Ache, awake
Too much to do today
cracking knuckles.
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She’s snoring
I let her, sleep more
dreams live on.
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Chair squeaking
black keyboard chatter,
writing begins.
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White paper cup,
swirling sweet drink,
Mmm, Macchiato.
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Start and
stop. Kids come first,
keyboard, silent.
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Stories born
letters shape words,
sentences breath.
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Writer, you answer
One, reader question only
Human? Tell the tale.
Wind has ruined,
gray hair on my head,
cold day hurts.
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Love, holds me up,
she makes things good
A wife is life.
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Rose petals,
fall and fade quickly,
text a note.
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Mom loved me,
I yelled at her tears,
Mom left me.
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Kids laughing,
house, quite a mess
Kids living well.
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College at forty
homework on spring break,
done by nine.
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Cats playing now,
the curtain dancing alone,
cat claws tear.
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Ruminate on life.
value in health, kids,
and loving wife.
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Work to support
family, only one goal
warm childhood soul
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Love, silky red mist
clothe my weary heart.
Life anew with kiss.
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Time becomes soft
moments are fragile, gray,
memories are lost.
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High above Earth,
life looks so very simple,
death is birth
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A statement, a slur
Spray paint fouls, faces
knife blades cut deep
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Representative
Chosen by me, for working
not identity
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Lies, spoken quickly
Define innocent, guilty
Eyes, gouged out
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A brow furrowed
Fists, strike closed lip
Red blood stains
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Marker drawn word
Crowd walks and yells
Strangers hate me
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My eyes are green
God created physical form
My gender is male
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