sprinkling
tear-drops
continuity lost
cold like winter frost
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Category: Life/Self
991
hoisting mainsail
leaving harbor for unknown
I light my cigar
*
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985
they come
they go
do not succumb to undertow
maintain steady flow
*
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972
locked away
nice and tight
key buried
deep inside
your soul of bitterness
*
*
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970
catching butterflies
warm spring morning
sunny sky
she began to cry
*
*
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966
take me
please take me
faraway
where I can play my bamboo flute
every day
*
*
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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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946
looking back
so much time
vanished
teeth grind
chip
chip
away
peace of mind
failure
only thing I could ever find
*
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945
she’s right there
prepared
to vacuum up everyone’s mess
*
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943
chewing her nails
holding baby
waiting
hoping
husband
working day labor
will come home
with a few dollars
*
*
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942
7 chickens
vegetable garden
banana
mango
papaya
trees
tough times
smiles in the household
we are well-fed
*
*
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939
pulled off highway
decide to take a rest
tonight
sleep in my car
cold outside
no problem
dressed warm
cover with blanket
hot chocolate in thermos
I’m now alone
time is my own
*
*
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938
I laughed back in 2006
experienced
society’s tricks
dead end job
work until I die
Should I say thank you?
grateful
for
my gifts
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936
you look
directly
into the camera
confidently
tell me
you
have all the answers
What do you know about my life?
every day
I scrape by
just to survive
no
I’m not grateful
for
leftover
crumbs of the pie
*
*
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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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925
low tide
collecting shells
searching
never finding
perfection
*
*
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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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910
lifetime
watching
gold coins
disappear
into the deep well
*
*
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908
life settled down
he is no longer hungry for revenge
snow covers the mountain
*
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907
I want nice things
I deserve nice things
I will have nice things
Setting goals is fine, but what happens when our entire life is consumed with endless desire?
Spinning
Round
&
Round
Will peace be found?
*
*
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905
flat tire
push bike
look around
no help found
huffing
puffing
drop bicycle
everything now possible
will not go home
these old bones
now walk
alone
my last days
roam
*
*
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903
after listening to my troubles
the fisherman
cast his line
then said:
ride
riptide
life
gives
few
free rides
*
*
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902
standing in light rain
belly growling
stopped
front of restaurant window
fantasize
eating gourmet pizza
drinking craft beer
*
*
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901
Searching
Only found emptiness
Took a break
Sat by the river
Saw minnows
In close formation
Swim by
I started to cry
Remembering
When
All
Family
&
Friends
Said
Goodbye
*
*
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900
walking uneven path
up
down
lost
I sit and laugh
dark soon
will wait for my friend the moon
*
*
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893
forty years experience
hitting same nail
without fail
empty walls
sand in hourglass
no longer falls
*
*
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884
light rain falls
sitting on a hill
holding umbrella
watching mushrooms grow
*
*
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874
every day
moving bales of hay
convenience
fear of change
only one act in play
*
*
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873
slow down
have a seat
your heart is full of deceit
hate controls your soul
you cannot even sit still
my advice is to just chill
*
*
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871
lost a friend today
thought all was OK
I’m a marshmallow
maybe
she back tomorrow
until then feel much sorrow
*
*
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870
Had fight with wife
Decided to go out for night
Went down to South Beach
In shock with price of drinks
Complained
Bartender called police
*
*
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860
running down the hill
chasing after logic
huffing
puffing
intuition
far
far
behind
me
*
*
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852
methodically
pealing away sunburned skin
laughing
crying
I am now living
*
*
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826
Went out for walk
Everyone texting would not talk
Inside shack too long
Something appears very wrong
Human interaction gone
*
*
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809
All
Illusion
Once on top then fall to ground
Gather all around
Enjoy sweetness of life
Tomorrow
Misfortune may bite
*
*
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806
Morning
Spread tar on shack roof
Afternoon
Pull weeds
Watch herb garden grow
Nighttime
Shish Kebabs on barbecue
Frogs provide entertainment
*
*
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802
many rush by
I’m not disturbed
keeping my head down
rarely do I make a sound
sweeping
scooping up bits of trash
pushing my janitor cart
back and forth
across the concourse
*
*
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795
Months go by
Water to shack goes……….
Drip
Drip
Drip
Not sure why???
Water bills
Same
Same
Finally
Missis
Complains
“Four minutes to fill pasta pot”
I search outside
Like good Sherlock
Ficus roots
Strangling
Rusty
Unused
Spigot
A lot
*
*
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