Raw (an acrostic poem)

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Rare beef was so yummy

And this was as rare as could be

When the cow kicked him, he realized he may have taken that too far

Youth (an acrostic poem)

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You remember those days when your body didn’t ache

Or you could eat two pizzas and not gain a pound

Until that dreaded middle age kicked in

That flipped your whole world, but you didn’t notice till it was too late

Here we are now, but there is a silver lining.  Okay, maybe not.

Dig Deep (an acrostic poem)

Down and out is not in her vocabulary.

If anything, it just means get your hands dirty,

Get up, and swing for the fences.

 

Determined to rise like the phoenix of old,

Even if every part of her soul screamed in pain

Even after getting kicked back down again and again

Pushing past that finish line proved she had it within her

 

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Hater (an acrostic poem)

Howling in frustration at not being able to participate

Abby kicked her sister as hard as she could

That made Matty scream, “Why did you do that?”

Even if I wanted to, Abby said, I can’t kick the whole team

Reactions like that made Matty wonder the border between being a lover and a …

 

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