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I Just Killed A Moth
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They Are Out There
I just killed a moth
Please don't call me names
I seen it Big like a bat
Kept dancin' near the flame
You say, " if it did that
It would of died
On it's own "
Yeah, but the flame
Was my light
Right here
It was bothering me
In my home
Windows open
You say, " that I let it in "
(It's hot in here
Don't you know
It's not here / no more
Don't you know )
I can't say
" Meet my little friend "
More Later
I applaud your use of
I applaud your use of metaphor. The "aw shucks" tone of the poem's surface conceals profounder meanings that only appear on a second reading. That's how a poem is supposed to work. Bravo!
Starward
Thanx
I am an " aw shucks " type of guy
Living in a complex world.
KS
Stuck in the middle with you.
Never alone
But alone
Just woke up
From a dream
So l must
Write.....
Write a poem
Let's See
It came in thru the bathroom window...slayer of innocence? No, it was guilty, it was an uninvited break in. Justifyable mothicide. - Enjoyed this one - metaphorically, too much to contain or comprehend ~a~
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There is more to this
As I tore apart the room
Looking for the answers
Where I put them down
Now...
Not even clear.
Later....
Will you like them just as much
Or will they change your mind
Just like you
They try too
Workin .....
' Overtime
KS