Michael Romero Poems

Mom! Mom!
I’m home again!
I’m sorry I waited
until you were dead
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The things that we say to each other
are not so hard to follow.
The way we love each other
sends shivers done my spine.
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Scribbles on a page…
scribbles on a page…
back of a yellow notebook
torn pages out
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You say hello. Fire. You’re so alive.
You say hello. Fire. You’re so alive.
You’re so alive.
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We a(we) re all Eskimos.
Frigid and complacent,
as we look for our friends.
The monsters won’t get us;
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Shut your mouth
Shut your mouth
Learn to speak
or shut your mouth
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A terrifically insane man made a vow with God,
“All my money and all my belongings,
go to you Jesus Lord.
But one small favor I ask of you:
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“Eat some more my dear,
don’t worry about anything,
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So it seems
you’re silent.
I cried out to you again
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Mesmerize yourself
and let the hands of
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