Carolyn June

Temperature rose to 100 today
Makes sense to stay in where it's cool
No breeze even blowing this way
To go out in this heat takes a fool
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So sick and tired of all those marketing calls
Accent is mid-western or a southern drawl
Calling me at meal time; boy, they have the gall!
Each annoying speech makes my epidermis crawl
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As I ride the escalators to the street above
I listen for the sound of magical love
Musicians tuning their sounds up there
Greet me every day as I climb the stairs
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Compose in rhyme or in prose
Words on paper, thoughts expose
Check the grammar and typos
Begin to write; see how it goes
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Please don't try to diagnose me
Mental illness is real, not mythology
Stop trying to fix me; just let me be
As hard as you try there is no remedy
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Common sense cannot be taught
Not begged, borrowed, or brought
Like the human heart it needs exercise
Without precious air, it eventually dies
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When I was just twenty years old
My very first ride; a ‘68 Camaro

My car had speed and a lot of style
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Fog encircling a dimly street light
Footsteps heard in the quiet night
End of the block; two at the most
His misty form resembles a ghost
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Crouched in a corner, she covers her face
He storms the room, tearing up the place
Asked a question; 'What did he want to eat'
He answers with fists; she, in turn, retreats
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