I used to be normal

as dull as it gets

but my mind took a left turn

ain't been the same since

I like being abnormal

I make no pretense

people leave me alone

and give me distance

Let others be normal

for them it makes sense

to all be like robots

I prefer Difference

On being abnormal

I admit with a grin

I've learned to live with it

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Words are what

we poets explore

we're always searching

to find more

Words are inside

our inner core

from heads and hearts

oh how they pour

Poems then are

what lie in store

so many poems

who knows the score

Poems keep coming

evermore

that is you see

what poets are for.

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The weather always changes

whether we like it or not

weather still rules

we used to watch for signs

animal behavior

red skies

the phase of the moon

is it hotter or colder

we watch temperatures rise

yet we dig out from record snow

the only certainty

is that we are uncertain

earth continues

through many climate cycles

we cycle on.

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Neighbors are nice

add spice to life

but if you don't want

stress & strife

keep hands to self

or pay the price

Love your neighbor

but not his wife.

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People were amazed by

the hook of his nose

it was sharp as a knife blade

a nose so sharp it sliced the air

and forced us to stare at it in awe

his nose like a hood ornament

projecting forward

a nose that sharp

could never make it through

the screeners at the airport

it would be classified as a weapon

and the wearer detained as a terrorist

it is not a laughi...

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(The Jussie Smollett Story)

If you are a grade B

so-called actor

and your gig is close to

coming to an end

why not pretend one last time

and create your own show

where you are the main character

and the plot revolves around you

you become the star of your own movie

and also the producer and the director

hire some buddies as supporting cast

find a good locat...

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a toilet 

a sink

a door

that clinks

steel bars

barbed wire

and fence

chain link

one blanket

one bulb

one constant

thought

only

what if

I had not

been caught

no word

from wife

no family

cheer

no good

occurs

while I'm

in here

to flee

be free

once more

no doubt

one thought

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As chances are

chances increase

that sooner or later

I'll be deceased

As time expires

my wheels are greased

the race is on

to final peace

Please stop the clock

from time release

I can't rewind

my time too brief

Before I am

deceased,at least

allow more time

before the priest.

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Where would men be

without the touch

of our pet's gentle paws

pets give us

kind relationships

from which we surely draw

pets give us pause

to restlessness

in softness they extend

a natural joy to all of us

we become

more gentle men.

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I proposed and

she said yes

but what about

a wedding dress?

Could not afford

a dress unless

we robbed a bank

she was not impressed

So my future bride

under some stress

borrowed from a friend

her wedding dress

Then all the guests

said we were blessed

happy that she found

that wedding dress.

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A recent study

conducted by the Journal of Geriatrics

has concluded that Hearing Loss

actually causes cognitive decline in

elderly people and can lead to

Dementia and Alzheimer's

Furthermore scientists say that hearing loss

overloads the brain

with more energy spent

on processing sound rather than

thinking and memory

the report concludes that

those men with...

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Where would men be

without women

to influence our characters

and point out our weaknesses

men would be uncivilized

closer to animals

who only want to sleep and eat

we would still be in dark caves

wearing skins and scratching ourselves

women give us inspiration

women give us aspiration

women tame the wildness in our hearts

without women

men would be savag...

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While facing my maturity

I see my own fragility

soon I will face eternity

in darkness and obscurity

Peace will appear eventually

I'll get some rest then finally

some have to pay a penalty

it's difficult but c'est la vie!

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To bee or not to be

bees cannot

help themselves

they are devoted

to their job

making honey

day after day

they go off

they come back home

exhausted

as we ourselves

are devoted to the

making of money

we use ourselves up

in the search for gold

day after day

year after year

the drone of life

we work like bees.

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Aging rock stars

exhibit no shame

forever on stage

their skin wrinkled

their faces sliding downhill

their hair thinned out

their stomachs paunchy

still they go on

pretending they are still relevant

they love the adoration of the fans

who come to see them

wondering if they still have the moves

or if they will collapse on stage

like driving by an acci...

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We want to talk

to add input

but wives

set up detours

What we want to say

gets brushed away

our words are

never heard

What thoughts we have

are soon dismissed

and much

to our chagrin

A husband's view

is not pursued

can't get

a damn word in.

*Author is currently in hiding.

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Spiders spin

their spidery nets

Precarious they are

and yet

How they perform

their high wire acts

Leave us in awe

like acrobats.

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We never asked them

about their lives

not really

we were too busy

just too busy to inquire

into the intricacies of their lives

ours was so much more important

there was conversation

hasty hellos and goodbyes

but we never got into

what really mattered

we could not be serious

about their pain

their thoughts on growing old

we let it slide

there was ti...

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Cows are dumb
their brains are dense

Immense Methane
they all dispense

With climate change
there's no defense

We must control
cow's flatulence!

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How poor are those

who have no goods

who starve in hunger

without good food

yet poorer those

who fall through cracks

whose basic knowledge

sorely lacks

to whom words fail

who cannot write

to whom ideas

hold no delight

so sad are those

described indeed

the poorest those

who cannot read.

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It's harder now

to navigate

newfangled stuff

just aggravates

New tech is foreign

to my tastes

I still rebel

so out of date

Now robots rule

old school is fake

as changes swirl

predict my fate

As time goes by

I'm running late

yet for heaven's sake

make heaven wait.

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Without a bra

a woman can

exert influence

on a man

What jiggles is

alluring and

he's glad to lend

a helping hand.

:)

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I prefer my own company

I agree with everything I say

I even like the way I say it

when you keep your own company

you don't have to have facts

or worry about offending another

my opinion is all that matters

and makes perfect sense to me

I don't call myself names

or argue with myself

I affirm my own brilliance

each time I speak

what a comfort it is

to hav...

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Oh no she says

we have more snow

its everywhere

the wind will blow,

Let out the cat

where it goes who knows

most likely it will

go in the snow.

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A cabin in the woods

was where he went

to write by burning fire

All tucked away

all by himself

with poetry inspired

Good poems like oak

are finely stoked

inside his cozy lair

But before poems

can be awoke

he's asleep in rockin' chair.

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My wife makes me promise

to be good

if you're good she says

I will make you enchiladas

both occurrences

are extremely rare

her making enchiladas

and me

being good.

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