ToddMichael St. Pierre Poems

tonight, a torch song is burning,
on the levee in Gramercy,
a bonfire, a distant always,
as hot as nineteen eighty-three.
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Lynzie Anne Mc Kenzie was a very creative girl,
She made a macaroni necklace for her teacher Mrs. Pearl.
'It's the dumbest gift I've seen! ' Laughed little Tony Maloney,
'Nobody wants a necklace made from macaroni! '
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Do you LOVE women? I mean, REALLY LOVE them?
I AINT talkin' prostitutes!
For the sake of daughters, sisters and mothers,
I AINT talkin' birthday suits!
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The maggots in my meatloaf,
Often cause me too much strife.
They take advantage of me,
And they need to get a life!
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We share secrets, we laugh and even cry,
We have so much in common,
Concerns, likes and dislikes.
Ours is a relationship joined by
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Did you show up just to throw up?
Did you plan it all this way?
Did you show up just to throw up?
Just to ruin my tenth birthday?
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~A VERY TRUE STORY~


I’d rather eat snails with some raw lizard tails!
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Today I want to tell you how much you mean to me,
Though sometimes the right words don't come so easily.
I remember your faith. How you gave unselfishly.
Mom, I am thankful for the love that you've shown me!
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Today I picked a rose for you,
It seemed the perfect thing to do.
To me the petals represent...
Unfolding years and time well-spent.
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Look into my window,
Observe silk flowers
Swaying to a ceiling fan breeze,
And a wallflower,
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