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Three Poems

John Standring

1

Happy Day

Politeness is acceptable hypocrisy

Broken mugs
Speaking lies
The coffee -lazy on the floor
How could you?

2

Today you grin
That tigress
Teeth baring
You got me;
Unaware your claws
I fell for you.

3

Well.
Why are you back here?
With your Karma come
Spider-legs-
Happy to see you.


Tempestuous cold nights of-
Call you in the morning lust In covers of satin dusty-
Sheets of flirt.

I don't want that back.
Good to see you though.

 

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