androgynous juxtaposition insufficient funds oxygen cell division christmas rivalry freedom ringing nutrition family bleeding hurt victim blame objectify reject happiness

just some words i found interesting / have been stuck in my head 😊

I'll start my work tomorrow, I swear! Just one more video, I declare. My deadlines loom, my inbox swells, While I perfect my Netflix spells.

Productivity's overrated, My skills at slacking? Unabated! When motivation comes, I'll shine... Oh look, a new distraction! Fine.

There once was a girl named amor, Who worked as the dirtiest… 😳🤫

Maybe we’ll save this poem for another day.

I wanted to write a poem, just a verse or two for the night. But I couldn’t find an idea, nothing just seemed quite right.

I pondered a verse of love— but what good would that do? I’ve written about that topic before, time to find something new.

A hornet appeared in my thoughts (There was dead one in the window sill) a verse of anger seemed fitting but didn’t give much of a thrill.

I read some poems of others— (There are folks out there who can write!) Looking for inspiration but my mind put up too much of a fight.

I drifted to my unfinished odes, thought I’d found a treasure or two, toyed with some, words wouldn’t come, I’d have to start a poem anew.

But my spirit would not be deterred! My desire would not be denied! I would pen a great masterpiece,
then share it with folks with pride—

Loftier themes then came to me of injustice, the law, and the like, a verse to challenge societal norms but my words were weak with no bite.

Oh why was this task so difficult? Why was this write so hard? Where was my muse to guide me? Time to give up and this poem discard…

Because I wanted to write a poem just a verse or two for the night, But I guess I’ll just try tomorrow and you know what? That’ll still be alright.

“Can i take your order” he said From the other line And she thought to herself A cheese pizza sounds fine.

“I’ll take a large pizza Plain, only cheese Can I get the thin crust And with minimum grease”

The man took a moment And then came back to her He said “is that all” And the rest was a blur.

She was done with her order And he said, “your food will come soon.” She said her goodbyes And said, “bye, love ya too.”

Then she hung up The panicked arose She proclaimed her love To some pizza boy.

She thought about calling But left it as that And awkwardly received the pizza That made her so mad.

I I cut I cut myself I cut myself shaving I cut myself shaving you I cut myself shaving you , Santa

You, so patient, a clerk At Barnes & Noble …Noble? Maybe. Saintly? Absolutely, As that woman you helped Find a book, Told you—in detail—why she Loved the previous works of an Author You could not care any less About.

You, so patient, a barista? No, a book seller, working in the Barnes & Noble cafe; Working the coffee machines; Not burning the milk. You only know the drinks on the menu, But people ask for things, Special things, as though you Are A barista and not going for your MFA in pre-millennial Norwegian surrealism; They ask you, one after the other, Why you don’t accept Starbucks Gift cards.

You, so patient, middle-aged man Still rocking a soul-patch and open flannel Over T-shirt, your Vans hinting you skate Or You used to But now you’re a stepdad to two Mostly sweet kids And you work the later shift so you can Take them to school So your wife can work the morning shift In the ICU— Which you are happy to do: stacking books, Sending employees on their 15s, And waiting until Thursday night After work band practice In Dino’s garage.

You, so patient, in the Info Booth, A clerk, Trying to help a man— Masked and hard to understand— As he repeats things like “It’s a mystery, about submarines, But I think it’s a western, also, Let me call my friend, Charlie, he Recommended It to me, he lives in Yuma now, To get away from the cold rains we get Here, Hey, Charlie, what’s the name of that, Charlie, what’s the, it’s Donald, yeah, Donald, Yeah, what was the name of that book you Recommended, Yeah, the submarine western… Oh, okay, take care. He doesn’t remember the name, But I guess it’s not about submarines…”

What’s so humerus about the longest bone in your arm? Not funny.

It used to be just you and me Always living our lives so freely

And then one night you came home late I had to reheat your dinner plate

And hide the tear stains on my cheeks That was the third time you were late that week

And I almost knew what was going on But you held me and rocked me and sang me a song

But what was quite peculiar Was the scent of vanilla on your shirt

But you convinced me I was your only And I foolishly believed that it was just me

I forgot about it for a long while But I still felt like we were falling out of style

And then another night you don’t show up I decided then and there I’d had enough

I used the tracker on my phone To find the reason you weren’t coming home

You were in a Target parking lot The weird thing is that you were stopped

So I drove down to the grocery store And behold my widened eyes, galore

There you were, in the backseat Tangled up with a woman but I only saw her feet

And I did not like the sounds that were coming to my ears It was everything that I had ever feared

Am I not enough? I asked, Telling him he’s such an ass

He’s stuck in a state of denial But he ain’t denying this trial

You know what? I say, We’re done, have a horrible day

And I got in the car and stepped on the gas Trying to get away from him - and fast!

(Based off Stephen King’s IT)

We all float down here, And soon you will too, You’ll come and join us one by one, And we’ll be a happy zoo!

See, I used to be in a circus, But then we where all blown away, Now I cackle down in the sewers, As I wait for you to come and play

I’m in your bathroom, Yep! Right down in the sink, I’m in that old house, With a smile and a wink!

Come give me a hug! And come join me down here, For soon we’ll all float, And there will be nothing to fear

let’s make some paper boats, And float up and up and up, You can try to save the day, But soon you’ll float too!

haha