It’s coming back again
Even when I’m chosen, I feel stupid.
Nothing can save me now
There’s better out there.
You can call me the best
And say it so much to make me believe it.
But unless you remove my gray matter
It will never be true.
This will linger until I stop breathing
Whether that is near or far.
When everything is perfect on her front
I don’t think my details matter.
Because she could be so unbelievably horrid inside
It wouldn’t matter when she can cover it with a pretty face.
I have nothing to cover my flaws with
Don’t say I’m all that matters.
Nancy the fancy witch was featured on international TV
everything matched; she was ultra- talented with a capital Tee
Tonight she was featured with pumpkins she had painted up
In apricot and pink stripes, they were unbelievably pretty said Hup
Hup is my cousin who has a crush on Nancy, thinks she is fine
To me her quintessential painted pumpkins crossed a dangerous line
Now everyone would want to paint pumpkins, no one would carve.
That irritates me also, said my uncle Big Marve.
spooky girls three went everywhere together
in rain, sleet or snow, any kind of Midwest weather
they were named Hortense, Helena and Holly Heather
Sisters? We were unsure, said my brother, Merriweather.
Almost acting as if cojoined, these three were rather creepy,
If one cried, the other two wailed and got unbelievably weepy.
They liked October, it seemed to be their favorite month of all.
I always got frightened when they appeared in the fall.
They transmogrified out of mushrooms or tree stumps or moss.
Appearing before our eyes, it was weird, said my cousin Hoss.
spooky girls three sometimes put spells on us too.
This is how they banished our friend Linda Sue Lou.
It is deceptively easy,
yet unbelievably hard—
to protect and serve,
while carrying the weight of every call,
every scene, every shadowed moment.
High expectations weigh heavy,
with minimal support to lean on.
Yet you answer love for neighbors
with an unbelievable calling.
Law enforcers,
unbelievable human beings—
standing between us and the dark side
of our shared humanity,
keeping us safe night after night.
Sympathetic. Empathetic.
Steadfast through the storm.
Port St. Lucie Police Department,
you are a quiet blessing
to our community's happiness,
a shield we too often take for granted.
Thank you—for the unseen burdens you bear,
and for the peace you help us keep.
Leanna Wee, a jammy fey headed toward Doolin on Sunday
An assignment from the leprechaun wild, the old one, gray
without faffin around, she went right for the pub to find
a young artist named Collin, who was clever and kind
He had a draiocht way about him, this Irish lad of Doolin
Leanna was ready to woo him, and was in no wee way fool’n
By the time she had woven her magic, he was under her spell
she could have led him to go for a poke or down the dell
By the time Leanna Wee was finished courting this young guy
He was a blithering blathering gobe, but still remained shy
She took all of his energy, and got younger as her skin got pretty
a craic personality, she now seemed unbelievably witty
the young guy was never the same after this encounter by chance
he barely had the energy to hold hands, sashay or dance
But Leanna Wee was excited, being a Leanhaun Shee
To steal an artist’s energy was her reason to be.
There Can Still Be
Many Squirrels, But
I Feel Like A Bat.
I LOVE Bats, And
They Are Fascinating,
But They Might Be
Considered A
Walnut-Nosed And
Walnut Ears
Scurrying Airborn!
Horrifying Rat!!!
Which Isn’t Too
Popular, I Love 'Em,
Though, With Different
Words...
Imagine That.
Squirrels With Wings...
('Flying' Squirrels!)
Yeah, Those Aren’t Real...
Skin Flaps For A
Parkour Stupidity...
But NOT Flight.
Besides, One Of
Mine Is Twisted
And Blackened
And Broken,
From The Terrifying
Impact When I
Finally Touched
The Ground...
The Glistening Beauty
Of The Other... Glowing
Crystalline, Unbelievably
Still In Purity, But Abandoned...
Still Remains.
-Gray Squirrel
09-24-2025
She is your reason
To do right and be strong
To not embarrass nor shame her
So she feels secure where she belongs
Her childhood is your reason
One not to be marred
Letting your guard down
Memories become scarred
Your beautiful family is your reason
To stay focused and in control
Your highest priority
Keeping your family happy and whole
I know its not easy
You are trying so hard
Doing unbelievably well
At not dropping your guard
We who love you
Will always support and guide
You mean everything to us
We stand proudly by your side
The truth is, it is an ongoing battle
Every day, every week, every season
Just always, always remember
She …..is your reason!
And then- "I looked at something so unbelievably beautiful, so very attractive in every possible way that I just completely fell into or under some kind of freakish and magical wonderful spell. I was over-taken by her classy style, her sassy sass, and her gorgeous, and her perfectly shaped, fit to a T... Red hot - "Ass"
Thank you, Lord, and thank you Jesus...
you sure know how to surely please us!
I was not always this clever, this funny, this incredibly smart
But it is two a.m. somewhere, and I am hilarious; it is my art.
Weirdly, I was not in any way exciting before I got to this bar.
But now I am unbelievably witty, ask my buddy, his name is Gar.
Aren’t I witty, Gar? Aren’t I pretty? Aren’t I fabulously humorous tonight?
He thinks so, believe me, though he cannot sit upright.
I am getting younger every second, my face is clearing up too.
Hilarity is my middle name; now where is my stupid shoe?
But wait, honey, aren’t I funny? The bartender is closing down the bar.
Whiskey is improving my looks. Now where’s my stupid car?
Who cares about perfection
Even the moon is not perfect
It is full of craters
What's up with the sea
Unbelievably beautiful
It is salty, dark deep
What's up with the sky
Infinite, still not perfect
Like a woman not perfect
But special to every man
His choose is special
Stop wanting for perfection
Better try to be free
Live doing what you love
Not wanting others please you.
He lived in a small village
Dick Longly was his name
He was known for miles around
An extra long willy his claim to fame
The men folk thought him a legend
Considered him unbelievably blessed
The women wanted to get to know him
Put that legend to the test!!
Dick was known by many a name
One “The Three legged man”
“Dick the Donkey ”another
And “Wham Bam thankyou Ma’am”
Dick was naturally a happy man
Though he did have one concern
His appendage was so long and dangly
It caused him to tumble and turn
He tried tying it in knots
But it had its own stubborn mind
Not doing what it was supposed too
Unraveling each and every time
Dick had a brilliant thought
Which worked perfectly without fail
He tucked his willy underneath
He is now known as the “Man With The Tail”
Sidewalk flowers release their energy
To bloom and show off their fragrance
Looking at flowers I feel unbelievably healthy
The colors are always bright
I love life more so lovely
Love and wish you happiness and success.
He took her there most days
They rowed out to his small yacht
They sat and drank take away lattes
She just cried a lot….
She was so full of sadness
Tormented by relentless fear
So very troubled
Her mind clouded and unclear
She liked it on the river
It gave momentary relief
Life seemed a little clearer
Though be it only brief
She saw them in the distance
Hoped they would come her way
Unbelievably without deviation
They were there without delay
Swimming underneath the small yacht
In water so clear and blue
So close they were touchable
He cuddled her and said,
“This is just for you”
The dolphins swam away….again without deviation
A direct path into the open water
She knew in her heart those majestic creatures
Had sought her…
The emotions they evoked in her
Mere words cannot describe
With heart and mind now smiling
She sipped her latte
And just cried….
their skin is a different color than anyone else’s in the room; a color
reserved for babies. Even toddlers do not have this kind of hue.
they are rotund; they have the fullest tummies. They are unbelievably
stinky when they spirt out their mother’s milk. we call them babies.
babies are puffy
rubenesque and full chubby
squared up and farty
He is so unbelievably handsome as well as well-endowed.
He's leaving me feeling so blissful, as though time has slowed.
He is proving all our love is real through all of what he showed.
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