Short Doltish Poems

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Unconfounded by a doltish lack
of general public adoration,
our poetry we'll offer here --
and bend each other's hungry ears
in supportive, negotiated pacts
of (mostly) mutual appreciation....

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Imagine that coffee is your soul
Dark and too bitter like the starless sky
As black as hell, as awful. 

Imagine a life without coffee
Pointless, tasteless, doltish, 
Tell me, how bad a day would be. 

Imagine that coffee is your blood
Without it you're lifeless, stagnant
And paranoia is all you had. 

Imagine a day without caffeine
Procrastinating, freaking out
For without it, I'd be totally insane....

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