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Irritants and allergies
Creep inside my lungs
They arrive, though uninvited
And, won’t leave until they’re done. 

They cause a painful, scratchy throat
A clogged and stuffy nose
My breathing becomes difficult
That’s just the way it goes. 

I sneeze, I whine, I blow my nose
More than  a dozen times
But, nothing stops my itchy eyes
Or, this dreadful cough of mine.

Tea with honey helps a bit
It soothes my painful throat
Cough drops from the pharmacy
And, wearing a warm coat. 

But, weeks go by without relief
I still feel so bad, so sick
No matter what I try to do
I’m afraid …. I’m stuck with this.

Dust seems to be the culprit
Not much that I can do 
I wear a mask, I clean the blinds
And, take off my street shoes.

You’ve got to  keep  the bugs away 
Do anything you can
And,  be aware of dusty vents
When you turn on that fan. 

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Google Images: Cardinal Pediatrics

You pay to store nonsense
Nik naks … galore
Papers in boxes
Piled up on the floor. 

The mangers, the donkeys 
You only need one
Mary gave birth
To only one son. 

Who needs three Mary’s 
three Joseph’s, six cows
 12 camels, or raccoons
Four goats and a sow?

A ton of old bedding
That you’ll  never use
A large crate of cd’s  
And, worn out old shoes.

The paintings, the books
The ribbons  and bows
Photos of people 
You don’t even know.

The hoarding, so selfish
You just can’t let go
The ticket stubs saved
From your favorite shows.

Your stuff sits in storage
Year after year
You’re paying a fortune
This much is clear.

The clothes and the hats
That you’ll never wear
Should give them away
This doesn’t seem fair.

Why? Ask yourself ….
Do you want to do this?
You’re wasting your money
On things you won’t miss.

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Google Images. iSTOCK.

Laughter and giggles
Screams in the air
No fear, no concerns
Loves lizards and bears.

Fearless, courageous 
Loves to climb trees
Wants to climb to the top
Cause she just wants to see. 

Doesn’t care about eating
Doesn’t  like vegetables 
Eating her peas
Makes her so miserable.

Ice cream and candy
Cookies  and cake
Who needs potatoes
Baked chicken or steak?

Chocolate syrup
With cherries on top
She loves  her sugar 
Yes, she loves it a lot!

No, she can’t stop
No time for a nap
She is too busy 
Doing this, doing that.

A dog and a ball
Her idea of fun
She wants to go out 
To play in the sun. 

Hours and hours
Of running around 
So hard to relax
So hard to calm down. 

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Google Images. pngtree.

I met you in a chat room
Not sure if you are real 
Could be AI generated
Programmed to have appeal.

Your photos look unusual
As if each one is staged
Poising with a background
In the sunshine or the shade.

Your messages seem scripted
Am I friends with a robot?
Are you a human being?
Please tell me if you’re not.

We had plans to meet in person
Suddenly you’ve disappeared
I wrote you several messages
I’ve been dissed, that much is clear.

Your job, your name, your country
It was all just make believe
I fell hook , line and sinker
I was easily deceived.

You never asked for money
Not sure about your plan
Wish I knew what happened 
Why the setup, why the scam?

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Google Images. Etsy.

If you wanted to, you could
If you wanted to, you would
But it’s over, said and done 
Things got real, no longer fun.

Erased, forgotten, washed away
No trail  to find, no tracks, no way
The knife was left…. lodged in my back
Your eyes once blue, had turned to black.

So underrated,  lost,  confused 
You played for fun, I had been used 
Changed the locks , kept the keys
Nothing more …. to do with me.

Lost my glitter, spark and shine
You took it all, I lost my mind
No regret, no recollection
My name and number’s never  mentioned.

Nothing there to hold on to
No safety net, or steel toed shoes
Nothing  there, not one excuse
On my own, no parachute. 

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Google Images. Pngtree.

Out in the open
Out in the cold
I tried to be honest
Straightforward and bold. 

I didn’t hold back
I beared my soul
My cards on the table
A burden, a load. 

A secret withheld
I’ve carried this far
The weight of the world
In the trunk of my car.

A box filled with photos
That no one should see
The trinkets, the treasures
Belonging to me.

Can I let them go?
Set them a blaze?
Evidence of
My old foolish ways.

So much remorse
So many mistakes 
Time to let go
Before, it’s too late. 

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Google Images. Bespeaking.

Too many drinks
My first mistake
 I wasn’t thinking
Not  thinking straight.

Took off my clothes
I let her in
We had just met
Weren’t even friends.

The heat of desire
It was all  chemistry
Nothing else mattered
Just her next to me. 

Love at first sight
Our bodies co-mingled 
Hard to adjust
To not being single. 

Sex in the morning
All through the night
Making excuses
Convinced this was right. 

Candlelight dinners
Romantic date nights
Up until midnight
High as a kite. 

Work in the morning 
Hard to get up 
Needing a shower
This wasn’t enough. 

Privacy suffered
I needed  a break
Up for promotion 
A lot was at stake.

Distracted, off course
Things got too complex
I was driven by lust
I became too obsessed.

Time to let go
I broke it off
Just told her I needed
More time to play golf.

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Google Images. Foot and Leg Centre.

So different, so strange
Our views and opinions 
Our wants and desires
Our steadfast positions. 

The same and yet different
We meet in the middle
A puzzle is solved
A remarkable riddle. 

You prefer flowers
I prefer stripes
You reach for the scissors
I look for a knife. 

You thrive in the  daylight
I recharge at night
We both create shadows
Beneath the moonlight.

You rise with the sun
I sleep until noon
You’re out and about
I’m in my cocoon. 

Spicy and hot?
No, salty and sweet
You order seafood
My preference is meat.

Hard to believe
Like two birds of a feather
We’ll always be
Right here together.

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Google Images. Redbubble.

Your hands are dirty
You touched the stove
Drawn to the flame
The heat, the glow. 

The darker, the better
You couldn’t let go
You went too far
So far below. 

Deeper and deeper
There is no return 
Drawn to the madness
You longed for the burn. 

The deafening thunder
The surge thru your veins
The height of emotion
The power, the pain. 

The craving, desire 
The passion, the rush
You can never go back
To the way that it was.

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Google Images. Mirmir Net