Dislike Mornings
Sunshine pours in my window
Time to get up & go
Eyes refuse to open & body screams, “NO!”
Snooze button’s my best friend.
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eyes
Lost words
Words scattered accross the floor
Peas tumbling from a torn bag
Sun blurs, these eyes are sore
This poem flutters, a tatty flag
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Decided Quickly
Each flicker of her eyes
lashes painted pain
upon me.
In warm blanket huddle,
I decided,
fo her contemplating alone
was painful,
for me the descision was worse
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A new world
Her eyes lovely
Her manner sweet
Her lips soft
Her face meek
Inviting me for
A new world
A new love
A new life…
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First date
Sitting, gingerly, across from one another,
the two of us.
Making awkward small talk, timid eye contact,
my first date ever, and hers.
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Eight million moles
Eight million moles
labour in the dark.
They pass each other,
eyes covered,
through tunnels
that smell of dirt & urine,
on their way home.
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A smile on a mothers face
A smile on a mothers face
as she looks down upon her newborn babe
a father rests a hand on her shoulder
his eyes misting as he sees a tiny hand reach up
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Smiling, sneezing, swimming
Smiling, sneezing, swimming
underdressed
messy mornings
music melting
empty eyes
red
face greeting every
ray
with a
freckle.
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