1587 - Running out

 

Running Out

They said that it would—

The system is shutting down.

No miracles here.

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1586 - That much

 

That much.

Does your mother drink?
Just half a glass when I do.
Oh.  Really?  That much.
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1585 - Relative appointment

 

Relative appointment

Doctor's waiting rooms.

Time is different there.

Einstein understood.

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1584 - Demons

 

Those recurring thoughts,

The demons of the darkness,

Rob me of my sleep.

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1583 - Check the Feet

 

Check the Feet

How am I doing?

There are no easy answers—

I really don't know.

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1581 - A young fellow called Shawn

 

Poets & Storytellers United invite us to create poetry or

prose inspired by the words Reclaim, Rekindle, Rebirth.

There once was a young fellow called Shawn,

Who claimed to be Jesus, reborn.

When decried as a fake

He strode to the lake

Stepped in, gave a scream and was gorn.

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1580 - Didn't skip a beat

 

Before & After

The normal treatment,

Chemo and radiation—

Didn't skip a beat.

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1579 - Cheese

 

Mad Kane had a limerick challenge using the word 'blue'.

Cheeses

They can be soft, hard or quite blue.

They can be smelly or oozing white goo.

They are often a winner

And the end of the dinner,

And cheese can be like that, too.

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1578 - The Matter is Serious

 

The Sunday Whirl presents the following words for us to use:

boat preserve speak resist oil fire drive fly shoot matter close right

The Matter is Serious.

Why are people afraid to speak up?

The right believe they are indeed right,

A god-given, there’s a quote somewhere in the bible, right

(No, not the one about the meek.  Another one.)

Something about oil. About the right to money too.

And something about shooting.  Guns, yes, guns, it says you can shoot people.

Ok, the quotes may be a bit obscure and need a careful interpretation

But I am assured that they are there.  

I’ll check with the church’s Chief Financial Officer, he’ll know, I’m sure.

It might not be exact but I pretty sure it is close to the meaning.

I mean it sounds right.  Don't read it myself.

And so they go on these entitled few,

Resisting the obvious, proud of their electric cars

Powered by coal-fired electricity.

I can’t see it ending well.

It’s said that we are all in the same boat.

No, we are all in the same storm.

Vastly different boats.

The ending will not be pretty.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall..

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