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Kam Be For the Storm

My fear is not of Joe with hair of grey, mind in disarray, coherence at bay.

Main concern not about his overall knowledge lack, or how he doesn’t know Iran from Iraq, or cause he wannabe black

My complaint is not the fuel cost rise, nor Junior's highs, I'm not one of THOSE guys...but what IF he dies??

Can't stress enough, when I say this stuff, the dark cloud is rough! Crossing that bridge is tough, beware the trolls down there, my Billy Goats Gruff.

Dress it up and call it 'strong', don't ignore sublime lyrics in her song, you're lost in the rhythm foot tapping along, but it's not right on, it's off and wrong.

I'm all for the melting pot I like fondue, but there's recipes to follow, You. Generations of cookbooks tried and true, anything else I find hard to chew.

Harder to swallow hence we spit, but the foulness remains you nearly choke on it, she leaves a bad taste that just won't quit, not even Altoids can last through term limits

You read the bumper sticker that my car was adorning, but drivers in the left lane tend not to heed the warning, take the wheel and drive yourself stop conforming, try to be so woke but you'll oversleep one morning.

No more hitting snooze or Biden your time cause the time is up. Is Kamala really in the house? YUP! Pessimist maybe but I see a half empty cup.

And going lower like that cup's a sieve, she's gonna set us so far back it'll be primitive, and not like Bedrock but
rock hard to live, not a pretty picture just lots of negatives.

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In Between

caught in a dark space of the in-between 
drowned in emotions to others unseen 

too proud to walk backward, can't step ahead 
once starving fears are now constantly fed 

moments when hands seem to comfortably touch 
change to discomfort, an unwanted crutch 

clichés of bright sides or things meant to be 
sincere intentions, help to small degree 

soul search seems endless and to no avail 
but needs not come down to succeed or fail 

mindset has no shelf life..no hourglass sand 
what time you take is the time that's at hand 

you needn't feel dirty now to come clean 
find your comfort in a warm in-between

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Silent Poetry

words can so powerfully express our feelings.. 
yet some of the most profound expressions are made by whats left unsaid 

great is he who posesses the ability to say anything.... 
the sensitivity not to 

tears too often drizzle over words that should have been said but never were... 
a storm of tears floods after words that were said, and though regretted, could never be unspoken



commit to listen to each word expecting value, 
resolve to ignore those that inevitably will have none,


....what remains is silent poetry

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Into Place

Too familiar had loneliness grown, 
darkness in sunlight direction unknown. 
Smiles too infrequently found on my face, 
no sign that my life could soon fall into place. 



How could you know how from so far and away 
to illuminate darkness with things that you  say? 
That a chill could be warmed by what only you knew 
or that red, crying eyes would soon sparkle ..just cause of you. 



Two souls so different yet exactly the same, 
one wild as the other yet equally tame. 
A stormy, rough ending was predicted by some, 
but we trusted in love and weathered all that would come. 

With each stumbling block seemingly placed in our path, 
new strength emerged once the dust settled after the wrath. 

Eruptions of passion, emotional flurries, 
loves natural wonders bring both beauty and worries. 



Hearts wrapped up to protect them like coats in the rain, 
if too heavily layered prove to be all in vain. 

Puddles must be stepped in, colds will be caught 
lifes detours are taken, loves fights must be fought. 

The risk of a loss sets the value of what could be won, 
I'm dying to jump in, my instincts say run. 

What was never in sight is now part of me so, that while I didnt see it coming, I now can't let go. 



Each page we've co-written is one I'd never erase, 
like each word in a poem, our love fell into place.

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Another Piper

Not pied but a piper of a different sort,
	Partakers tend to frequent cuff and court.
	He seldom leads prefers to follow,
	Decorates flesh while insides hollow.
	
	And slowly lets his ways go shady,
	And lowers bar on choice of lady.
	Will blame the Mayor and Council Board,
	As if actions be not of his own accord.
	
	Why all’d be in his favor if only not
	For that darned raw deal that he got!
	Plus ‘cause of him and also her
	For was them that made it all occur.
	
	“The unfairness! Those in cahoots!”
	Falling on deaf ears; points are moot.
	Child throws tantrums, teens rebel,
	Twenties, thirties, gone to Hell.
	
	Not of Hamelin or setting exotic,
	Just the state of confusion, the city    
       psychotic.

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Jealousy

Jealous. 
Hard not to be. 
Vast insecurities. 
Mirror, show me someone not so 
jealous.

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Wondering

In case you were wondering...
yes you still come to mind
when I pass that place or  when I hear that song,
for some reason, ...or for no reason,
but yes..you still come to mind.



In case you were wondering...
no, you're not solely to blame.
I could have done this, I should have done that,
I wouldn't, ..well, I didn't,
but no, you're not solely to blame.



In case you were wondering...
you always made me laugh.
At someone silly, or something obsurd,
at you, at myself,...or for no reason at all.
but you always made me laugh.



In case you were wondering...
I'm different for having known you.
I might be more vulnerable, or maybe I'm  stronger,
probably better, certainly not worse,
but definitely different for having known you.



In case you were wondering....
I wish you all you deserve.
what you want and go after, what you don't realize you need,
the great things you will enjoy, the terrible things that you'll learn from.
I truly wish you all you deserve.



In case you were wondering...
I wonder things too.
like, do I come to mind? do you think I'm to blame? if I made you laugh,
if you're different for having known me, or if you wish me all I deserve.
    I wonder things too.                            

        (in case you were wondering)

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A Mile High, Maybe

Columbine in the mountains are the palest of blues; 
Ours are more intense. 
Gentle born ahigh and free 
Tougher raised from within a fence. 

Blooms match the hue of and reach for the sky,
Elsewhere its polluted, they're more likely to die. 

By the highest mountain 
Find the coolest breeze. 
The most fragrant nectar 
invites the buzziest  bees. 

And the flies of butter and the birds which hum, 
Edwin James knew for such sweetness 
they all promised to come. 

In lowness a wind can blow  harsh intoxication, 
But closer to God may be  heavenly 'proximation. 

"Such color" they say, "such strength in powerful hue", 
Or perhaps instead energy drawn from pain, ills or rue. 
Oh Columbine speak with your pallette what say you? 
Is your gift the intense or the Colorado blue?