Curiosity
Curiosity can kill a cat
and the cat will never know
how the thing that he was curious about
caused the final blow?
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Better Not Knowing
The future never speaks aloud
to tell you what's in store.
And when the future's upon you,
you forget what was before.
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Akin
The flight of a buzzard overhead
looking for something dead
is like a bomber high in the sky
looking for someone to die.
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Neighbor
I had a neighbor that I never knew.
Saw him most every day.
But when he saw the color of my skin
he'd look the other way.
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My Sweet
A slightly perfumed breeze just passed
and all at once I knew
that what I sensed and what I breathed
was the essence of you.
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Positive Thinking
I find that when my thinking is right,
things fall into place.
But when I find my thinking's wrong,
I fall flat on my face.
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Rags To Riches
Rags to riches
are the wishes
that come to only a few.
The rest of the poor
on the bottom floor
don't wish what can't come true.
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Elevating Communication
Numbers mean not a thing to me
but words to me are ecstasy.
To add or subtract
to me seems absurd
when I can be busy with a word.
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Birthdays
Kids love the candles on their cake
and count them all with pride.
But when they're facing middle age
the counting is cast aside.
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No Whiskers Please
I'd rather have a clean-shaven face
than one with a scruffy beard
to graze across my sensitive skin
and feel like I've been seared.
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