Short Half Cocked Poems

When you reach that certain age, the theme is WHATEVER
Things don't have the same importance as they once did however
We still must maintain
Decorum just the same
Can't go half-cocked, tripping lightly through the heather...

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Return the innocence you took,

afraid, we were, to even look,

so paranoid of being mocked,

revolver in your hand half-cocked.


Without a compass, lost at sea,

destruction was our destiny,

time and time, left alone,

with just the scent of your cologne....

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I need your salty succulence
Sweating alongside my tongue
Dipped with your orange masterpiece
A painting in my mouth
Only guarded by the teeth in my half-cocked smile
But your rancid aftertaste
Causes me to gag
And I want you out of my system
Out, out
Leave all that you have inhabited
You leave a bitter flavor
That refuses to brush away...

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You’re out to stroll or on a bike,
A lovely day, a sky of blue,
When suddenly, a terror strike
And sadly, that’s the end of you.

We hear the news; we’re stunned and shocked.
The TV shows the blurry tape.
The perpetrator’s plan, half-cocked,
Did not allow him to escape.

Investigations start, but still,
The wounded ache, the dead are gone.
We’re horrified, but know the drill – 
We move along and carry on....

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Warm inclinations, 
One off conversations,
Unquestioned accusations,
Endless limitations.
 
Frustrating drama,
Devastating karma,
Countless lies,
Tearful goodbyes.
 
Hidden treasures,
Forgotten pleasures,
Forbidden temptation,
Lost in translation,
Blind realisation.
 
Unchartered oceans,
Half cocked notions,
Chance meeting,
Designated seating,
Bank balance depleting.
 
Emotional prostitution,
Computer revolution,
Positive solutions,
New year resolutions....

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