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  Apology

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  If I apologize, Will that make it all right? Because those are the basic rules I’ve been operating under for, oh, years now. If I say that I didn’t mean it, That I only meant it as much As anybody who says anything Means what they say, Which isn’t very much- Will that make it all r...
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  I Would Have

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  I would’ve brought it in- Your bike, if I’d known that it would rain. I would’ve listened to your stories if they didn’t always sound the same. I would’ve loved you, if I’d known you, If I walked two blocks away And sat down on your porch steps And heard what you had to say. We w...
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  Under the Leaves

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  That stone is an egg. Beneath the leaves, I see It peeking, Its cold. The egg should be covered. Some predator will come, And see the egg, dully white, Its unsafe. We should protect, While protect we can, the little egg, Under rotting leaves Oblong, small and cold. My fingertips...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  Kansas

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  Kansas is a wonderful place Where everyone’s got A smile on their face Where the sky is wide And the grass is tall But there’s no blue or green at all Kansas is simple In black and white You can hardly tell The day from the night But a Technicolor dream Waits for you and me Beyond t...
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  Dress

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  Two pins and it's all fixed. Zip up the back, stick some Toilet paper in. Don't rub, pat The nuclear waste Across your face For a healthy glow That Is what we're here for That Is what we've come to do Wasting minutes by the mirror. Dress to impress you. A pill a day Keeps t...
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  Train Station

  

  By Joce9, Murray Hill, NJ

  Forgive me for straying from The divine wisdom of everything you’ve ever said. But a minefield is a minefield, even If only shattered bones can convince you. Blood may be thicker than water But water is thicker than air, Which is thinner than the strings that tie our hearts together. You ha...