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Horrific, insane
The fire raging through
Nothing can stop it
Not much they can do.

Houses destroyed
Family treasures are lost
Those in its path
Are intensely distraught.

Drought plays a  role
The landscape is dry
Some couldn’t escape
Some were hurt, some have died. 

The firefighters doing 
The best that they can
Fighting a blaze
Taking over the land.

A roaring inferno
Engulfing houses and cars
There’s smoke in the air
Clouds are dark, black as tar. 

Hot embers and soot
The crackling sounds
The heat so intense
It’s burning the ground.

Residents warned
Take all you can carry
This fire is destructive
Unimaginably scary.

Years to rebuild
What took years to acquire
Such destruction and damage
From a massive, fierce fire.

Prayers being said
Going to be a long night
The fire is still raging
It’s a battle .… a fight. 

Hoping by morning 
It hits the chill zone
Though the fire has a life
A will of its own.

Crushed and defeated 
Extinguished and squelched 
Send it back where it started
Send it straight back to hell.

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At the club
Till 2 a.m.
Hanging out
With my best friend.

Danced all night
To Billie Eilish
She’s got moves
So sleek & stylish.

Hooking up
Intoxicated
One night stands
So overrated.

Met a girl
We had a drink
Said to me
What do you think?

Here’s my number
Here’s my name
Not into kink
Not into pain.

If this sounds
At all like you 
Then you know
Just what to do. 

Send a text
Make a call
Don’t get up
No need at all

Heading out
Heading home
Put my number
In your phone.

Adios 
Arrrivederci
You’ll be glad
So glad you met me.

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Pure passion and lust
Don’t dare call it love
You want what you want
You can’t get enough. 

His gun’s on the table
He was a Marine
You’re poking the bear
He’ll come after me. 

Pathetic, unnerved
I always give in
The lure of the flesh
The weakness of men.

No guardrails or safety 
You come on so strong
I’m gonna get hurt
I know this is wrong.

Need to head west 
California .… LA
Maybe tomorrow 
Maybe today.

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Image: Google Images. Guns and America.

You’re always hot
I’m always cold
This same old story
Has been told.

They say that
Opposites attract
Some like dogs
Some like cats.

One is hungry
One is full
One is stubborn
As a mule.

Makes it hard 
To get along
When one is sure
The other’s wrong.

Fill the basket
Empty it
In awhile
Please let me sit. 

One is active
One is not
One is sober
One likes pot.

Once in bed
They kiss good night
Cuddle up
Till morning light.

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So angry
Won’t forgive … forget
Been angry, since
The day we met.
 
Never been
One thing or two
Surfaces
Out of the blue.

Pricks and stings
Prods and pries
Like bumblebees
And, large horse flies.

Biting,  gnawing
All day long
You can’t escape it
Things go wrong.

Aggravated
Off the wall
You get so mad
Police are called.

Swearing, cursing
Hollering
Finger gestures
Quarreling.
 
No peace on earth
For you, my friend
Till you reset
And …. start again.

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She walks away
Nothing to say
She rolls her eyes
Then looks away. 

Up and about
She’s getting dressed
Wondering why
She’s out of bed.

Combing her hair
Washing her face
Another drive-by
An unsolved case.

The thrill ….  the elation
The passion, the lust
Those carefree emotions
That used to be us.

Hit from behind 
No advanced warning
Broken, disabled
A sudden disarming.

No rhyme or reason
No cry for help
A needed diversion
With somebody else.

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You’ve been down this road before 
Nothing new to you 
You’ll give in to what she wants
And yes ….. she knows it, too.

Promises, apologies
We both know they’ll come later
She’ll turn on you, she always does
That’s when you’ll start to hate her.

Don’t know just what you see in her
It’s never going to last
She leaves a trail of damaged souls
She has a sorted past.

She’s lying to her husband
She’s lying to you, too
She’s never going to leave him
But, still wants sex with you.

A physical attraction 
The perfect chemistry 
You know it’s an obsession 
Pure and simple, honestly. 

Excited and elated 
A well planned rendezvous 
But, when the night is over
Honey, she’ll be done with you.

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Thought you were getting better
Just had to give it time
I waited, sat there patiently
Just looking for a sign.

Was feeling somewhat hopeful
The plan was surgery
Who knew you wouldn’t make it?
Just wasn’t meant to be.

Your color gray and ashen
Your lips were turning blue
I knew it, something had gone wrong
I was losing you.

The crash cart and the scurrying
I knew it was the end
They tried, but couldn’t save you
I begged them …. “Try again!”

I kissed you for the last time
Held your hand in mine
Told you that I loved you
Told you ….. one last time.

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Time passes by, no stopping it
The last days of the year 
Time to reflect on days gone by
The events that led us here.

Marriages ending in divorce
Births, deaths and weddings, too
Relationships not working out 
Encounters old and new. 

Re-evaluations
Retrospective views
Thinking about retirement
Or that job …. they’ve offered you.

Mistakes, regrets …. no going back
Nothing you can do
Wishful thinking, hopes and dreams
May still be plaguing you.

Holding back a vale of tears
Learning to let go
For what is just not meant to be
Recovery is slow.

Rebirth, sunrise, an open door 
A new manifestation 
Giving hope and promise to
Your dreams and imagination.

Resolutions, loyalty 
Time for a full commitment
Do your best, make a plan
You will achieve fulfillment.

Let’s welcome in the New Year
Yes, begin anew
A New Year that is filled with love
Forgiveness and gratitude.

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You will never understand
Till you are in my shoes
Waking up, getting out of bed
Much easier for you.

It’s so hard to move my legs
For me, hard to get up
My joints and bones don’t move so well
I’m barely strong enough.

It’s lonely here all by myself
One day follows the other
I cry myself to sleep each night
Wishing I was with  your father.

Losing him, my life partner
Is a loss I can’t explain
It’s hard, I miss him so very much
So sorry that I complain.

More than fifty years together
For some that is a lifetime
We weathered many highs and lows
We were each other’s lifeline.

I sit at the kitchen table
His chair empty, he is gone
Knowing I’m next, the one to go
I know it won’t be long.

Facing your mortality
Especially at my age
Is a fate you simply can’t escape
All I can do is pray.

Hard to be dependent
The burden is on you
I’m sorry it has come to this
There’s little I can do.

But please know that I’m grateful
I thank God for you each day
I appreciate all you’ve done for me
Love you more …. than I can say.

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