The Five O’clock Blues – Ode to the Office Worker
Deadlines, Timelines, Die Lines Waiting in Line, killing time Texting, typing, printing, sorting Another line, more lost time Tie too
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Author: R J Schwartz
The Reaper
Inevitability Most meaningful When your sands have run out Consequentially Thoughts recalled Measuring each for their merit Expected Wishful thinking
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Surgery – Curiosity and Stainless Steel
Heading in for surgery To fix what’s broken….hopefully It’s too bad I’ll be sedated Eyes closed, unable to see The
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Overload by Electronic
Alert, alert, alert, stop what you are doing Something’s happening, happening now Sounds are coming, my pocket is humming Smartphone
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Wooden Handle Kind of Day
It was a wooden handle kind of day A day that backs and hands despise Callouses staved off the worst
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Indoctrination Disguised as Higher Education
Ideological conformity Academic conditioning The open-minded youth Needing guidance Offensive viewpoints Critical appraisal Questions Challenges They’ve renamed them Hate Speech
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The Judgment of Men
Should men be judged by their weaknesses or strengths? T’ would be most folly to simple accept one or another
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A Moment of Imagination
Tis but a moment of imagination, or is it When the veil has grown thin and lackadaisical That which resides
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I answered the call
When society is being bombarded by multiple negative messages coming from the political machines hell bent on trying to destroy
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The Speed of Business
Gotta think, gotta think, gotta think fast, Deadlines are looming, product is zooming Won’t say can’t, must stay relevant Tasks
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Fire of Passion Ignites
I can see how your eyes sparkle with delight when we first touch one another. I am certain that you
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Forest Fire
Choking on the acrid smoke Lips dry and parched Eyes stinging, bloodshot Staring at the devastation Aggressive efforts By armies
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When Magic is Afoot
Tis moments when magic is afoot, yet the hands of time offer neither mooring nor grapnel Sparkles of light flutter
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A Rose and a Writer collide
As a writer, there are times when my mind is too clouded to put anything of value on the page. Yes,
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Morbid Curiosity
We cannot just, look away Despite the carnage ahead Gruesome images Flooding our field of vision With so many horrible
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History…..Lost
The shifting planetary tides, whether sand or waves or soil; they make history Hiding precious moments in their ever-growing layers
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the Atomic Desert
the Atomic Desert Widespread destruction Collapse of civilization Premeditated extinction Planned extermination Warped metal, rusted metal Melted glass, stained glass
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When You Truly See
Mosaic Pattern I found myself lost in an epic stare, drinking in the mosaic pattern in the tile floor beneath
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The Watchful Eye
Tis the watchful eye that always sees That which is carefully hidden beneath Brambles entwine gnarled branches Ivy shrouds the
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The Fairy in the Meadow
Walk with me, the air is fresh and clean, the sun warm, and the path meandering and clear For a
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Two Who Lived as One
When years fade into decades and beyond Tender saplings became a forest Colors once bright now faded Areas cleared, others
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