Bodacious

Oft-times our body
seems to be
Much stronger than
our minds and hearts

Not swayed so much by
emotion or intellect
But Moved instead
By bodacious body parts

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Darkness

The visage one sees
And wears forever
Changes appearance
In the absence of light

The person that one is,
by day is never…
The person that one is…
by night

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Father's day... Their way

Father’s day.
I like this day.
This is a day
When my kids
remember me
In their own
individual way…
Kindly..probably…
Much more likely…
Than Truthfully…

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Momma said

“Women should rule the world”
At least according to my mother

She said if women ruled the world
There’d be no war…

Just nations
not talkin’ to each other

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All dogs go to heaven

When (and if) you approach
the gates to Heaven
Make sure your dog
is safely hidden
Because St Peter may just
turn you aside…
And instead, welcome
your dog within

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Grownup's toys

Words are my toys
I have no others

Words are my playmates
My sisters and brothers

Rhyme is my milieu
I must capture and tame

Prose is my playpen
And poetry is my game

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New diet

I tried a new diet
nothing but coconuts and bananas
But I soon found
it wasn’t for me

I didn’t lose
a single pound
But Damn! ! Could I ever…
Climb a tree! ! !

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Life Is...

Love is like
a box of chocolates

You like to get it
And that’s a fact

But after you’ve tried
All the varieties inside

Then the thrill is gone
And You just end up fat

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A few seconds to read

Heartbreak’s just another way of cryin’

Murder’s just another word for dyin’

Cheatin’s just another form of lyin’

And courage? ….just another way of tryin’

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Want to touch you

I only want to reach out
and touch you…
But not upon obvious
private parts
The places where I wish
to touch you… (softly)
Are places in the mind…
and in your hearts

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