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[4°]

thirty five now
with 12 days to go
missing and
misunderstanding
more that you
or a euro trash girl
or any georgia cracker
could swallow.
rings of restraint
keeps it at bay
for a time
until
someone sporting a smile
and expensive shoes
feels the need to
set it free.
cold coffee in new england
and empty arms
stretched out
between here and there
trying to pull
two misfit
fish eyed
lost souls
together.

[judih]

mid-week and counting
bottoms up this side of town
choking is for weekends
as one unshined foot finds the floor
hoping to keep tabs on mother earth
and shooting stars at bay
A coyote runs over locust lined fields
capturing snacks for tomorrow

cold coffee
down the drain
as my past says goodbye

judih

[Redstormy]

Love the form and the write.

Red