Linda Coker

His face was still and lifeless
Like I've never seen it before
The form resembled my loved one indeed
But I really was quite unsure
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I watched a leaf falling so gracefully,
It seemed as weightless as it could be.
It caught a light breeze, gently touched down,
And swiftly began inching across the ground.
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Think of me as your face is brushed
By the gentle ocean breeze,
And as it softly sweeps through palms
And rustles all the leaves;
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How I long to remove the rage
That’s etched upon his boyish brow
Unclench the fists so tight and tense
And smooth the lips shaped in a scowl
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The oddest thing has happened,
And I hardly know what to say,
The man in the moon has come down with the mumps
And he cannot come out today.
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Lily had a funny cat
His name was Bob
And he was fat.
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Goodbye to all
Original thought
I shall not think again
Computers, machines
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I feel the heat between us-
Is it passion? raw desire?
With all the pop and sizzle
Of an orangey-blue wood fire?
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I cannot know the breadth of your love
With no defined borders for me to see
My arms can’t expand enough to display
Just how much you truly love me.
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The rats were thick
Back in the alley,
Behind the home
Of Mrs. Talley.
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Mr. C did not feel well,
The pain was in his back.
He twisted, squirmed, he tossed and turned,
But those bones just would not crack
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The fight begins downstairs
Then up a flight it goes
While fists and curses fly
Along with shoes and clothes
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A knight in dripping armor
Came forth to rescue me,
Dismounted from his seahorse,
Limped out of the foaming sea.
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I’ve started a brand new diet
But I don’t suggest you try it
I’m calling this one “Starvation”
Aptly named, a revelation
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O to be that black bird
High atop the pepper tree
Balanced on the swaying branch
And gazing down at me
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Too-soon dawns greet bleary eyes
Etched in pain that fail to disguise
Treacherous journeys faced each day
Restless nights fall hard and stay
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It bounces in and kicks about
If I focus upon it, it bounces out

It does not stay, but leaves a trail
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It takes all I’ve got just to wake up
And whatever’s left to arise.
I drag my legs over the edge of the bed
And attempt to pry open my eyes.
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How red the waves that lap the shore
And stir the tumbled grains of sand
Where lifeless lay our gallant young
Whose shoulders national honor bore
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Starry, brilliant, shimmering sky
Backdrop of velvet so rich, so deep
Makes me wonder who am I
Gazing, counting, seeking sleep?
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