Short Bet My Bottom Dollar Poems

Throw me to the wolfs 
And I will surely lead the pack
Some lead it from the front 
But I will lead it from the back

Watching every move 
The adversary makes
Hear my ghostly howl 
When the full moon wakes

When I sink my teeth
Into inviting flesh
You can bet your bottom dollar
There'll be a bloody mess

16 October 2018 ...

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The crazy weird old lady and her son

That live at the bottom of our street

I wonder if this is how our neighbors
would describe the pair of us

Bet your bottom dollar they would
if you threw in a few stray cats for 
good measure

And answering the front door in what
can only be described as filthy pajamas

Feeding bread crumbs to the pigeons in
her garden so overgrown with weeds 
even they can't be bothered to scavenge for...

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