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Don’t mess with our mail
Our letters and cards
We need correspondence 
Don’t make this so hard.

Don’t tamper…. destroy
Impede or delay
We wait for our mail
To arrive everyday.

Letters from lawyers
Books …. medications
Please don’t disrupt
And cause complications.

Voting by mail
An option …. a right 
Why instigate
A protest or fight?

You won’t get far
Manipulating the ballots
We’re on to you
We simply won’t have it!

Don’t mess with our mail
Our postage…. our clerks
None of your tactics
Against us will work.

We send and  receive
Cards, photos and letters
Announcements and packages
Whether good or bad weather.

Through rain …. or through snow
Through sleet….. or through hail
Our postal workers
Will deliver our mail.

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You wanted to go
You’d risk it all
The grass ….. a bit greener
You could stumble and fall.

Not any better
Just taller than most
I knew you were chasing
A vision, a ghost.

Down by the river
There under the bridge 
Forced into the landscape
There you were wedged.

I tried but I couldn’t 
Pull you out in time
The water …. the current
The mud and the slim.

The moss on the rocks
Was your saving grace
You were able to push free
You made your escape.

You continued the journey
She was there on dry land
Her dress flowing freely
With another man.

He wasn’t her father
You knew from afar
He was her new lover
Her shining bright star.

You walked home alone
Feeling cold and upset
Now you would deal with
The loss and regret.

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When did the lights go out?
The day that you met her?
How did this fall apart?
How did this all occur?

I tried the best I could
To satisfy your needs
Tell me what went wrong
Tell me, tell me …. please.

I tried to make it work
Gave in to you each time
Did all the things you wanted 
Hoping you would change your mind.

When the music stopped
I scrambled for a seat
She was next to you
You should have been with me.

No room at the inn
I’ve been pushed aside
I just wasn’t good enough
To make the cut ….. I tried.

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What will it take
To break the spell
To save me from
This life of hell?

The constant fear
I can’t be free
I can’t escape
Can barely see.

Can’t see beyond
The memories
That plaque me daily
Endlessly.

Wanting more
Not satisfied
Feeling like 
I’m paralyzed.

Can’t move forward 
Can’t go back
A victim of 
This heart attack.

A new beginning
A change of pace
Might help me to
Forget your face.

Your voice, your smile
That evil grin
I hear you laugh
Again and again.

Some sage, some herbs
An eye of newt
Will help me
To be free of you.

The potion
I will gladly drink
I swallow all 
No time to think.

I wake refreshed
My mind is clear
All thoughts of you
Have disappeared.

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Like a cat with 9 lives
No matter what
You land on your feet
You come out on top.

The money, the clothes
The jewelry, the cars
The restaurants, the trips
The nights in the bars.

That winsome smile
That devilish grin
At any cost
You plan to win.

You get your way
By lying and stealing
You get what you want 
By wheeling and dealing. 

All the distortions
So hard to expel 
So smooth and so slick
You lie so damn well.

You should have to pay
For those things you do 
That hurt and contort
The facts and the truth.

But like a cat with 9 lives
No matter what
You land on your feet
You come out on top.

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So hard to see you
It hurts so bad
Knowing it’s over
Feeling so sad.

You’re  holding her hand
It’s  breaking my heart
Knowing you’re with her
Tears me apart.

She gets your smile
And kiss good night
What happened to us?
This can’t be right.

My heart is racing
I’m feeling weak
How long have you known her?
Where did you meet?

What was it about her?
That you had to have
You seem so happy
You both start to laugh.

I want to forget you
And all of the times
That you said…. forever 
When you were mine. 

I feel like a fool
I don’t want to cry
Why did you leave me?
Why did you lie?

I’m ready to go
To get out of here
Please don’t walk over
That would be weird.

A tap on the shoulder
As I turn to leave
You say you’re sorry
That you’re missing me.

So hard to see you
Standing there 
My hands are shaking 
This isn’t fair.

Forcing a smile
I look in your eyes
I try to be cool
I try not to cry.

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Don’t tell her that you love her
It’s nothing but a lie
You are  just pretending
She’ll  never know just why.

You’ll play her, then leave her
You’ll find somebody new
You’ll charm your way into her heart
She’ll  fall in love with you.

Going  through the motions
The wine and candlelight 
The sex… the best she’s ever had
Until that fateful night.

It’s nothing but a light switch
You turn it on …. then off
You play around …until the time
You finally do get caught.

You like the cat and mouse game
The beginning to  the end
You lead her on, you get your way 
You always play to win.

You make up a story
About having to work late
She buys it for a little while
She sits at home and waits.

You pack your bags, you leave a note
You tell her that you’re through
She falls apart, she blames herself
They never do blame you.

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Stop touching me
Don’t stand so close
Don’t reach for me
Din’t take off your clothes.

You don’t want me
No plan to stay 
You’re using me
You’ll walk away.

Don’t look at me
The way you do
I know the truth
I see through you.

You need to go
Go now … please leave
You’re making me shake
You’re not what I need.

Don’t kiss me …. no
Please, please …. don’t start
Don’t hold me tight
Then break my heart.

I’m trying to heal
Don’t hurt me again
Please back away
This has to end.

You want it all
You just don’t care
When I need you
You won’t be there.

It’s getting late
Please listen to me
I need you to go
I’m begging you….. please.

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They say Garageband’s easy
Sure if you’re twenty three
Try teaching an old dog new tricks
She’s  approaching seventy.

Brain cells fog …. eyesight’s poor
She can barely hear a thing
But Granny rocks it all night long
She loves to dance and sing.

She wrote a song about lost love
All the heartbreak and the pain
Needs some drums …. a cymbal or two 
To add to the refrain.

Playbacks are a lot of fun
I can’t help but laugh
Granny and her microphone
The tempo ….  kinda fast.

What the hell?   It’s just for fun
A way to pass the time
Lyrics sweet …. the pitch is off
But the melody is fine.

Next she’ll make a video
Hope I’m around for that
It’s got to be hysterical
Called, “Granny and her Cats”!

Look for her on YouTube 
She’s got it going on
Instagram and iTunes
A venue for her songs. 

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All the  lies and the deception
The empty promises you made
Like confetti in the wind
Nothing left that could be saved.

You said it was forever
Then severed all the ties
You turned and walked away
I sat alone … I wept … I cried.

Too much wine … too much sex
I should have never trusted you
You were a player … nothing more
You took my heart and my soul, too.

All the charm without emotion
That cunning smile upon your face
Every memory I recall 
I’m now so  desperate to erase.

All the trickery…. deceit
The wicked games that you play
All the nights there in your bed 
You plan ….. to always get your way.

Now she waits for you …. like I did
But you’re on to someone new
That’s because you’re just a player
And that’s what players … always do.

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