No exit allows egress
...No exit allows egress...
forever dooming how the missus and I relate
where interplay, foreplay and coldplay
insinuated themselves within mine pate,
once I espied and entered trap door to late,...
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Categories:
whereat, absence, abuse, adventure, age,
Form: Free verse
Hiroshima eighty years since August 6th, 1945
...Hiroshima – eighty years since August 6th, 1945
About fourteen and a half years
before my birth,
yours truly not even a twinkle
in the eyes of his then
young father and mother
the former ...
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Categories:
whereat, age, angst, anniversary, august,
Form: Free verse
As a submissive and passive lad
...As a submissive and passive lad...
and boyish looking sexagenarian
with similar disposition,
I revel(ed) reading in general
(and spent carefree idle summer days
squirreled away with tomes
of ...
...
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Categories:
whereat, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
...Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
in unrelenting deep purple Depeche Mode crisis...
the yeast you could do
for a crusty and crabby old man,
(who I know
like the back of my clawed hand),...
...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, anger, angst, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
...Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
in unrelenting deep purple Depeche Mode crisis...
the yeast you could do
for a crusty and crabby old man,
(who I know
like the back of my clawed hand),...
...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, anger, angst, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
A magnet for tsuris
...A magnet for tsuris
Summation notation of achievements
wrought absolute zero
pridefulness to self -
a veritable highstrong yoyo
(lame at walking the dog)
a solitudinarian devoid of xoxo
meth...
...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, age, angst, baby,
Form: Free verse
Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders
...Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders
one of whom would be
this married sexagenarian,
who recently acquired
his Senior Fare Card
courtesy Trump's big beautiful bill
...
...
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Categories:
whereat, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Donning rubber gloves, the wife does washing of clothes and dishes
...Donning rubber gloves, the wife does washing of clothes and dishes...
(plus cutlery, pots pans, et cetera) in the kitchenette sink.
She started what would immediately become
a first and last ge...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, anniversary, appreciation, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Donning rubber gloves, the wife does washing of clothes and dishes
...Donning rubber gloves, the wife does washing of clothes and dishes...
(plus cutlery, pots pans, et cetera) in the kitchenette sink.
She started what would immediately become
a first and last ge...
...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, anniversary, appreciation, devotion,
Form: Free verse
I cracked on the central air-conditioning on Juneteenth 2025
...I cracked on the central air-conditioning on Juneteenth 2025...
the first time this summer,
when martyrdom got chucked aside for cold comfort.
How heavenly the climate controlled apartment
unit...
...
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Categories:
whereat, cool, environment, humorous, june,
Form: Free verse
Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime
...Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime...
the impact of current
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),
also known as Industry 4.0 revolution
characterized by the fusion of tech...
...
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Categories:
whereat, 10th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Free verse
Aspiration towards elusive apotheosis of enlightenment
...Aspiration towards elusive apotheosis of enlightenment...
analogous to where
the fountainhead of knowledge
gushes forth unstoppable
as a result after Atlas shrugged
his head and shoulders
loo...
...
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Categories:
whereat, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
As an underdog given a short leash on life
...As an underdog given a short leash on life
alternately titled give one targeted scapegoat a break,
an unquenchable thirst for moolah before I wake
from nightmare of computer hackers.
I tread...
...
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Categories:
whereat, adventure, age, america, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Excellent marksmen women set his her sites
...Excellent marksmen/women set his/her sites...
I can hold out for upcoming mental health therapy until Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
Yes, and you (like I) will probably presume me deservedly cursed for...
...
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Categories:
whereat, absence, abuse, anger, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dream
...The following account predicated on partial fact and a healthy dose of prevarication with an attendant overactive imagination.
Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dre...
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Categories:
whereat, anger, angst, anxiety, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
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