Tom Foster Poems

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1.
Wisdom

I’ve lost better poems than this
Boxes crammed
Notebooks full abandoned
Under rapid retreat
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2.
Words Like Rain

Like rain
Water her words
I drink them
Like poetry
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3.
I Got Monkey's On My Back

I got monkeys' on my back
But I’m not gonna send ‘em packing
It’s comforting to have them there
It’s nice to know that someone cares
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4.
Where Be The Angels

On a cold steel table
Deep in the
Antiseptic gray green brick basement of
Some government building
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5.
The Gift

He handed me the
Chocolate doughnut
Smashed
Wet
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6.
Singing For My Supper

Hey
Wadd'ya think the possibilities are
That you could see your way clear
To consider the chance and maybe
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7.
Mens Sana

Are you mens sana he asked
I told him I wasn’t aware of the facts

Are you compos mentis he inquired again
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8.
As Old As

It’s early January
Early morning
My feet are cold on the bathroom tile
And that’s not my face
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9.
51/50

The bell chimes
Soft tone calls
People into line
All good
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10.
Come Out Of The Closet Daddy

This morning is a poetry morning
And I am on fire
Fire in my brain
Hand
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