Short Chapstick Poems

always in pocket 
lips get wind burnt just working 
gotta buy in stock...

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Accidentally gave my wife a glue stick instead of chapstick
As a result, she isn't talking to me, no matter what subject I pick
That'll shut her up
Her lips got stuck
She'll heal in a month or two, this humor is called slapstick...

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What anguish masks her face
with cherry chapstick on her lips
and Medusa’s beautiful head of hair
there are signs of inner turmoil seen
in her deep blue eyes and her demeanor,
Or is this just an attempt to conceal her
quintessential adolescent awkwardness?



Contest: A Brian Strand #1172....

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I am your nurse
I like Southpark
I am a closet Southpark liker
I like a $400 bank overdraft protection
especially during this recession that does not exist
I  wonder if can live without tangerines and chapstick
I like Vets
I like to hear what they say
I am comforted by the comfort I give
I am tender, business like, funny, professional, apologetic
I am lucky to be a nurse...

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The feel on my lips 
cool, smooth, new 
In my light pink box they live 
small, long, cylindrical.

At school they live in my pocket
safe, secured, silent
In my red and white pencil case they reside
small, long, cylindrical. 

I was scared to talk in class
a swipe for good luck saved me.

The collection grew 
The purpose shifted.

I grew up and they grew out. 

Parties, boys, priorities. 

Chapstick, once naive, now knowing....

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The whites of your eyes
Shine like diamonds
Pupils parade display like emeralds
Your gentle soul glows like gold
And I’m in awe of your humble heart
Beautiful selfless as you are
You don’t need makeup 
Chapstick is asking enough
Because your spirit is uplifting
And true nothing more required of you
Than be exactly as you are
Unrehearsed unapologetically a soulful star
That shines for us still fumbling in the dark
So kind so Devine 
A loving energy 
A blessing to know...

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