Crying Over Spilled (Chocolate) Milk

A murderous death to my phone by chocolate
The calculator soon to follow
A murderous fate by milk awaits
Cuz I'd sooner spill than swallow

A cloudy puddle creeps closer still
Electronics about to fry
Scramble and move it all away
So communication doesn't die

A silly lymric reveals my curse
A steady hand escapes me
Or forgetting where I set my cup
It's the best excuse it can be

Melting

Could walk away
and cut my losses
Before my heart into
the embers he tosses
But I’m drawn to how
he makes me feel
I never thought
desire so real
Close my eyes and
there he is
Waiting to make
me completely his

Thelma & Louise

Louise a waitress in small town
Not known to be much of a clown
Thelma married without a life
Is miserable as Daryl’s wife

Drive away for weekend retreat
No clue of what fate they’ll meet
Encounter with a macho cad
Turned their weekend from good to bad

A girl cries like that she’s not happy
Keeps the movie from turning sappy
Stop his words and gun him down
Hurry up and get out of town

A hint at Louise’s secret past
Cop with pity wants to help them last
To Mexico they must make haste
Avoiding Texas time to waste


Make a stop to get some money
Thelma finds herself a honey
Sexual awakening for our gal
She learns too late he’s not a pal


Money gone and time running short
To rob a store their last resort
Thelma shows off her new learned skill
Cops closing in armed for the kill

Comic relief in the truck driver
His gestures insult every nine to fiver
Final standoff with obscene man
Set ablaze his rolling gas can

Thelma, Louise in their car sit
Symbolizing fear and grit
A friendship till it’s dying day
That’s something fate can’t take away


* I usually try not to give away my sources of inspiration since I firmly believe that the wonderous thing about poetry is individual interpretation. The inspiration for this piece however, besides the movie, is credited to two fun and amazing artists. The idea originally came from Kat (Poetikat). Knowing that I like the movie My Fair Lady she posted a comment with the link to her poem. The idea was to whittle a movie down to it's essence in rhyme. It sounded like a fun exercise and I spent many days trying out prose for my favorite movies, but I just couldn't find one that I could write about! Until that is, Chris (Photography139) posted a fun picture involving 2 crayfish in a car, that he entitled Thelma & Louise I encourage any of you that write to try this exercise, it was fun and different!

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Happy Birthday Daughter

Happy Birthday Daughter of almost two
From the mother who loves and dotes on you
Let joyful play and endless chatter
Be in your life all that matter


Happy birthday daughter of nearly five
Let long your love remain alive
Silly adventure and endless play
I wish to always fill your day


Happy birthday daughter of mostly ten
I pray for you endless zen
Peaceful play and endless question
Fill your heart with quiet contention


Happy Birthday Daughter of almost twelve
Into womanhood do not yet delve
Remain my child a few years yet
Stave off heart pain and young regret


Happy Birthday Daughter of almost fifteen
With love and compassion, still pristine
Let innocence linger yet another year
Be happy and joyful without any fear


Happy Birthday Daughter in the coming years
Live life strong, without any tears
Turn to your mother or to Lord above
Remain strong always on our love

Wishes

I wish you could see the damage you’ve done
I wish you could see the tears of your son
I wish for a moment you’d just go away
Let them be children and happily play
I wish everyday I could ease all their pain
Bring forth the sunshine drive away rain
I wish for their safety all thru the day
When the wishes are gone I just stop and pray

My Friend

I watch you friend revisit the past
Hoping to make those memories last
Chasing that unforgetable ghost
To heal that wound that hurts the most

Look forward friend to brighter days
Don't wander in you heart's decays
I'm here to listen when you need a friend
Don't ever think you've reached the end

I understand too the pain you feel
However different, my pain's still real
Yes, God's love will see us through
But we sometimes need a friend's love too

Merry Christmas

Christmas upon us as I search for that joy,
that can't be delivered by Santa or toy;
That peace so elusive it's just out of reach,
not the kind that is found relaxed on some beach;
That hope so internal, it's way deep inside,
can only be found when we remember who died;
The love that we give and love we receive,
Is a true gift to us when we sincerely believe.