Ruth Walters Poems

Algebra brought out the inquisitive side of me,
inquiring and curious.
I wondered if Y felt ‘hot' and mysterious
or if Y was rebellious and mean
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This box is empty.
No sweets or hidden letters,
or children's toys or
tools left behind by kind shelf fitters.
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1st hour
.
In the hour before work,
she bathes her children,
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He was multi layered,
peel back the first
and you thirsted for more.
Underneath was a great sauce,
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They take our childhoods!
We watch the sandcastles
at our feet,
quickly, slip away.
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Sometimes,
after a bacon sandwich,
followed by a strong mug of tea,
I sit down and ponder life
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I've got high cholesterol,
my doctor diagnosed it.
According to the doctor
my bad fats overflowing.
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