Jr. High

A stick and poke purgatory.

I feed the cats.

Do the dishes.

Rub one out and, pray for sleep.

 

Just before surrendering to sedative coma,

It occurs to me, that perhaps I shouldn't have 

been so funny in class.

No one remembers the jokes.

Not even me.

 

Ray Strickland 

Jan.16, 2022

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Honest Poem

The truth told. Reflection - adjudicated as time wasted. I got a lot of stories like that.

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Lady A

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Yeah. Shit's crazy, Lady A.

Yeah. Shit's crazy, Lady A.