Haiku's Poem by Mark. A Heathcote

our mutual friendships
how long do they exist for
wild mint strangles all
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my life's in danger
as I zipwire into love
free-falling snow
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autumn makes amends
have to ask for forgiveness
let's end as friends
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peas in a pod
is how we imagine love
'Boy - eat all your greens'
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without guns or bombs
there wouldn't be fewer blossoms
falling without breaks
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trying to connect
told to go and sling my hook
spring - flat broke and drunk
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choosing team sides
my child's solution - simple
Black vs. White
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work party invites—
are you in or are you out?
dilemma, are you?
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butt of a joke—I'm
the self-deprecating type
laughing with the loons
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June bugs and the moon
ask—what is it all about?
gangland killings
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a welcoming door
and a friendly handshake
why—why did I cry?
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break my trust just once
and volcanoes will erupt
Into black ash clouds
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darling—I swear—you
were born to love me—and death
holds no penalty
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out come the test sheets
and alarm bells start ringing
look—what do I care?
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don't follow the sheep
baa—I've heard it all before
baa—sheep dip and all
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the sofa bed is yours
and be more like you—you say
be empathetic
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open and closed doors
more detention centres built
no new burial grounds
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