Short Ruses Poems

A temptress whose first name was Ella, 
Had her best snares set out for a fella, 
He saw through her ruses
And not fond of bruises
Simply said, ‘You’re not my Cinderella’...

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This year again, we make weight
          loss lies.
          Loud resolutions to lose our
          charming thunder-thighs!
          Expensive Pilates equipment to
          we buy!
          Why, as we chow down hundreds
          of sugar-laden pies?


               January 2, 2020
                 9:11 AM PST...

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Creativity let his mind go vibrant,
this shape,
this letter,
this color,
this emotion,
this scene,
this architecture,
and all this conjecture,
about them,
and about all of them,
one day something snapped,
he had his income stopped,
he wanted but could not,
he rared but empty pockets,
were bared,
he fought hard for days,
still no hope of rays,
penury and starvation,
had dried all juices,
whether they were mundane,
or creativity ruses....

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