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Toothpick Poems - Poems about Toothpick


Premium Member The Toothpick and the Elephant
Silly little toothpick the elephant scolded You cannot marry me For our ears do not match Can’t you see… ...

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Categories: toothpick, anger, animal, conflict, humor,
Form: Narrative
Toothpick Appreshehated
"toothpick appreSHEhated" all my ship is in an empty bottle a long with a long long note scribbled or purposely placed in scrabble tiles to be read by another castaway cast on a far away shore taking the time to take the time to drink even sip a bottle and then waving away sending it on its way way back back to the place where it'll most certainly get five cents for the no non sense return deposit...

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Categories: toothpick, color,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Just a Toothpick
just a tooth pick I pick up a toothpick from a half empty glass jar stare at it dreamily actually some where else, absently stroking its texture, this was a tree once birds nested in its branches squirrels stole its acorns hid them, for the hard cold times it was tall and stalwart filled with life. I pick up a rock, I hold...

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Categories: toothpick, imagery,
Form: Blank verse
Toothpick Wrists and Gay Thoughts
I was born 6 lbs. 9 oz. with blond hair and blue eyes. I was also born gay I am anorexic. And you would think people would ridicule me for this instead of me being gay. Surely they would see how unhealthy it was and see that in comparison liking girls was no big deal. No,...

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Categories: toothpick, anxiety, depression, gender, ,
Form: Prose
Toothpick Legs
“How come they all have Toothpick Legs?” She wonders aloud, face furrowing into a deep red frown. “And mine are so big?” “Genetics. Look at me and Mom.” OK, I’m a blockhead. Seven-year old angst understandably not placated. “Your legs are beautiful and strong.” Seems I’m getting somewhere now. “Adventure legs are what you have. You run so fast, the boys...

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Categories: toothpick, body, daughter, image, woman,
Form: Free verse



Toothpick Trees
The bare, leafless trees Enshrouded by snow and ice A winter beauty...

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Categories: toothpick, nature, tree, winter,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Ordinary Toothpick
The ordinary toothpick fills the needs of mankind With a pick, pick, here, and a pick, pick there. A little piece of stick with no holes, handles Cords, plugs, tops, bottoms, insides, or batteries. You little piece of stick, literally at the bottom of the totem pole. Probably preserved in a bottom drawer in the dark rusted hull Of the Titanic...

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Categories: toothpick, conflict, dedication,
Form: Free verse

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