Tag: eat
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A Poem About Fake Friends
If friendship is only transactional… Is it really friendship? It has the appearance of closeness But lacks the value It is a trojan horse that pulls up to a closed gate When adversity arrives It is inertia to your distress Eating away at your progress Convincing you to accept stress Rarely adding to your happiness…
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Never Dry
Your hands fail to catch it Your body longs for it Your ears hear it falling Your eyes search for it’s translucent form Plants grow toward the sun And wait for relief Deer eat grass And run towards the stream Water restores and maintains the body It is nourishing Giving ease to stained muscles And…
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Small Truth: My Ache
It’s a small truth, I rarely discuss. I’m turned on by love and seduced by lust. Still I get upset when sweet kisses don’t stay. When betrayal is my bitter water and lies my meal of the day. But it’s hard for me to turn you away. So I try to down play it. Because…
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Unpopular Opinion: Will Vs. Chris
The problem is bigger than Hollywood. This country condones violence. It was founded on violence. This is the same country that supported the Jerry Springer Show for over 20 seasons. It turns people into objects and objectifies the voiceless. People chase success and fame like a tree eager for sun rays. What kind of society…
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Brave
Brave Hot lead makes the sky tremble But it doesn’t keep the block empty Minivans rolling, trains cruising CTA buses are steady moving Indoor eating is half way shutdown But the fried chicken spot Has a line of cars stretched around the block Weave still getting laid, Miraculously the rent is getting paid It makes…
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Spinning
Spinning Disgrace is the only word appropriate For the wealthiest country in the world Casting it’s poor to the streets Many Americans work 2 and 3 jobs And still don’t have enough to eat Trying to dig their way out of a hole That has gotten too steep The bootstrap climb is a…
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