Grumpy (an acrostic poem)

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Given the state of the sanity of humanity

Relating to anything even remotely social

Under oath to preserve what little bit of sanity I have squirreled away in a safe in my basement

My fellow peoples.  When it comes to what y’all are doing out there, I have one piece of advice

Perhaps you will do me a solid and really listen to what I’m about to tell ya

You all need to…. GET OFF MY F’ING LAWN!

Color (an acrostic poem)

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Couldn’t tell the difference between red and blue

Or blue and green for that matter

Looking at everything in grayscale made paint choices easier

Only paying attention to lights and darks

Reaching for his brush he channeled his inner M. C. Escher

Dummy (an acrostic poem)

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Don’t tell me what to say

Unless you think you have your hand up my ass

My maker gave me a mouth, and I damn well will use it myself

Maybe you can make others turn their heads and move their arms to your whims

Yet you will never make me your wood-headed puppet, you ….

Snack (an acrostic poem)

So what if he was hungry?

No one cared, no matter how much he bitched and moaned

And yet he expected her to do something about it

Couldn’t he tell she was hungry as well, and when she was hungry she became a monster.

Kettle was soon bubbling, releasing yummy smells into the air.  She was gonna eat well tonight, she was!

Sorry x2 (an acrostic poem)

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So, I haven’t posted here for a couple of days

Of course, I hate when that happens

Really, I wanted to post, but I was burning the candle at both ends

Reaching a point where the words would not come

You can be assured I am sorry and will try to do better in the future.

And now a bonus poem/story…

She wanted to tell him she had been wrong in what she did

Or maybe not quite wrong, but maybe more mistaken

Reaching out, she cupped his cold face with her hands

Ready to finally apologize for what she had done

Yet she couldn’t though since he was already dead

Shrink (an acrostic story)

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She looked at her client perched on her couch. “Tell me again what’s wrong?”

He didn’t dignify her with a response.

“Really? You don’t want to say anything?”

It didn’t seem to alter his disposition. He closed his eyes to slits and stared at her

Now these were the times she wished she had thought about this if this was the right career for her

Knowing this, would she have not gone into cat psychology? Probably not. Mr. Butters left the couch and jumped onto her lap as if to seal the deal. Purrrrfection!

Length (an acrostic conversation)

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“Look, it’s true what they say about… you know.”

“Except I don’t know. Please educate little ol’ me.”

“Not on your life! If you don’t know, well then all the better.”

“Good grief! Be a man and tell me.”

“That would be funny if it wasn’t so ironic.”

“How come? Telling me would be such a… small thing.”

Thrill (an acrostic poem)

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That first time my lips grazed yours

How my world changed forever

Racing hearts beating together

It left me dizzy and short of breath

Let me tell you, I couldn’t wait to do that again

Loving that hit of raw adrenaline

Strings (an acrostic conversation)

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“Stuff like this yarn makes the entire universe.”

“That is total bull and you know it!”

“Really?  And what makes you such an expert, do you do physics?”

“I know something much better than physics that tells me that’s a lie.”

“Never going to believe you, but why don’t you tell me.”

“Given that cats exist, and if the universe is made of yarn stuff, why haven’t cats unraveled everything?”

“So you know what, you may be on to something.”

Chat (an acrostic conversation)

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“Could you tell me about your day, but make sure it’s not something I care about.”

“How about I expound about memes, but without me giving you the picture.”

“Ah, that might work, but can you mention random people I don’t know for context?”

“That would be peachy! Thank you for such a wonderful conversation.”