Kim Barney Poems

The woman's cancer had got worse;
She'd given all that she could give,
Her doctor said that very day:
"You have just eight more hours to live."
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My skin cancer is not a disgrace;
I can't help what appears on my face.
When I rise from the dead
and you look at my head,
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A marvelous lake I have found
When nobody else was around.
Fulfilling my own deepest wish,
It's just overflowing with fish.
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I won't be at the game on Saturday,
Charlie told me.

Why not? We need you!
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The Time is Now

The time is now.
Wait not to do the things your heart desires
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This cat, Chester, can't meow;
We don't know what is wrong.
It's quite absurd, but he chirps like a bird.
Some problem with his vocal chords;
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Our Old Wes, this sad coop he has flown.
This is something we all should have known.
And to add to the hurt,
So, too, has Kelly Kurt,
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When you see a homeless man,
do you judge him? Oh, you can,
and I would bet
it's something that you do.
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What relationship is my first cousin's first cousin to me?
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