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Passed by on a bike
A smile and I stopped her
-If I meet one person each day
I improve my odds of finding one
Like me-
So I asked her name.
Carline, she says.
I’m sorry, Caroline.
It isn’t you.
And I continue to the library.

09-10-05

His dictionary -bound with duct tape-

Is proof of the perseverance that

Seemingly defines who he is.

Shoes that are grimy and worn

Proof that his paychecks are only for

What he needs and not wants.

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09-14-05

Eyes wide and blankets are crumpled

At the foot of the bed

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A man once asked God,
“Dear God, what am I?”
God replied, “A man.”
The man further inquired,
“Are sure I am no goat?”
God replied, “I’m sure.”
The man pressed more,
“But what if goats walked
On two feet, and looked
Much like myself?”
God replied, “You know,
You just might be a goat.”

Screams are heard of lollipop childhoods

Gone awry while lipstick grandfathers

Tell tales of a new millennium

Where tolerance was stressed but never-

Never ever practiced unless in the privacy

Of a seedy fifteen dollar a night hotel room,

Where your father sits in a flower print and

Wicker chair, silently sobbing

As he drains his flash of gin

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Puncture a hole in the ribs of my chest

Then opened my mouth like you would

Shot gun a beer and watch it quickly

Flow out and leave the can

Bone

Dry

That is how I feel- like I’ve got nothing left

And all that I need are the lips of a girl

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