lovenlosses

Give me a baker’s dozen
The biggest piece with extra cheese
I always want more than my share 
Make it special …. just for me. 

Like a bull, I’ll keep on coming
I’m hoping …. to get  some of yours
When I know that you’re not looking
I’ll take your diamonds, steal your pearls. 

I am cunning, I am slick 
You won’t know that I’m around
I will fly under the radar
You won’t hear me make a sound. 

I’m the one who sits and ponders
Is there money in her purse?
I won’t take your sister’s wallet
That would surly make things worse. 

Grab some cash, then call an Uber
Count my Pennie’s, one by one
Once I meet my daily quota 
I’ll call it quits, once I’m all done.

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Spaghetti O’s
And Campbell soup 
Mac and Cheese
With fish sticks, too!

Sleepovers 
On Friday nights
Pillow fights
Up half the night.

Milky ways
Three Musketeers
Popsicles
And, a cold Root beer. 

Happy to be
Out of school
Afternoons
Spent in the pool.

Trash pick up
Our favorite day
You’d be surprised
What’s thrown away.

A set of wheels 
From a baby’s buggy
A broomstick handle
Boy, we got lucky!

Boards found tossed
At the lumber yard
Used to construct 
Our first go cart. 

No computers
Or Video Games
Played with our cars
Played with our trains.

Girls played Jacks
And Hopscotch, too
Paper dolls 
Scrabble and Clue.

Happy to have 
Grown up then
Those were the days
Yes, way back when.

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Standing on the platform
Anxiously, you wait
Soon you’ll board, you’re settle in
You’ll pass on thru the gate.

Most off to work in the city
Some with tickets to a play
Some will visit a museum
For some.… a special day.

The tracks run along the river
It’s a scenic, two hour route
Some will read current news
Hoping they can learn the truth.

Others opt to fall asleep
Embrace the rhythm of the ride
The train car sways, moves back and forth
While you sit comfortably inside.

Five days a week you travel
Into the city you will go
The money makes it worth it
Through the tunnel you will go. 

The conductor checks your ticket
You show it on your phone
You’ll be back again at sunset
That’s when you’ll be heading home.

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Wrapped your arms around me
Made promises to me 
Said I was the only one
I totally believed.  

Kept me from my family
Held me back, pulled me away
Wanted my attention
I began to feel afraid.

No other friends or allies
No texts you didn’t see
I had nothing I could call my own
I lost my privacy. 

Every word and every gesture
Meant the world to me
But, I started to feel trapped
I just wanted to be free.

In time I lost my luster
You  started to get bored
“Familiarity breeds contempt”
You then showed me the door. 

Packed my bags, called me an Uber
Kissed me goodbye, told me you’d call
Couldn’t wait to close and lock the door 
Being needy, my downfall.

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I didn’t want to leave you
It hurts more than you know
Don’t want to live without you
But, afraid I have to go.

So much pain and sorrow
I can’t explain the reasons why
My heart is broken, torn apart
It hurts to say goodbye.

I can’t take you with me
I knew it from the start
You couldn’t make the journey
It was going to be too hard.

Your world is in the outdoors 
Your home beneath the brush
You’d come when it was dinner time
That’s the way, the way it was. 

Can’t bear the thought of losing you
I know that you’re sad, too
Never thought I’d have to walk away
And abandon both of you. 

You and your mom have been together 
It’s been  almost seven years
At least, I know you’re not alone 
That much I know is clear.

The guilt is overwhelming
I’m feeling  hurt, and so ashamed
It’s not anything you ever did
I’m totally to blame.

Though I knew you both were feral
Somewhere deep  within my heart 
I wanted to be close to  you
But, now we have to part.

There is a feral colony
I know that it’s nearby
I feel so bad about this
I can’t help but cry.

Wish I could take you with me
Wish I could find a way
Hoping that you’ll be all right
Asking God to keep you safe. 

Cold and cruel
Vindictive, too
Could it be
I might mean you?

Tried to be 
More than a friend
When she showed up
That was the end. 

Dropped me the day
That she came back
Had  been away
You both lost track. 

Reunited
You reminisced
About the things
That you once did.

But, when your light
Was filled with bugs
You called me up
I came, no grudge.

Came right then
I did my best
Fixed you up
At your request.

No more visits
Stopping in
No more laughs
Or hugs since then.

Coffee drinks
Made for you
Dinners, salads
Desserts, too. 

Now I ask
Can you help me?
But, you say “no”
So hatefully.

Your anger 
Oh so obvious
Guess I was
Oblivious.

What’s with
The animosity?
Why did you start
Resenting me?

Never turned
Away from you
Was your friend
Was loyal and true. 

Thought we were
Such good friends
Like family
Right to the end. 

But, I was wrong
It’s clear to me
That you don’t care
What I might need. 

The feral cats
Now on their own
No kindness now
None to be shown.

Vengeance 
A tough pill to swallow
Never thought
You’d be so shallow. 

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Time is starting to run out
Gotta make the most of it
Gotta savor each and every day
Every single precious bit.

Like sand runs through the hourglass
Each moment spent with you
Passes by too quickly
I feel it slipping through.

Afternoons spent at the lake
Nothing like a summer breeze
Sitting underneath the tree
Hear the rustle of the leaves. 

Holding hands, time together
Special moments spent with you
Counting every minute that we have
Thinking about what we should do.

Take a cruise, or casual stroll
See the Northen Lights
Go abroad….. spend our days
Taking in the sights. 

A good life, fond memories
So grateful I found you
Never knew a love so deep
A love so warm and true.

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Six Sentence Prompt: CONE

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I’ll take a chocolate,  dipped in cherry, double swirl, mixed sugar cone.
I’m feeling a strong craving now …. could be because I’m stoned. 

It’s a hot day in the 90’s, with sweat dripping from my face. 
Got no A/C or  ceiling fans in my small, dark, rental space. 

Need a cool, sweet breeze that offers lots of pleasant, summer shade. 
Need to feel the cool air on my face …. on this perfect summer day.

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She cut my hair way too short
She knew what she was doing
Left me feeling so upset
My social life is ruined.

Pulled me down a rabbit hole
Clip clip, chop chop…. I panicked
She held my fate in her hands
Nothing I could do about it.

She seemed annoyed when I said
Not sure what I should do
She wasn’t putting up with this
Began with a shampoo.

All idle chatter halted
The look upon her face
Knew I was  in trouble
She looked a little crazed. 

Quietly I sat there
Watching as she worked
My hair falling to the floor 
It was painful, yes it hurt. 

I wanted to jump up and say
STOP cutting, it’s too short
But, feared that  she would buzz the rest
The ball was in her court. 

Don’t be so indecisive
Make up your mind before you go
Said she wasn’t a Mind Reader
All I can say is…… it will grow. 

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Six Sentence Prompt: HERMIT

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They say I am a hermit…. because I like to be alone.
Don’t need to go out very much, I like to stay at home. 

Not one for groups or hordes of crowds.
Don’t like it when folks talk too loud. 

I like  to read and watch TV. 
Don’t  really need much company. 

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