The Temptress
Lured
Me
Into her domain
We made a deal
I lost
Now I’m secured with rusty chains
Kneeling
Eternally
Hers
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539
Twist
Turn
Jab here
Jig there
Testing
How far I can throw the line
Get up cleaning off dirt
Hey Dude
“You have holes in your shirt”
“No problem Stan
I’m not like you
Always
Spick- and- Span
Cannot come up with a couple of grand”
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Scraped barrel clean
No more suffering
Everything OK you say
Glad to see you’re on sunny side of day
I’m still covered with acid rain
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Flashes of the blues
This is all new
What’s up?
Holding metal cup
Begging for help
I can use
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Seeking
Immortality
I allowed poisonous serpent inside
Moving
Growing
Rising
Like The tide
Too late
Cannot change my mind
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I’m
Under attack
Summer rain
Termite wings
On
Between
Typewriter keys
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Stuck
Under
Monstrous
Rock
Clock
Goes
Tic–Toc
Tic–Toc
I
Cannot
Become
Unstuck
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523
Climbed the mountain
When reached the top
Did not like what I saw
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514
Hanging
Cracked
African
Mask
Looks
Back
At
Me
With
Sarcastic
Laugh
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Soaked in sweat
Scorching
September
Sun
Burns
Impurities
Out
Of
My
Body
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Canoa Quebrada
Proud
Teenage boy
Tossed his net
Into the sea
Catching
Camarao
To bring home for family
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A man carries his sack on his back
Holding his thumb up
Hoping to catch a ride
To anywhere.
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Walking along the beach
I find an empty conch shell
Holding it up to my ear
Listening
Reminds me
Impermanence
Is faraway yet also near
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467
Father and his son
Bonding while flying their kites
On Miami Beach
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464
For a long time
Carried heavy load
Head always down
He forgot about the beautiful sky above him.
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Sailing on the ocean
Need open space
Sunny salt air has chiseled my face
Life on shore is a bore
Load up on supplies at the store
Free again once I leave port
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Mumbai
Evening
Barefoot
Bag on top of his head
The boy
Walking in ankle deep water
Looking for a place to sleep
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442
Sitting on beach chair
Tossed my watch into ocean
Drinking cold root beer
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The old lady and her dog were always together until she died.
The dog now sluggishly walks head down with continuous watery eyes.
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429
I’m lying in bed
many ideas pop around in my head
counting
999 tired sleepy pirates
998 tired sleepy pirates
997 tired sleepy pirates
hours pass by
nothing accomplished
just wasted time
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425
Destructive Labels
Trapped in a box
No key for the lock
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424
impatient
waiting for a late bus
I look down at a snail
moving slowly across the sidewalk
I smile
laugh a little
thinking patience
attitude will make life hard or simple
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Older
Move slower
Weeds
Grow
Between stepping stones
No perfection
Sit
Listen to bamboo
Relaxation
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bright light
behind my chair to the right
reading book three inches from my nose
thick cotton socks warm my toes
purchasing reading glasses soon will be one of my goals
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400
Frenzied
Flimflam Man
Sitting next to conveyor belt
Expeditiously
Opening
Can
After
Can
Searching for worthless prize
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STOP
Turn around
I left my ego at the last filling station.
NO
Forget that
I’m Free and no longer hauling debris.
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Jalousie windows allow cold air inside.
Candles
Burn
Pay no attention
Thoughts
Drift by do not say hi
Remnants
From happy-go-lucky time
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377
Can’t sleep empty streets
Spinning bicycle wheels
Night ride dimming light
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373
No time for look-see
Rush Rush to cemetery
Two hustles soon three
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372
Quick catch make-believe
Fungus grows on sea grape tree
Close hatch! Will truth last?
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365
Bottle of cachaça
Ceiling fan spins
Dust dancing in the air
Bossa Nova warms my insides
Looking out window
I see deception rising with tide.
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355
Chasing moldy bread
Goldfish exist in small bowl
Years pass now brain-dead
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353
Drill down
What is found?
Eat
Cold potato
Empty salt shaker
Can of warm beer
Playing solitaire
Coins in glass jar
Light up last Cuban cigar
Tomorrow
Living in my car
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348
Long-time
Faraway
Roots cut
No longer check off the days
I tried to grab onto the high bar, but missed.
Now, I’m surrounded by fossilized dreams inside mason jars.
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345
Nothingness
Sand blowing into eyes and ears
Sit down take sip forget
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343
Last ice cube from glass
Cooling mouth finishing fast
Hot days will not last
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341
Pocket watch no longer keeping time.
My magnifying glass needs cleaning.
Light
Flickering
Having trouble reading
I do not feel old, but beginning to understand, I’m no longer in my prime.
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340
Crowbar and hammer
Teardown outdoor laundry room
Termites my helpers
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I’m
climbing a
ladder
hauling
hefty
buckets of tar sealant to the rooftop.
Then I begin
scooping,
spreading,
patching,
thinking,
that
nothing says shack ownership,like fixing a roof leak.
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