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This poem was send in by 24ktgod

endless sky obscured
by right angles
my mind at ease
wind carries, from smooth surface
rough leaves
men in white linen
across the veranda,
wet palms swaying-
serve me drinks with
little umbrellas

"i buy yoga mats
with plastic-I
leave through sliding
doors Im at peace with myself
go ahead pour some more"
a tiny sea of ZIPLOC
bags filled with
vaporous forms

dragging one
tab between
two others, light
skin between topaz
screens
little black
digits, banality of
life gives gentle way
to the withdrawal of
my 401k

-24ktgod

-=*=-

Here is a poem from C.Bukowski:

"Be Kind"

We are always asked
to understand the other person's
viewpoint
no matter how
out-dated
foolish or
obnoxious

one is asked
to view
their total error
their life-waste
with
kindliness
especially if they are aged

but age is the total of
our doing.
they have aged
badly
because they have
lived
out of focus
they have refused to
see.

not their fault?

whose fault?
mine?

I am asked to hide
my viewpoint
from them
for fear of their
fear

age is no crime

but the shame
of a deliberately
wasted life

among so many
deliberately
wasted
lives

is.