Short Handbook Poems

Old Russian Rudolph, a self confirmed red
His communist handbook hid under his bed
He once checked the weather which made him complain
Dear wife you’ll be shocked for it’s pouring with rain
His wife said it’s snow, we don’t get much rain here
And he answered, Rudolph the Red knows rain dear...

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I've learned to crave rebellion 
As stupid as that may sound,
I've come to yearn for the heart pounding rush that comes with doing something you know you shouldn't be doing.
Maybe it was the strict parenting 
Or the exclusive rules of the Christian handbook
Or maybe even my "wild" friends
Whatever it is,
I've find comfort in the forbidden, 
Peace in restlessness. 
Home in adventure 
I've learned to crave rebellion...

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I'm staying up too late
and still losing weight
and the lights are blazing
as my mind works this equation
no matter how I figure
the query raised grows bigger
it just doesn't add up
no, no sum sums it up

what did I overlook
in this lover's handbook
did I jump the gun
and end the long run
that first urgent kiss
that winter day of bliss
memories that still flare
when my mind visits there
it just doesn't add up
no, no sum sums it up...

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Her I am 
sitting writing a
   poem 
While my housekeeper 
  is bury cleaning 
my apartment
   I feel a little guilty 
 She is working hard 
while I am just 
   moving a pen 
along a piece of 
    paper 
Still poetry 
    is listed as an 
occupation in the Occupational Outlook Handbook 
So I guess I am working, too
   In September I return to work as a
college assistant 
   Devoting the rest of my time to 
the New York Giants, poetry and looking for love...

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The process of healing has its own time
We have a propensity to do it in different ways

Don’t rush people to move on with their lives
If they are still a work in progress

Their platform might be different from yours
Their process might differ from yours
Their healing and growth looks different from yours

We have different needs
There is no handbook to healing
Sometimes only time
And a will to grow

There is beauty in that too

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