lent
today is the day
to begin returning all
those pleasures borrowed.
acceptable means
all atrocities
are justified when victims
are dehumanized.
condescension
your dismissive view
of the janitor reveals
ugly ideas.
just in case
just before we go,
just a whisper to confirm
what you should have known.
I-78 valentine
man in a pickup,
shivering with his daughter;
gives his coat to her.
reverse
take this simple verse,
a wish against the tide that
has you feeling cursed.
working class hope
blue collar poet,
dreaming of ways to become
the next Bukowski.
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