Leaving
...I am the monomaniac who masticates
edges of my own mandible
to keep from swallowing you whole…
I feel the hunger crawl through me,
a hot hellish hold—
pressing its way out of my ribs.
—but ...
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Categories:
masticates, absence, abuse, break up,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Olivia and Owl are One
...Olivia does not shapeshift into an owl
she is never not one, her hooting is real
shapeshifters can separate their animal personas
Olivia does not attempt it; their connection cannot be severed
th...
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Categories:
masticates, animal,
Form: Free verse
Angelic Appetite
...Gorgeous gobbledygook in a babe’s mouth
— masticates with angelic appetite.
From your mouth to his hearty-grumbling ear,
the stomach of his mind chews up the light,
spits out uncomp...
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Categories:
masticates, baby, words,
Form: Rhyme
She Is a Cereal Killer
...She’s a cereal killer
She chomps the Wheaties into bits
She’s a cereal killer
But please let’s not have any fits.
She masticates harder than most
She’s a killer of breads
Does serious damage ...
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Categories:
masticates, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Light Verse
Asteroid Belt
...A trifling sum of clamour during the crisis of my faith
Bedazzled by immortelle, or steamed away by Nuevo Fidelidad
Down the muddy river where splinters in the brain
Carry-on m...
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Categories:
masticates, life,
Form: Free verse
My Wife the Paper Shredder
...Buried in an avalanche you
might see on "Hoarders buried alive"
back and foreground
white sheet with limited pay per view,
nonetheless sky scraping heap
(Uriah not kid) nsync with a 'U'-
shap...
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Categories:
masticates, appreciation, april, father, humorous,
Form: Free verse
The Ones Who Glare At Us With Hate Eyes
...If we are nicer they will come around, yes, we think so.
We are optimists, we are teachers, and social workers, right?
We are moms and dads, right?
We are grandmas and grandpas, right?
Until we...
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Categories:
masticates, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
She Masticates Three Times a Day
...Sweet Caren’s an ace masticator
and opens her mouth like a gator
Breakfast dinner and tea
She will chew thoroughly
Her husband just acts as her waiter!
Inspired by this poem writte...
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Categories:
masticates, food, for her, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Favorite Recurring Nightmares Part 2 Final
...Nightmare 8. To Lose the Gift of Feeling Heard
Is each person not poet when he spills his heart?
Has your verse lost its edge if it’s true no one listens,
Or does God mean that no one is ever al...
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Categories:
masticates, anxiety, christian, fun, humor,
Form: Quatrain
Decisions
...I've got decisions to make,
a wall or two to hit
I've got a mind that endless
masticates on one small
detail
It keeps me up nights
But my decision gets easier
each day that goes by....
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Categories:
masticates, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Do Not Grieve Your Muse
...(For My Younger Self)
You have forgotten your muse.
You neglected her, in the hustle and bustle
of city life, in trying to carve a niche,
driving yourself too hard -
thinking it...
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Categories:
masticates, introspection, life, poetry, youth,
Form: Free verse
Grazing Stallion
...Dark-colored prince in his
prime
Strolls amidst summer
heralds
As he masticates
Thrill takes me away
His streamline hairs curve
downward
As they drench in
nature's touch
Sharp dark ...
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Categories:
masticates, animals
Form: Dodoitsu
Devil In Disguise
...Her crimson lipstick stains my innocent skin
Her perfect aura bleeds upon me and it seeps within
And this carnal flame has ignited
The night thickens and I get more excited...
Blood fluxes throug...
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Categories:
masticates, fantasy
Form: Rhyme