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raevynsbreath
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since 2003-06-06
Posts 64
Mi, USA

0 posted 2003-06-08 12:45 PM


at the park

sitting in a quiet corner
of the park
watching, not seen
listening, but not heard

big boys come out to play
to play their big boy games
manipulating the girls
with fake heartskips
and smiles

grab a handful of ass
and finger apart their ways
encourage the little kids
to jump on tires
to climb up walls
until you want to swing

they're all taken
"swinging whores"

b-ball, street style
gaming the real way
flirting the right way
living the careless way
i can see clearly now
the rain is gone

because summer's here
and we're all
at the park

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V. Tomir
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since 2003-06-08
Posts 20

1 posted 2003-06-08 01:19 AM


Mrs. Raevynbreath,

Since you like quotes so much, as apparent in your songy ending, here's one, "Good grief Charlie Brown!" At least this poem is better than the other two of yours I read. Actually the second stanza is alright but then you go all over the place again. One moment you sound angry at the way the boys are treating the girls and then you skip off to pixie dust land and everything is simply wonderful in the end because everyone's at the park and its summer time. Make up your mind about the direction of the poem and stick with that idea.

Regards.

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