Short Indirect Poems

I still feel the warmth in this scarf 
Breathed upon by a familiar mouth....

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To see God in a fly.
Coffee.
A dimming cigarette.

To put him together from single notes.
Words.

To see God in plain,
yet make him shine.

Like one of those stars
he lit himself....

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snide remarks 
became the 
indirect undertone 
of all conversation 
bringing with it
it's underlined 
hidden insulting 
insinuations of 
lack of worth 
within this present 
incarnation...

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Hate is a secret obsession 
Like an indirect confession;
It is an outward manifestation 
Of a failed imitation.

It is an admiration 
That did not come into full fruition;
It is a desperate reaction 
To an immense adoration. 

September 9, 2022...

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the draw to you is untenable,
unformed yet perpetual,
tentatively checked, indirect,
corrected...
irreversibly defined.

and this distance is appreciable,
pining, yet unspeakable,
wandering dazed and crazed,
directed...
unrequited but aligned...

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with tender hands and a green thumb
you plant the many seeds of love
fertilizing the rich black soil
an act of love at which you toil

putting my heart in indirect sun
watering daily what we've begun
from deep inside it begins to bloom
a fragrant flower with deep, deep roots...

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taxes
                                                       financial charge
                                                      direct or indirect
                                                exacted by our legislate
                                                              body...

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The Judiciary would not budge
For Lawrence van Dyke was a smudge
He knew not his job
But how to hobnob
So Trump made him a lifetime Judge

The Whistleblower's indirect goal
Was to stop Donald Trump burning coal
By some miracle
Trump's stocking is full -
Just reward for selling his soul?...

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I'm being beat down by indirect lies from every angle. Little to-do's over here and small not-too's to-not. Be true... I finally agree with a man with my belief... This man being untrue... how true can one be with one's own? How beat may your beliefs become? Allow Belief. If only you choose how so......

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it resides on the southern side of houses
 that are filled with cacti and other succulents.

 it reflects in between chagal moons
 and smoldering cigerette butts.

 i saw it once under a lamp along the 
 roadway just after it rained along cheklov
 and 12th st, it was  so surreal and beatiful....

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There are several terminologies used to describe
relaxing,

Resting, Meditating or observing,

"Kicking It" is an indirect way of enjoying
the world,

Without formality,

just allowing "it" to unfurl,

Going with the flow until life
reveals itself,

remaining vigilant until God sends help....

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Can't pinpoint the feeling
Just wanna' settle down
I'm moved towards the meaning
But it faced me around

We tried not to run
For we'd slip on in
Now we're trying to break even
No one's bound to win

Give me advice
I don't have to understand
Indirect blatancy
Catch on to what I can


A reason much too bland
And meaning we can't understand......

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There is many a day, when I don’t feel I’m o.k. 
I search for my value in an indirect way.
Another’s validation; the temptation.
I eat it up, and quickly need more.
Feeling as empty as I did before.
It would seem wise to look into my own eyes.
But, I can only perceive, what I clearly believe.
All that I can see is inside of me
A transient reflection of self-perception.

08/13/15...

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As in my intuition tells to.
Suddenly my ears burst with disbelief.
Much goes around, hidden underneath.
Sometimes as I listen, the words seem unreal.
Through indirect innuendos.
Respectfully denies and smirking goes.
Riding along rolling with waves.
Spoken loud is truth.
Every breath is something.
For karma's debt of affliction.
Silently waiting for someone.
Ever knowing and learning....

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In the midst of the struggle
In the middle of the pain
In the midst of the chaos
In the middle of the change.

When life seemed confusing
and my path was indirect
is when I found you
on a journey that intersect.

Tulsa, OKC
and a few towns in-between,
our paths crossed
creating a love unforeseen.

Together forever
was our wedding vow
choosing a life together
without questioning how....

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Some things are hard to define.
When good turns to bad –
It’s a fine line.
Sarcasm steps over wit;
As the imposter of a joke,
Makes an indirect hit.
Teasing which was once fun;
Can morph into taunting,
When enjoyed by just one.
Assertion is an individual right,
But, if it goes too far;
A two-way fight.
Honesty, seen as a positive thing;
Sometimes is used as an excuse
To inject a critical sting.


Barbara Campbell August 3, 2015...

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This astronomical event
Molted out of summer sunbeams
Causes an herbaceous retreat
Personified as sleepiness

More darkness less lightness describes
This astronomical event
More coldness less heatness results
From shorter indirect sunbeams

Tilting revolving rotating
Earth goes around again until
This astronomical event
Reassuringly reoccurs

Earthly inhabitants rejoice
Variously and celebrate
The season attributed to 
This astronomical event...

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