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This poem’s name is Gertrude in honor of the compounds my chemistry textbook told me I couldn’t name with people names

Tom Hanks calls the volleyball
Wilson
because that’s the brand name
my coworker calls his knife
Sheffield
because that’s the company
a friend of the family told me they were creative
in naming their cat…

A. Violet November 7, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

Swan Lake

If you asked me,
I’d tell you I think it’s pretty rude,
Mean, and presumptuous too…

J.R. Kovacs November 7, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

The Tornado

Imagine being a force of nature,
running into everything in it’s way,
cutting a path forward,
giving nothing else a say…

J.R. Kovacs November 6, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

Teamwork

Divide and conquer,
is what it’s supposed to be,
but for most projects instead,
“It’s I can trust no one but me…”

J.R. Kovacs November 5, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

Curiosity

when it rains,
where do the butterflies
go?

(a book I read
as a child)

have you watched
an air popper?
the popcorn starts
like a random butterfly
popping into view…

A. Violet November 4, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

The Bet

two crocodiles dressed
as flamingos
versus…

A. Violet November 1, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

You Don’t Know

I.

time is an illusion
these are the last 12 minutes of your life

II.

caffeine is an allusion
to the state of mind
you’ll be in at the end
of your journey
the dog bite
the moment you bury…

A. Violet November 1, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

Adrenaline: An Analysis

adrenaline manifests
as a swarm of gnats
I didn’t know ….

A. Violet October 26, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

Nerves Galore

Take that nervous energy
hold it in both hands
Let it vibrate
a cat purring
Is that better?
Now juggle it….

A. Violet October 22, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

The Inventor

Joe, do I even wanna know what you’re doing?

I’m building a life-size
version of a Rube Goldberg
contraption…

A. Violet October 20, 2018 Free Form, Postaday

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