normally but not this time
normally I think tattoos look strange on women’s bodies
this time the tattooing looks like henna, delicate and pretty
I have no critiques, am rather in awe this time actually
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Categories:
normally, woman, women,
Form: Light Verse
A Sincere Expression of Gratitude From a Normally Bashful Guy
i have my bad habits
you accept them all
i have my imperfections
you see them as rare art
you smile at me as i put the last of the ornaments on the Christmas tree
i do not deserve you
the True Blessing for me is that you adamantly disagree
i made some bad decisions
you shrug your shoulders and say 'don't we
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Categories:
normally, appreciation, for her, love,
Form: Free verse
Normally Rule of Thumb
Thinking can overtax the active mind
Thoughts flood the strata of the cerebrum,
Where’s vital information one should find
Cannot locate a fact, one feels so dumb,
Something that is normally rule of thumb.
Moments before on the tip of the tongue,
Much we have forgotten, since we were young
To be forgetful is so frustrating,
Suggesting needed synapses are sprung
Age can be
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Categories:
normally, age,
Form: Dizain
Normally I'M Wrong
Wonder if I'll do something right, today
Normally I'm wrong, as wifey will say
More than 50 percent
But in any event
I'm encouraged that it's not 90 percent each day
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Categories:
normally, psychological,
Form: Limerick
Not the 'Me' That You Normally See
Where would I be without all my cups of coffee?
Mired in a funk, completely at sea
In fact, I can tell you I would hardly be me
At least not the 'me' that you normally see
I'd be really mean without my dose of caffeine
The crankiest crank the world's
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Categories:
normally, anger, drink, drug,
Form: Rhyme
Normally My Mind's a Meadow
What does crazy look like
I was asked once, what was my biggest fear.
"To be left walking alone barefoot and homeless punching myself in the head"
I said without hesitation; which surprised even me, I didn't know I had a biggest fear.
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Categories:
normally, crazy, mental illness,
Form: Narrative