Short Citation Poems

Inspiration, my salvation,
Haven’t seen you in awhile.
Perhaps you thought that my fixation
On narration
Was sufficient cause for your exile.
If that be true, then some quotation,
Or citation,
From famous works from out the past
Might light my way to other paths 
And help to get me through this barren mile....

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Emotional 
deflection
Feelings
departure
Mental
Diversion 
Subconscious
Detours 
Step out of reality
Step into unreality
Into an internal 
Deviation from 
Current citation
into the hearts irrationality 
From the heads rationality 
As a maladaptive means to an end 
Never to go down that road again 
The one that leads to needing you...

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A witty puppeteer of still creations
Wooden images of live emotions
Rubber, plastics, foam and paper
Strings, thread, metals and caper
A wonder boy of imagery
Son of inspiring father of vividry
Hands of a mathematician in action
Engineering of imagination in presentation
Emmy winner of citation
Man, full of life and nature's configuration...

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my heart gets pulled over
and the fines are numerous
I study the citations
and know they are all true:

too fast for conditions
failure to negotiate the turns
running all the red lights
following too close
ignoring all the signs
passing on the solid lines
loving without a license

the price is not too high
and I will gladly pay
when the officer leaves
I start it all again...

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l saw a note in the wind 
caught up in the fencing 
could it possibly be...? 
was it what I was sensing?

determined to have it 
I gazed up admiringly 
it was out of my reach 
fluttering enticingly

I spied a big number too! 
I was feeling quite heady 
my mind was in overdrive 
I had spent it already 

so it pains me to say
I was terribly mistaken 
instead of cash I retrieved 
a parking citation...

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It is no secret that some people crave affirmation
Seeking anyone who will give them confirmation,
Apparently not grounded in their own foundation
Wanting anyone to tell them they are a sensation.

What a pity! For every person is awarded citation
Here, in life, for having their own unique duration
Keep in mind, not many will get a royal coronation
But be happy, for you deserve a rousing ovation!

Written March 21, 2022...

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