I needed you; Where were you?You promised me, you know -I needed you;Where were you?And then you didn’t show - I needed you;Where were you?It happened once again -I needed you;Where were you?You lost track of time with friends - I needed you;Where were y...
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"Be happy," he said. Like it's that simple. Like I haven't been trying. Like saying "be happy" erases the fact that I'm being put on the back-burner again, being used as a back-up plan, a last-resort when there's nothing better to do. Saying "be happy" is...
The Unexpected News.....
My worst nightmare is coming a reality.....I would call your name over and over; Can you hear me? I would talk slower. I often wondered does he hear? Reading and searching with great fear. I asked the doctors if something was wrong; They said he is delayed, and he will come along. There are so man...
Who's to blame
God help the children of the future, it doesn't look very brightIn the face of the most recent massacre in the US, the unbelievable senseless loss of such young lives, as well as the lives of the teachers trying to protect them. I have to wonder what this world is coming to, and what kind of people will inherit it. Wh...
The Comedian's Antithesis
How to not tell a joke“Want to hear a joke?” “Sure, I love a good joke. Is it funny?” [pause] “Why do you think it's called a joke?” “Oh, yeah, okay, go ahead.” “Alright, a priest, a rabbi, and a reverend walk into a bar an...” “Wait a minute, why are these three together, the...
Kill The Rat!
When common ground cannot be found...(not to be taken too seriously...!).Now I'm a pacifist you seePeace and love and mungbeans for meBut on the night you came to stayThings shifted...I left the room with dinner in handA relaxing evening I had plannedBut returning to the kitchenI grew livid.As bold as brass you munched awayOn...
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An uneducated man
Misunderstandings occur sometimes when using wordsAn uneducated man I am, of limited vocabulary.When using words, always needing a dictionary. Sometimes after searching out a words meaning.I find that I have misused, making it demeaning. Leading to much confusion for those who read,proving that higher ed...
Hi, so what happened?
A woman cannot believe her sister has treated herself so badly.Hi, so what happened didn’t I tell you to avoid this? How could you even begin to do this to your family, all our resolutions, out of the window. Standing on the edge of the shower tray I find myself staring into the falling water; and dissolving away rap...
Snatches
A poem on the frustrations of talking about difficult things over the internetMist swirls.Every sense strainsto catch a glimpse. A movement.Spinning towards,Find you smilingAll is well.Then probe too deep.Into the mist vanish.Waiting anxiously.No point in searching;The mist conceals.No way to reach you.Then out of this mist,Returni...
