Short Pei Poems

Inhaling and exhaling life
one Marlboro red at a time
those devil sticks
sucking the liquid from her face
wrinkles that could put a
Shar pei to shame

despite battalions of carcinogens
she lived till ninety five
a life garnished with laughter- love- respect
family gatherings
abuse-neglect
the book ends of 
sickness and loneliness
night capped with
a pale blue regret....

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When you were gone so far away
Our communiques didn’t waver
The skyping proved to be okay
All of your words I still could savor

Though nothing changed I still felt blue
Worried about you the entire time
All alone with a hotel view
Praying your health and welfare sublime

My feelings ran away too far
I realized how much I care too
Know this true when I speak my heart
There’s mellowing of my love for you...

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Birthdays are a bitch
I don't want to get old that's true.
Rows of wrinkles like a shar pei
Thinning hair looking sort of blue.
Heart and Hearing not as they once were
Droopy boobs like udders on a cow,
All your joints are wearing out
Your hips and knees are new ones now..

Going to the loo is a timely nuisance
In your bladder you no more trust. 
Remembering to note the toilet areas
Liners in your panties are a must .


Penned 27 August 2014...

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