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A bird's face brought
the red again
and slashed the black with storm
A cheering group of men
next door can
make us want our turn
A matching smile for
glows within
that bounce and hug and sigh
A withered smirk that
drops a drop
of cancer in a laugh.
A shake of hands
when leaving friends
or setting up a deal
A hammer blow
on little heads
when Wayne had left the kids.
A redhead walking nervously
and deftly hid away.
A question
has NO GIVEN YES
behind a given face
A curse of repetition
now
of randomness, a chirp
A knock on doors
on folks with pain
a warm chair, clicking keys
A warm chair, clicking keys
has never held a little child
A mask that's worn
when helping homeless,
doing charity
A soul that never knew
a God who breathes
and lives so free.
A pretense that pollutes
a mind and sews up
all your mouthes.
A fist to wall
and forehead smash
that only callouses.
A heaping plate
of pancakes, syrup,
butter, toast and fruit.
A mother staring off to left
ashamed and nodding off.
A steel-toed boot that crushes
every head that surfaces
A chore to pick the gutter
for the dead birds
and the sticks
A car that floats above
the street and takes
up all the air
A person who can't
find "the words" yet
vomits them like bile
A body more than flesh
and bone, the weight of
all outside.
A cry from kids in
shopping carts
that doesn't mean a thing
A young man growing
tall in summer.
Voice collecting grit.
A jealousy for people's
drive and happiness in
life.
A change for times when
people move, a wrench
gets thrown in things
A sickness, plain in
motion, not a good thing
sitting down.
A fatness from a seizing
mind that cannot break
the loop.
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