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draft epitaph

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Father, husband, son,
scoundrel, drunk, beggar, drifter,
human. Rest in peace.

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a dog, a cat, an exit

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

The kitchen floor still
has rings where their supper bowls
held their attention.

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cheap and dirty

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Piles of merchandise
wait to be adopted, then
thrown in the garbage.

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the hidden heart

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Beneath the hard shell,
a faint ticking could be heard
whenever she smiled.

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let me love you till the end of time

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

A heart calls out for
a twin, one that lubs while the
other dubs. Lub-dub.

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the aural void

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Silence. A rushing
of waves. The moan of a train
whistle. Then, silence.

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where shows go to die

Monday, May 13th, 2013

This fall’s lineup will
make audiences laugh, cry
unlike latest crop.

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cutter’s corner

Sunday, May 12th, 2013

The gentleman with
the unruly mane took his
seat, while the rest jawed.

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countertop blizzard

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

The kitchen looked as
if a chef had hit it with
a flour grenade.

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how to be a juggler

Friday, May 10th, 2013

Keep those balls in the
air. Make it seem easy. Don’t
look away too long.

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no one understands but her

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

I am weak, but she
makes me strong. I am confused,
but she guides me through.

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a tent popped for two

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

The wind wouldn’t quit.
Night fell in droplets, as they
huddled reading verse.

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troubadours and lattes

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

A lone guitarist
plays for coffee and change to
crowds of day people.

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big dogs on campus

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Institution of
higher learning rewards good
dogs with free boarding.

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dare to hoe

Sunday, May 5th, 2013

Rows wind through the dirt.
Squirrels tear through the rows. Birds peck
at the black remains.

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