Margaret Alice Poems

Eyes On Her dreams

The frog, living at the bottom of the well
by the Wonderland-Lake, waiting for a princess
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A list of brilliant declarations
made by kids from two to eight
years old regarding love, inspires
me to find fiction written for kids
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I Flee When...

Why do some people insist on looking
sphinx-like without smile, no approval,
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Dad Taught Me...

Mother used to play the piano
for hours on end, accompanying
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My solution to boredom is anger.
Confronted with false holiness in
a sanctimonious, old-fashioned
Pharisee, my blood starts to boil.
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Much More Exciting

Resigning our assessment forms, originals lost
by Human Resources, we the incumbents who
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Selling the concept of iboga
to Mapula who claims she’s
in need of a pep-up – iboga,
advertised on the Internet
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Anastasia Morningstar

Feeling ill and despondent, in need of
a new perspective, lying down on the
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PC Game

You are playing are a PC-game next to me, called
Need-For-Speed, while I am writing poems next
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Checking Us

A white notice board against the wall with the
strict injunction write everything down, I don’t
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