locked away
nice and tight
key buried
deep inside
your soul of bitterness
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971
Shaving her tan legs
Hot bath
Foamy cream
Sharp blade
Relieves stress of day
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970
catching butterflies
warm spring morning
sunny sky
she began to cry
*
*
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969
washing dishes by hand
scrub & dry
plates
forks
pot
frying pan
my nightly relaxation
*
*
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968
Ten Thousand Islands
Dropped anchor under stars
We made love on sandbar
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967
all night with headlamp
scribbling poems among tombstones
no longer alone
*
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966
take me
please take me
faraway
where I can play my bamboo flute
every day
*
*
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965
the couple
never take the trouble
to make own mark
instead
schmooze
and
lasso
another horse to ride
*
*
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964
dark room
everyone gone
I turn off the switch to my mind
*
*
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963
South of Equator
shoe box room
one bed
one desk
one chair
spinning ceiling fan
I’m covered in sweat
scribbling
poems
*
*
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962
during conflict
erase from mind
possible loss
creating path to victory
*
*
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961
bottle of wine
home gourmet dinner
discussing politics
explosive sex
handcuffs always win
*
*
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960
Tap
Tap
Tap
The
Keys
Dr Pepper & coconut rum
Typewriter
Me
Deep in fantasy
*
*
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959
You are the greed prophet
Look
Emptying my pockets
Is this not enough?
*
*
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958
all day
summer heat
scoop
scoop
shoveling
feeding beast
Boss Man
controls the speed
these tired feet
growing old
my grave will provide rest I need
*
*
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957
Standing
Top of hill
Screaming
“I’m in control”
No one can hear you
*
*
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956
Faceless
Nameless
Ghosts
Frantically
All night
Stock shelves
Kowtow to machine
*
*
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955
Freshly poured cement
We put down our handprints
Forever together
*
*
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954
cadavers
rise above ground
circle around
elevate
The One
who
will
chip
chip
chip
carving
bit
bit
bit
unlocking the crypt
behold
flame again lit
*
*
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953
box of macaroni and cheese
few slices of bread
six pack of cheap beer
alone & old
resting my bones
tomorrow
holding on to shit job
doing what I’m told
the cycle
until
without a home
*
*
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952
walking on gravel road
hot
thirsty
totally lost
followed by thin dog
*
*
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951
Cold analysis
Conflicts with intuition
Causing great pain
*
*
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950
Shackled by ego
Possessed by hollow treasures
Mankind
Rots away
*
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934
coconut tree
succumbs
to hurricane winds
I watch slow motion fall
life taken
no one’s fault
*
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933
powerful
rain
the gutter working hard
fertilized heliconias today
tomorrow
explosive
growth
I will sleep well tonight
*
*
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932
like a carpenter who cuts wood
each piece from the same saw
repetition
creates
indoctrination
and
control of the people
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931
The Middle East
Perpetual
Chaos
*
Understands
Power
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930
Pretty lady
Came from Haiti
I met her in Miami
Smiled so easy
Talking a few moments
Calmed me
*
*
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929
I
love
Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Hush Puppies
and
Beer
Yes
I’m raised in Deep South
Always wanted to get out
Tried hand in LA
Bright lights
Fast life
Was
OK
Heading home
This time to stay
*
*
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928
The Peruvian
Convinced her to move some snow
She hit the jackpot
Until the prison door closed
*
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927
Old Lady
waves her wand
a plenty
stirring the pot
same ole
same ole
plot
following the cards
her daggers always sharp
*
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926
eternal
frustration
chasing
after
other folks
crumbs
*
*
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925
low tide
collecting shells
searching
never finding
perfection
*
*
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924
Nighttime garden walk
Two owls cuddle under moon
Listen to silence
*
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923
promises
float away like clouds
How many times?
standing
alone
patching together
Hope
crushed
by the same stone
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922
on my knees
clawing into the earth
looking at my dirty hands
heart
soul
working the land
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921
It is a cold, wet, and windy night. I’m inside my warm shack relaxing in an ancient recliner, reading a book that is falling apart, while the light flickers, and rodents run around inside the roof.
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920
he never smiled
we drank our beers
stepping down from bar stool
he wished me luck
and
mumbled
“my cane
my only friend”
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919
cool day
I sit in the sun
watching
butterflies
play
*
*
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