Short Counselors Poems

Licensed to practice the
law, counselors charge for
legal advice and to
litigate a dispute.
Lawyers plead cases and
launch apt defenses as
learned professionals....

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a message today
in code
shaky voice
can't tell if she's sober
telling me shes
in her counselors office
which leads me to wonder
if its
jail
hospital
rehab
psychiatric hospital

where are you today?
three almost four weeks
without word
mothers agony mocks 
a scream of silence
unbearable 
not to know
unable to hear

hanging my head
waiting...

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a message today
in code
shaky voice
can't tell if she's sober
telling me shes
in her counselors office
which leads me to wonder
if its
jail
hospital
rehab
psychiatric hospital

where are you today?
three almost four weeks
without word
mothers agony mocks 
a scream of silence
unbearable 
not to know
unable to hear

hanging my head
waiting...

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There are so many paces talking to the stones
The greatest counselors are the ones made of bones
The flowers in this garden couldn't possibly be any fresher
Here in lies, the answers given without undue pressure
Various degrees of experience given by souls of all ages
Their final class pictures were found in obituary pages
A final remembrance of all a somber one
Beloved father, mother, sister, or son...

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He said Excuse me Mrs. Kay, I cannot sign this pledge.
It is Red Ribbon Week at School.
Counselors all over the world are speaking of the dangers of alcohol
and other drugs, especially if you use them too liberally.
The pledge is to not use drugs or alcohol when you grow up.
I ask him why.
We lock eyes.
"Because I plan to have one beer a year when I grow up."
I am proud of this first grader.
Thinking ahead like this.
Amazing....

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