Short Blurt Out Poems

and again
i catch myself
just in time

not wanting to blurt out
an 'I love you'
out of the blue

and sounding
silly as a school girl



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on November 13, 2021...

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Young trainee driver behind the wheel blurt out a helpless damn
Were starting down hill brakes are gone I'm afraid were in a jam
To the old trucker in the bunk what should I do
His reply your behind the wheel it's up to you
Straight up in the bunk old trucker sat when the drivers door went slam...

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Oh! A shilly-shally puzzle it is
an oracle's unfulfilled prophecy
a snarl of vagrant kind it is.
A riddle quite hazy to resolve.
May the impending morrows,
untangle this weird rune.
May the tale bearer blurt out
the augury of my future.
Can it be a mirth or gloom?
The all knowing superior deity
laughs at my uncanny anxiety....

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On the first floor of a hotel in Cape Cod
A larger than average lady got on the elevator

She pressed floor number two
Immediately I blurted out “Number two???”
“You could have walked”

Her immediate response was
“What??? And lose a pound!”

My new wife first cringed
then breathed a big sigh of relief

Sometimes I blurt out stuff without thinking
VERY DANGEROUS!!!...

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Staring at you through the glass
My friend
Has made me wonder will this love ever pass
When did this begin

You start to walk towards me 
I realize we both have that glimmer in our eyes
And it makes me want you more

Oh darling
Staring at you through this glass
I'm thinking about telling you how I feel
My lips make the movement
But no words come out of my mouth

I blurt out
I love you 
My friend
But I get no response...

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