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The Role Model
I didn’t know It then But Looking Back I’ll never Forget An evening during the 90s When my younger brother and I Took our dog for a walk Passing beautiful familiar homes Of our tranquil neighborhood New Hampshire suburb Through snickers I to explained to him How gay my friends looked When they kissed their…
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Sugar Coated
One of my gifts Is best served cold If you inhale it Your brain will freeze If you let it linger It will melt Sticking to everything It touches If you use the wooden stick Provided to you I hope you receive splinters If you use a spoon I pray your tongue freezes to it…
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Conversations
Two decades of always Waiting Waiting for my time to come Waiting for my point to be made Even when I finished talking My conversation would continue internally “What to say?” “What to say?” “What to say?” “Got IT” “Hold It” “Hold It” “My Turn!” When that didn’t work 1. I would use another example,…
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Philosophy 102
I recall Therefore I regret I suppose Therefore I suffer I think Therefore I toil Release Start living Transcend
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Reacting and Being
Take out a pair of imaginary scissors Cut out a rectangle in front of your face No matter what happens This space is yours Before your eyes rest upon anything It must first look through this space This space provides a Natural buffer from all events This space is free from judgment This space can…
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No Excuses
A ranting lunatic Lives within us Desperate for validation Of superiority Alienating others by Using logic and reason Justifying anything In an attempt to prove dominance The more you fight it The more it fights back. Its weapon (Suggestion) Hold loosely and acknowledge it Let the ideas come and go Recognize It is just a…
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Dam My Thoughts
Slow my mind… L E T I T S P I L L ! The ink from the pen as the words do fill The PAGE1 The SAGE2 Interconnection of all Classified by society (no matter how small) Words change everything from friend to lover till death due us part Napoleon said, “Just follow your…
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Love in Cursive
Two separate circles Connected Balanced Two becomes one Equal Together on a path Peak Valley Peak The circle is reformed Longing to grow
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The Night Consumes
Father was certain Discovery channel and The success of a boy Went hand in hand The theoretical theories The time on the clock A devastating combination Even for the best intentioned Fourth grader Head hits the couch Dreaming of the pillow it longs for Eventually, A firm handshake Goodnight I love you A school boy…
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Reasons That I know I am getting older
I no longer avoid foods that are fat free I wear a helmet on my bicycle or rollerblades. (Yes I still rollerblade.) I enjoy yoga and actually believe that meditation can be helpful I can honestly say I use a luffa to clean myself I can’t take shots of hard alcohol anymore, but do enjoy…