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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2014-11-08 08:07 AM



a man standing, looking out a window
he does that a lot
looks past the thorny rose
beautiful, but easy to leaking blood stab
and misery
the thorns attack him everywhere
he looks past the thorny rose
to the people who awoke this day whole
by evening time
their life has been changed forever
gunshot, car wreck, things happen to us
so this man stands looking out the window
brow furrowed
outside his contemplation
his thoughts rambling
without baggage
his heart has short-circuited
boulders have closed around it
this man keeps looking out the window
with bars

©November 6, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

© Copyright 2014 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
Lori Grosser Rhoden
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Fair to middlin' of nowhere
1 posted 2014-11-08 08:18 AM


Jerry,

Lori

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2014-11-08 08:47 AM


Awww . . . Thanks for the hug, Lori.

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

EmmaRose
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since 2011-03-02
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3 posted 2014-11-08 01:06 PM


a lot of lonely window watchers out there, you speak eloquently and truthfully for many
JerryPat2
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4 posted 2014-11-08 01:51 PM


Yeah, you betcha, Emma, there are many who are staring balefully out some window, for real, or in their minds. Thank you for being here . . .

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

katahdin
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5 posted 2014-11-09 10:09 PM


Great writing!
Kat >^..^<

JerryPat2
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6 posted 2014-11-09 10:37 PM


Thanks Kat, I appreciate it.

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

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