Karl Stuart Kline Poems

Why do we go without eating,
Sitting here in plastic seating?

Waiting for our futures to unfold...
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I cannot understand
Why there are ugly men...
They’re handsome to look at,
But that’s only hair and skin
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I stroked her lovely breast,
But not at her request...
It was spontaneous
Affection between us,
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Now my would be lover,
You think that it’s over
And that you must return
To that which you had spurned
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Picture This (I think you can...)
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And so he pretends to be your lover,
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The deceits of Musharraf’s politics are like the layers of an onion,
For every layer that you peel away reveals another deception
Then, when you finally reach the core,
You discover that there’s nothing more-
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Wouldst kiss me, my lady?
Bless these lips with thine?
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Seeking the healing power of sleep,
I find no respite in my dreams...
Sinking into slumber deep,
It's not so restful as it seems.
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It was another truck like many others,
But what's inside was always different.
We moved people and we moved their things,
Where they wished to go was where we went
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There are a thousand things
We can say,
But there's only one thing
I want to say.
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