Raj Dronamraju Poems

The gas delivery man can, if required, carry two propane tanks of gas at the same time - one over his shoulder and the other held to his chest but usually only one is necessary

He winds the day around his fingers
He fills his pick-up truck with the full propane tanks
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I received an e-mail from Anderson - The subject was "When I leave, I will do it quickly"

I was above it all
First on the scene, I couldn't get what he was trying to say
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Open your mouth and show us your teeth
And that's how she fell in love
Feel the body to see if it is solid
Inspect teeth like a rancher buying a horse
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As if your voice came from the very depths of the ocean
Rather than the kitchen and I am in the living room
Feeling uneasy and shy and warm to the touch
Fathoms down in the deepest part of suspended attraction
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To be honest, I don't like driving nor shaking hands
nor most people I meet

I grudgingly separate my recyclables and plot mass murder in the grocery store
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Flavors of lifesavers and which one does your heart taste like?

I would say wintergreen - sweet but not too sweet
Tart, full of flavor
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You are part of the family of anachronism
Dusty drapery, cobwebbed room, do they ever clean in here?
They just leave it be and present their lack of upgrade to the public
As cute curiosity, as nagging reminder
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Skin like mouldy pumpernickel bread
Bent sporadic teeth arranged like the remaining headstones in a neglected graveyard
Clothes in the condition of an old doll's lying on a table at a yard sale
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Did you stand with them or did you stand with us?
If only he'd brought his lunch today, he would not have had to go outside and get his head beat in by ideas he would rather not have had to face

Did you click on us or did you scroll by?
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I really wasn't prepared for Arthur's maneuver and subsequent disappearance
I really wasn't prepared for boys and girls terrorist theater
I really wasn't prepared for a duller, less crafty Macbeth
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