Ted Sheridan Poems

I have a hole in the top of my head where something is living
It has formed a little skin covered hut under my hair
I wash it everyday and handing it a towel it dries itself
It gets angry when I poke at it and it throbs until I leave it alone
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She speaks of the old me....
the me that was always
fun and kept her laughing for hours
the man with whom
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It is now twenty minutes past three in the morning
We just had two inches of rain in the last hour
The ground in front of my house is flooded
My wife is asleep
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I live next door to a madman....
he has been known to stalk the mail carriers
especially the ones in short pants;
late at night he whistles 'My Eyes Have Seen The Coming Of The Lord'
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I just went to the grocery for some bell peppers
Gravy mix and water chestnuts sliced thin in a can
Two round steaks and a bottle of soy sauce
Oh yeah, and some rice named 'Success'
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It is worthless being the smartest person in the world
If nobody understands a word you say.....
And won't pay a dime to see you naked.....
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Her voice spends the entire day in my head
telling me what I should know about the evils
of mayonnaise and bacon without mention of
the many benefits of lettuce and tomato....
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I think you are one in a million
and by my standards that may be one too many.....
but what the hell.....
there are only a few things in life worth living for
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some dork behind me in traffic this morning
honked his horn several times in frustration
holding that sour note when he should have been
taking deep breaths and trying to relax....
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There are so many dead birds to be found
On the front lawn...or in the back...
On their backs with legs up...in the garden
Like so many spring onions....
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