park bench
silence
a man sat next to me and said
“all I have left is my mind
Can you hear the chimes?
that magnificent sound
is keeping me alive”
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Roofing
Eight stories tall
Do not fall
Shirt off
Sun cooking my skin
Long day
Muscles hurt
Tomorrow
Do it again
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leaky faucet
drip
drip
I just was riding the drift
same
same
power game
building blocks
one
two
three
your lungs full of rage
STOP
shouting at me
I did not ask for fame
forget my name
No
you will not piss on my grave
I’m camouflaged
disappearing
into
dust
disappointment
I will not make appointment
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home
in the shadows
waiting
alone
wife
cries
while
husband
sitting at the bar
washes down reality
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prey on those living in misery
crush disadvantaged
use legal system for advantage
accumulate luxury frivolous things
ego sings
fool peasants with razzle-dazzle
free pass for the jackals
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plants need to drink
ancient vessel leaks
happiness is what everyone seeks
however
humans
suffer
Who controls the switch?
faith
continues
to make its pitch
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STAMPED “Bad Luck”
always jump on the back of wrong truck
struggling
glue no longer holding fragments together
misery goes on forever
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regurgitate history
today
Does it even matter?
morality deranged
climate change
technology on speed train
Who has the power to slow it all down
before society drowns?
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falling
clutching onto failures
all the way down
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sidewalk
busy intersection
pacing
around and around and around
hysterically
scratching
lottery card
the lady stopped
raised her arms
called out
over and over and over
“I won 5 bucks”
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give just a little
take a lot
you always ask for a doggy bag
extra packets of sugar in the pocket
scrapping leftover bits from your dinner plate
small takes
subsisting as a cheapskate
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I no longer perform in the circus
useless
try harder
What for?
the puppet master keeps the score
taking his cut
constant hunger in my gut
I search for the fresh
only find the rotten
top layered with cream
underneath
smashed dreams
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Tired
Injured
Lost
Spider
Crawling
Inside crack of walkway
Fire ants mobilizing
Nature
Does not pick favorites
Gargantuan
Lizard
Quickly moves in
Snatches
Spider
While
Fire ants
Watch in dismay
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followed by ducks
the fisherman walks
chewing betel nut
content
spending most days
sitting on the bank
casting his line into the river
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Trapped
Eternal hallway
All doors locked
Hardly stand up
Tenacity undone
Time to succumb
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Tiny beach hut
Leaky cold shower
Hammock out front
Island tan
Fresh fish in frying pan
Tap
Tap
Typewriter keys
Other
Days
Swim in Caribbean Sea
*
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Dark room
Bright
Aquarium
Some fish swim this way
Others
Swim that way
Who knows correct way?
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Covered with dust
Like everything else
Malfunctioning
Antique clock
Hangs on wall
Reminding me of lost time
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her soul
desires more
masquerading as a whore
grinding
on selective flesh
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Surrounded by crosses and rosaries
Elderly lady
Spends remaining days
Reading worn bible
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bike
stored in dark shed
tree frog
resting on cushy seat
everyone
deserves
comfortable place to sleep
*
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Pick cucumbers
Slice
Mix with rice vinegar and salt
Stimulate appetite
Multiple course delights
*
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No tan lines
Shell necklace
Bazaar purchased dresses
Collects feathers
Wanders
No commitments
Only
Men and Women
With
Savoir-faire
Are
Her
Conquests
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Moss clings to Buddha statue
Cowbell rings
Finches congregate to eat
Days pass
Seasons do not last
Small changes
Peaceful exchanges
Garden
Provides
Refuge
From
World’s increasing dangers
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Slo-mo
Kava Bar
60’s and 70’s music on tap
Small crowd
Everyone
Laid-back
*
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Childhood cut short
Frail in chair
She
Quietly
Moves
Rocking toy horse
Back-and- forth
Back-and- forth
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Humans
Long ago
Said goodbye
Roaches barely survive
Remnants left behind
Photographs fading with the time
Another planet
New galaxy
Destructive cycle
Is the reality
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Woman
Hauling
Water
Uphill
Smiling
Gestures
If I would like a drink
*
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Fresh bird seeds fall sprout
Sunshine and rain pull the chain
Doves walk feed from ground
*
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Alone
No Mobile phone
Listening to ocean waves
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All followers gone
He squats
In dark room
Praying
To termite infested wood god
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Tall trees block sun
Late afternoon shade controls day
Price old garden pays
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Foggy morning
Man
Walking on dirt road
Politely
Asked me
“Which way
Today
Can I find sanity?”
*
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Wind blows
Ficus leaves fall
Completely cover ground
I accept nature’s gift
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Colors gone
All I see is grey
Nothing clear
I’m
Engulfed
In smoky haze
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Long drive
Cannot…….
Get it……
Out of my mind
Feast on silence
Feel heat on pores
Wait no more
Need to visit a friend
Someone I understand
The Desert
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Middle of October
Hot Southeast Florida day
Fresh squeezed orange juice
Bananas from tree
Swinging in hammock
Butterflies drift around me
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five millennium
Sphinx
unmoved
by
mankind
continue
to
march
towards
downfall
*
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Long fall
Down into well
Clawing
Stuck in hell
Waiting
Hoping
This will pass
Calm returns
To
Disappear
Again
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