filling the lines of my palm
with a pen I create a map
of a new world

waking up in time
to see the sun
ignite the ocean

balancing on train tracks
like acrobats—
we laugh when we fall

ready for take off!
on a playground swing
flight

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sheets as capes
the children roar—
heroes of the cul-de-sac

beautiful day
in the park
a dog catching a Frisbee

walking through woods 
smell of fresh blossoms 
"AHHH"

father and son
fishing trip
their lines get tangled

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tattoo on his shoulder
playing peak-a-boo with me
what's his story

the sun beam
illuminates his bedroom
showering her skin

wind gust
your smell lingers
in my hair

girl in the sundress
stuck in my head
carousel

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tossing             stories
across              bunk beds

another beer
another story
as I ask for another

under a warm fuzzy blanket
I type
a poem

haiku friends
sitting around a fire
nothing better

another cross
instead of in church
on the side of the road

dressed in black
clean and shaven
Goodbye

the groundsman
her only company
at the cemetery

light left on
everyone's gone
from the funeral home

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my phone sits beside me
dead
a black mirror

young mother
staring into the darkness
he looks through her

heart on your sleeve
wipe that
off

I don’t hear Jazz
never anymore
only Blues

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the barista's smile
has me fumbling
with my wallet

arm around her shoulder
in the polaroid
I prove it to my friends

I walk past the girl
saving myself
from the hurt

falling in love
remembering
everything is temporary

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bottom quarter champion

hamster running fast
squeaky noises
from the wheel

Animal Planet
hoping the bunny (won't)
escapes

the cracks in the wall
climbing
spreading

repeated spinning
in the same direction
fan blades