Janet Nesler

Where is this invisible lover?
The one who plays hide and seek
With my emotions
Leaving me unguarded
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We are robots,
You a man of steel
I a lost spirit.
You walk through life
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We shouldn’t have to
Live up to...
Keep up with...
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The lid was raised on a black wooden box,
releasing the odor of expensive perfume
on old velvet capes; fancy hats and gloves
of another era.
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“Land is the most important possession,
when all your earnings are spent
you can live off the land.”
There was wisdom in the way my father spoke,
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I haven’t thrown a Frisbee since you left...
Laughed in the rain
Splashed puddles
Or had water
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