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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walking on gravel road
hot
thirsty
totally lost
followed by thin dog
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Cold analysis
Conflicts with intuition
Causing great pain
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Shackled by ego
Possessed by hollow treasures
Mankind
Rots away
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fried
potatoes
onions
peppers
a couple of eggs
topped with vine-ripe tomatoes
fresh squeezed orange juice
my land
provides
breakfast
I enjoy while sitting under morning sun
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Gentle butterflies
Haphazardly surf the breeze
Every moment free
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The Coast
Low flying planes
Fast boats
Movement north of coke
Dangerous
Very cut throat
Stopping flow has little hope
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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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she’s right there
prepared
to vacuum up everyone’s mess
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riverbank
my special place
sit
watch
troubles
float away
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chewing her nails
holding baby
waiting
hoping
husband
working day labor
will come home
with a few dollars
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7 chickens
vegetable garden
banana
mango
papaya
trees
tough times
smiles in the household
we are well-fed
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pink tie
white suit
black polished shoes
fake Rolex
short on C-notes
always
concocting
next get rich plan
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two months supply of Jasmine rice
scribbling poems next to gas stove
dust continues to accumulate
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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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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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kicked in the teeth
spit out blood
get up from my knees
slice me with blade
I keep coming
that is how I’m made
tenacity
my middle name
will never fade
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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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snorkeling
lights in our hands
observing
coral
under crystal clear ocean
reaching for the stars
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coconut tree
succumbs
to hurricane winds
I watch slow motion fall
life taken
no one’s fault
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powerful
rain
the gutter working hard
fertilized heliconias today
tomorrow
explosive
growth
I will sleep well tonight
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like a carpenter who cuts wood
each piece from the same saw
repetition
creates
indoctrination
and
control of the people
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The Middle East
Perpetual
Chaos
*
Understands
Power
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Pretty lady
Came from Haiti
I met her in Miami
Smiled so easy
Talking a few moments
Calmed me
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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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The Peruvian
Convinced her to move some snow
She hit the jackpot
Until the prison door closed
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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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eternal
frustration
chasing
after
other folks
crumbs
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low tide
collecting shells
searching
never finding
perfection
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Nighttime garden walk
Two owls cuddle under moon
Listen to silence
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promises
float away like clouds
How many times?
standing
alone
patching together
Hope
crushed
by the same stone
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on my knees
clawing into the earth
looking at my dirty hands
heart
soul
working the land
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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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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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cool day
I sit in the sun
watching
butterflies
play
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running
fast
faster
looking back
FEAR
right there
will not disappear
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long time
pulled weeds
tossed seeds
garden
no longer provides
same
same
joy to me
Missus
came over
picked up my shovel and rake
&
said
“take a break”
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reaching
on her tippy-toes
she
became
agitated
realizing
contentment
cannot be picked from a tree
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cactus
sits still
slowly grows
non-aggressive
yet
defensive
protecting the home
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