If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.
~Lynda Barry
Liminal~
betwixt and between
a rock and
a hard place,
it is transitional, man~
indeterminate!
I’ve been scarred
before and will be
twice if I
let myself
be lost in the charisma
of your silvered tongue.
Love is chance,
a roll of the dice,
and the toss
is not your’s,
the house always wins the bet,
it’s the house of blues.
While I'm the greatest (I and I alone),
I think of the ignominy I've known,
and ask, "can time erase
the mess upon my face
before another well-aimed pie is thrown?"
Shall I compare thee to an elephant?
Of course not, you’re a motor car.
And if I put you in the zoo,
No-one would come and look at you.
You do more harm than him I fear,
For you pollute the atmosphere.
Though he blows methane in the air,
His carbon footprint can’t compare
To the ozone damage that you do,
With noxious gasses passing through.
But still you’ll be the choice for me.
You’re quicker between A and B
Physicists may say,
'Random is not truly random,
it only appears to be,'
but another theory goes,
(according to me)
'Not so when playing games of chance,'
(and I have done the sums)
for this experiment logic states,
'The odds in favour are 5 to 1.'
As I spy with my little eye,
seeing spots and counting dots
on a regular die,
(these don't go to 11)
the 2 opposing sides,
of which there are 6, total 7.
So throw the bones or toss the dice,
whichever way you slice 'em,
when you're done having fun,
in all, the pips on a single die number 21.
And the line at the bottom...
roll 'em if you got 'em!
Toss a smidgen
To a pigeon
And you know he’ll eat it,
Though once fed
A crumb of bread,
You can’t get him to beat it.
Still, what’s worse
And worth a curse
Are seagulls if you’re snacking,
For I’ve found
When food’s around,
They sometimes try attacking.
My advice –
You’ll pay the price
By tempting those with feathers,
For they know
Where humans go,
There’s food in any weathers.
sometimes wonder
if my heart were a desert
would i venture to grow
one little cactus flower
all to nurture my hope
for humanity
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
oh generation of garbage collectors
toss it out ...buy more
he shoots ... he scores
paper plates ... plastic faced
paper hearts ... what a waste
disposable lives ... biodegradable promises
There is power in the tongue.
Words can cause good things to happen or bad things to happen.
People tell me that I am not going to make it in life.
My failures came to life.
Didn't want to believe they were right.
I toss and turn each night.
My failures are bonding me.
Don't think I have the strength to win this fight.
Just want success and happiness in my life.
People are worried.
Don't worry, everything will be alright.
Coin toss
Close eyes, deep breath
Fingers crossed on both hands
Make a wish for your top desire
Open eyes.
I almost handed it in—
that letter with my name at the bottom,
typed in a rush,
heavy with deadlines and demands
I couldn’t carry anymore.
I watched the ink dry,
wondered,
is it time to walk away,
or am I giving up
on something that hasn’t started yet?
But I didn’t.
I couldn’t.
I folded it,
because turning it in meant
losing the fight
I’m not ready to quit.
So I tucked it back into my drawer,
and now I sit,
wondering if staying
is courage
or fear.
I tried to toss my cookies, but they all ran back.
Their high top boots made a clickety clackety clack
Leave me alone! I yelled, as one jumped on my back.
I could not shake this high top, his name was Zack.
Someone ran out to help me, I think it was Mack.
Tossing cookies is not easy for me after a snack.
In Washington, the number one ballad
~ is composed of word salad
Are you all alone on the internet posing nude
Well now there's help
Send 56 dollars to 76 Spock street
and spare your yelp
All of us want you to spend your money
7 special agents will help you find yourself
All agents are creating a happy place for you
Come as you are and leave for self
Whole divisions wish you well and say get fine
Follow your heart and give us a call
7 standard styles of saying your exposed
Call for an estimate before you fall
Hold on to your receipt and earn $3 back
Call 1-800-protituteslovetoo
I'm waiting for your call
Don't be you
I'll see you when you get here
7 of 7 women can't be wrong
Wish you pure
Toss that thong
indifference flows
parallel to our concerns
truth lies in between
By
David Kavanagh
Serves to break fast bread
Preserving four loafs read
The bread winner
The family pitch runner
Finishing to finding treasure
Read is to read also re ad
Adding again to mean
Keen to add knowledge
Reading is seeking knowledge
Bread to come searching money
Knowledge or Money?
A toss of coin round like Earth
What’s more worth?
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