Decades of experience
Steady hands
Chinese
Acupuncturist
Inserted
Needles
With
Quick
Precision
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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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When asked for a nugget of wisdom
The very old man replied:
“Always be comfortable looking at yourself in the mirror”
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Father and his son
Bonding while flying their kites
On Miami Beach
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Bangkok
Busy Wat
Calm monk
Prays alone
While tourists come and go
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Old bicycle
Rests against coffee shop window
Customers inside connected to Wi-Fi
Pedestrians outside walk by
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Discount box store
Late model
Luxury
Automobile
Pulls into parking spot
Older man steps outside
Holding large designer bag
Unloads
Several
Empty
Wine bottles
Into shopping cart
Then drives away
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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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every day
same six blocks
pushing her stuffed shopping cart
everything inside is all she’s got
cement bench only sleeping spot
luxury automobiles pass by
drivers do not give her a second thought
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Company sales meeting
First professional job out of university
Piss and vinegar salesman
Smashed 1st quarter sales quota
Top Dog
40 something year old salesman loudly called out
“ Hey kid
Throw enough shit against the wall and something will stick.”
Lesson learned: Laugh off older bitter people, who are disappointed with their life, and who try to break the spirit of someone younger.
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constantly shouting
bragging about your money, power, and prestige
dominating the stage
if all gone
Would you still be in control?
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Destructive Labels
Trapped in a box
No key for the lock
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Frenzied
Flimflam Man
Sitting next to conveyor belt
Expeditiously
Opening
Can
After
Can
Searching for worthless prize
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What is your plan?
Collecting peanuts
Hiding them in sand
Power is finally found
Hold tight
Falling
Down
Down
Down
Uh-oh
No safety net
Except
Torn mosquito net
Bourgeois
Placing their bets
Repossessing your private jet
Shitting in pants
Throwing up in toilet
Elephant
No longer steps on mice
Demanding silence from fluff puffs
Who had to pay the price
Big Boss was a pimp in disguise
Controlled
Select corrupt whores
Until………………….
6 AM
Knock on the door
FREEDOM
Locked away
Never to be seen anymore
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Forget bars of gold
Quick to sleep no alarm clock
She never gets old
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Single
Mother
Boy has no father.
She purchases very little fresh fruits and vegetables.
Mostly buys frozen and cans of food to save dollars.
Shares small apartment with another mother
Patch old car
Today
Repair
Radiator
Next Quarter
Starter
Always struggling to make sure bills are paid.
No free time and does not date.
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She calls herself a mutt.
Mix
Dutch
Portuguese
Amazon Indian
Black
Her broken English never holds her back.
Came from a dictatorship turned Socialist experiment when lawyers and dentists drove taxicabs.
Now lives in a country where the sky is the limit if one breaks their back.
She is an American.
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Damn right
We are preppers
World
Is in the shitter
Two years of food on hand
Kitchen cabinets
Full of carefully marked cans
Solar panels on the roof
Giant sized chicken coop
All emergency supplies needed
Preparations completed
Every night
Me and the Mrs.
Watch the news
Drink cans of beer
Feeling blue
World a zoo
Any day could collapse
I wonder how long 10 cases of rum will last.
280
On the steps of Krak Des Chevaliers
Walking with a cane
Hauling her oxygen tank
The old lady said
“Travel while you’re young”
279
Many balls in air
Busy
Not going anywhere
Purchased
New sneakers
I go round and round the track.
Faster
Faster
Faster
Wind is blowing on my back.
What is it all for?
I cannot think straight.
Change needed
Before too late
276
She is an enigma who moves effortlessly in the dark.
Far Away
From Curious eyes
Studied
The art of disguise
Always
In control
Of her mystery life
274
I was hurt
To gain advantage
You came running to give me a bandage.
I turned around
You sneaked inside without making a sound.
Filling your pockets
With valuables found
Our eyes met and at that time
I was unaware of the crime.
262
Sitting
At the 5 star hotel bar
You begin dealing me cards
I would not feed your offers to my hogs
Nothing left to discuss
Your limo is waiting outside
I will go home on the bus
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Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
The barber
His shop
Located on a luxury avenue
Some wealthy patrons
Would discuss a stock or two
No ordinary conversation mind you
Just juicy
Trading knowledge
He was privy too
Blue Chips
Small Caps
Bull Markets
Bear Markets
Decades gone by
Never married
Diligently
Investing every extra cent
Watching his portfolio
Climb up to the sky
One day
The barber died
Accumulating a sizable estate
No family
No close friends
No one knew
No one to give the money too
Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
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Craps was the game he played
Once a month
Took a round trip flight
Lauderdale to Nassau
Carried his cash in an old bag
Stood most of the night
At the table
Sometimes won
Sometimes lost
His demeanor
Always stable
Just a way to unwind
The game
Cleared his mind
223
Barefoot simple dress
The Brasileira plays guitar
On front porch swing
211
He was a flash in the pan
Never took a break
Mind turned to mush
Like a milkshake
Always full speed
Crunch
Crunch
Buzz saw
Cut down the trees
Now
Sits every day on his worn chair
Wondering
How did it all disappear?
209
Late night
Walking cobbled streets of Prague
Had one too many pilsners
Met a street performer
On the corner
Done for the night playing his violin
After an hour of shooting the breeze
I asked my new friend
Why is it that you are so at ease?
He replied:
“I play for spare change
I’m the only one who needs to be pleased
Some people call me lazy and completely crazy
But
Too much ambition would no longer be fun being a musician
I accept who I am
No need to try to be on top of the highest mountain”
203
Grabs everything she can
Does not need a permanent man
Prowls clubs along the beach
Fuck
Shower
Brush teeth
Walks out the door
While her lover sleeps
Next Weekend
Repeat
199
Fruity pipe smoke engulfed the room
Surrounded by shelves containing damp dusty LPs
The cynic
Whispered into my ear
“Old people change their mind like the wind”
193
Her hands dirty
All day
Working the fields
She is proud
Yet
Does not pretend to be superior
Brutally honest
Simplistic
Clear noncompetitive eyes
Smile super wide
No mask
Nothing to hide
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The peacock
Always
Stood tall
Displaying
His colorful feathers
A player
With swagger
Machiavellian tendencies
Reckless
Leading to colossal failure
Causing
The proud bird
To plummet
Eternally
Into
The psychosomatic abyss
186
Left behind
Never before took to crime
Unemployed
The young man
Walked down the steps of the favela
Pulled out a sharp blade
Decision made
First time hardest
Life forever tarnished
Society pays price
Living in fear is the sacrifice
180
He is the potato guy
Save for winter
Always
Make sure
Table has dinner
Homeless
At young age
Low risk
Financially safe
Habits
Difficult to break
173
Man lost his temper
Hiding behind machismo
Actually fearful
169
Frantically
Scratching
At his deformed image
In the mirror
Hyperventilating
He cried
“Please help I need air”
Fallen idol
Emotional bowl of jello
Desecrated soul
Pissed in his own rice bowl
Alone
There are no more calls
No longer the star
Of the Masquerade balls
165
Fiddler crab
Moving back forth on beach sand
Never stays with plan
Has no control of wheel
Flip Floppers never close deal
90
Beautiful dark skin
Braided hair without a care
She’s from Jamaica
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