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Love-Like by Chandra Hohmann
It’s hard playing nice
Without being able to play
Without being able to touch
I know she’s not ready
Neither am I
I know that even if she were
She might not want me
I look in the mirror and it’s easy to see why
But it doesn’t stop that aching burning need
That comes every night as I lie in bed
A sob of frustration and confusion
Slowly welling it’s way up
Or the other slightly sweeter ache
Below my belly
Doesn’t stop the slightly silly smile
That comes when I make her laugh
Or think about making her laugh
Or think about her
Doesn’t stop the pain
When she talks about boys
Refusing to meet my eyes
Refusing to say what I already know
Not for me
For her
Maybe a little for me
I’m only human
I know she’s scared
That they’ll look at her and say she’s not
Not human
Not anything
Ever again
It’s funny
How her fears make me so much angrier than my own
It’s funny how I’m writing this poem when it’s nearly tomorrow
When I should be sleeping
I have school
But she plagues my brain
Like angel kisses turning to hits
Which wouldn’t be so bad
As long as she was touching me
So here I am, just another love-struck teenage girl
Only I don’t love-like who I’m supposed to
Somehow that changes everything.
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The Tiger and the Zebra by Kenn Nesbitt
The tiger phoned the zebra
and invited him to dine.
He said 'If you could join me
that would simply be divine.'
The zebra said 'I thank you,
but respectfully decline.
I heard you ate the antelope;
he was a friend of mine.'
On hearing this the tiger cried
'I must admit it's true!
I also ate the buffalo,
the llama and the gnu.
And yes I ate the warthog,
the gazelle and kangaroo,
but I could never eat a creature
beautiful as you.
'You see I have a secret
I'm embarrassed to confide:
I look on you with envy
and a modicum of pride.
Of all the creatures ever known,'
the tiger gently sighed,
'It seems we are the only two
with such a stripy hide.
'Now seeing how we share this
strong resemblance of the skin,
I only can conclude that we are
just as close as kin.
This means you are my brother
and, though fearsome I have been,
I could not eat my brother,
that would surely be a sin.'
The zebra thought, and then replied
'I'm certain you are right.
The stripy coats we both possess
are such a handsome sight!
My brother, will you let me
reconsider if I might?
My calendar is empty so
please let us dine tonight.'
The tiger met the zebra in
his brand-new fancy car
and drove him to a restaurant
which wasn't very far.
And when they both were seated
at a table near the bar,
the zebra asked 'What's on the grill?'
The tiger said 'You are.'
'But please, you cannot dine on me!'
the outraged zebra cried.
'To cook me up and eat me
is a thing I can't abide.
You asked me for your trust
and I unwarily complied.
You said you could not eat me
now you plan to have me fried?'
'And what about the envy
and the modicum of pride?
And what of us as brothers
since we share a stripy hide?'
'I'm sorry,' said the tiger
and he smiled as he replied,
'but I love the taste of zebra
so, in other words, I lied.'
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Today I Had a Problem by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I had a problem
when I tried to make my bed.
My blankets and my comforter
got wrapped around my head.
I went to fluff the pillows
but the pillow cover tore,
and feathers flew all over
as I stumbled 'round the floor.
I accidentally grabbed the sheets
and pulled them as I fell.
I have to say, it seems
my day's not starting off too well.
I tripped upon a pillowcase
and landed in a heap.
Good grief! That's it! I'm staying here
and going back to sleep!
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NO TIME by Subbaraman N V
What a funny thing it is
No time for prayer, satsang we miss
No time to read or write we wish
No time to be with friends we think
No time to serve the needy who sink
No time to visit shrines that lift
FUNNY INDEED
WE MANAGE TIME THAT DIES!
Twenty four hours a day
Seven days a week
Four weeks a month
Twelve months a year
Hundred years to live!
No time to spend the way we need
Paradox unsolved in life indeed!
Wasting, gossiping, frittring avoided
Getting up early much brfore sun rise
Planning your work, being punctual nice
Gets you all the time you need to size!
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