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Ode To An Inserted Thing^

To me you’re like an insert thing here^
Full of double meanings
Absent of rhyme or reason
Or punctuation

You make my anatomy act
In a way appropriate for anatomy
In a situation of extreme emotion
Such as sweating
Swelling^
Or accelerated heartbeat

You make me want to write iridescent
Not because you are
But because it sounds pretty
And you like pretty things
Like diamonds
And Benjamin Franklin

This poem is not a pretty thing
I am writing it in bed
By myself
Shortly after waking up
At 4:30 PM*

I am alone
I have B.O.**
I have cable***
And five hours before bedtime****
Although it’s not a meaningful term
Because I might not leave my bed

Rehashing of the similarity
Between you and the object
Which was inserted in the first stanza^
Because after all
This poem is about you****

Happy Valentine’s Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Untrue, but it makes me seem pitiful

** Probably true. Can’t tell due to nasal fatigue.

*** Also Untrue

**** See ***

^That sounded naughty…

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Wild Thing

Cute and lively,
Covered in hair,
Running and screaming
Everywhere.

A long fur coat
And her tongue out at me
In the hotel bar:
My wife to be.

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Missing You

Far and wide I looked for you,
O’er mountains and rivers and bogs.
I fought off a dragon and two rabid dogs
And the rest of your family too.

I questioned the oracle up on the ridge
And she asked, “Where did you see her last?”
And so I pondered the memories past
And went home to look in the fridge.

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Ode to an iPhone

You tell me how much time I waste
And predict my musical taste.
You hold my apps. My photos too.
Where would “i” be without you.

You give me guidance when I’m lost.
You’re worth my monthly data cost.
When I’m lonely on the road
I swipe to wake you and enter my code

And there I am! Right back at home.
In a pinch, you’re a mirror for my comb.
You light the darkness, check my mail,
Encourage me to “play again” when I fail.

You’ll be with me night and day.
To all your thoughts I’ll click OK.
So phone of mine, I cannot lie:
You are the Apple of my “i.”

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Word Choice

I always thought I was the type of pig
Who built his house of bricks,
But on my online dating profile
I referred to women as “chicks.”

I don’t know how I’ll find true love,
After dropping such a bomb.
I guess the fire that burned my bridge
Started with a match.com

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Don’t Take The Closet Metaphor Too Seriously

If I had a tuxedo
Made of golden water
Whose glamor under starlight
Has not been equaled yet

You would find it in my closet
Hidden in the darkness,
For when I don tuxedoes
I do not want to get wet.

So bedecked in wool and cotton
I dream of yonder maid unknown,
Her gown a golden fountain.
On her my heart is set.

And I think of my tuxedo
Growing stagnant on its hook
Because its owner fears the chance
Of some unearned regret.

I hope my fountain is patient
For the tuxedo she hasn’t met.

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The Egg D’oh-ner

Elle was a klutz
And Sam was a flake.
They met at the annual
Cookie bake.

Sam showed up late
Looking to eat,
And when Elle saw him
She swept herself off her feet.

Their eyes met for a moment,
That’s just how things go,
And the two of them bonded
Over raw cookie dough.

The flake fed his klutz
And the klutz fed her fella
The raw-eggy dough.
‘Twas the love of Sam and Ella.

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Princes Need Rescuing Too

All day in the stables
Fighting straw dummies,
Shining our armor,
And tending our steeds
Preparing to rescue
Some distressing damsel
Who hasn’t a care
That we also have needs.

We wake in the morning
All strong and handsome
To work for the purpose
Of rescuing you,
But have you considered
In your captivity
That princes need rescuing too?

We put on brave faces
And ride o’er the kingdom
To locate princesses
Who’ll soon be our wives.
Thus is our duty,
Our privilege as princes,
And the entire purpose
Of our royal lives.

We wake in the morning
All strong and handsome
Thinking of ways
To be noble and true,
But have you considered
In your captivity
That princes need rescuing too?

Out broad shoulders need to be cried on.
Our arms need somebody to hold.
We need your assurance that love will be ours
When we’re fat, wrinkled, pervy, and old.

And so we will ride o’er the kingdom
With our perfectly coiffed princely do,
With the hope that we’ll save
The darlings we crave
Who know princes need rescuing too.

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Crazy Love

Frodo carried Sauron’s ring
Through Middle Earth to Mordor.
My second cousin Marty hosts
A smuggling ring across the border.

I fell in love, in a ring of fire,
Though you bug me all to heck.
Now it’s a question of “put a ring on it”
Or just to wring your neck.

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Collegiate Feelings

It doesn’t take a PhD
To see just what you do to me.
Sometimes I want an MBA
To manage all I want to say.

I feel the need for an MD
Whenever I feel your caress.
I hope that you love me enough
To tolerate this man’s BS.

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