which you have heard.
Picture the sounds...
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Categories:
majors, appreciation, color, deep, image,
Form: Rhyme
all too soon
...Classes started up again today. Soon, we’ll be gloriously stressed, and clocked-up on whatever. Our hearts will swell to the pre-med symphony - a frantic opus, composed in the key of no slee...
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Categories:
majors, humor, school, student, work,
Form: Free verse
symphony in two majors
...she is the music
that my whole body sings
like an orchestra
conducted by desire
the symphony of pleasure
in two majors
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Categories:
majors, desire,
Form: Free verse
Young in Heart
...Dangling hair, girls twirl, drum majors,
Baseball turned cap boys, screenagers,
Gum chew boys, girls curls, tweenagers,
Just teenagers, just teenagers.
Pixie sticks tootsie rolls swallows,
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Categories:
majors, allusion, analogy, celebration, fun,
Form: Monorhyme
Majors and Minors
...MAJOR in giving
Minor in receiving
MAJOR in listening
Minor in speaking
MAJOR in conversation
Minor in dictation
MAJOR in discussing
Minor in debating
MAJOR in loving others
Minor in...
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Categories:
majors, self,
Form: Couplet
Athens
...We’re (Lisa and I) back in Athens Georgia (hometown USA), where it’s the halcyon days of summer. The south used to be the home of summer heat - not anymore. Now everyone has their little ‘heat domes’...
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Categories:
majors, humor, mom, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Turning
...
"Turning"
Turning
towards the beginning
at the tip of the tail end,
we push forward through
the tunnel screaming
through the pain bathed
in water and blood,
annnoi...
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Categories:
majors, muse,
Form: Narrative
Going, Going, Gone Extinct
...Say bye-bye to these:
"Hold, please." (Hold what?)
Typewriter Repairman Ads
"Dial this number..." (What's 'dial?')
Down-time... Offline
Compliments (Complaint Departments h...
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Categories:
majors, fun, future, goodbye, history,
Form: List
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