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RDP Wednesday - Musical

Rhapsody in the Rain Seventeen, I fell in love with youFront seat of your parents RivieraParked on a country roadRain pelting the roof of the carWipers screaming swoosh, swoosh, swoosh as they failed toKeep up with the waterfall running down the windshieldLightning flashes across the skyIlluminating your face, eyes closedYour lips pressed to mineI thought it was meant to beTeenage hormones…

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RDP Approach

Park Bench I noticed you walking slowly down the broken sidewalk,dog leash dragging behind you, dirty, empty.You struggling to push the laden shopping cartwith the blue Wal Mart handle.You waddle into the park, pick a seat on theempty cement bench. I cross the quiet street to the coffee shop.two coffees, cream and sugar in one,two strawberry scones to go.I return to the park, take the seat…

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RDP String

String of pearls

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RDP end of the road

Sometimes we say enoughjust turn and walk away.Leave it all behind,pack it in, call it a day. I rinsed my eyeballs today,washed with salty tears.Did you sense my loss,dripping all those fears?

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rust

Your lips fed his lustflames singed flesh.Rasping breathfueled the flames. Consumed by fire.Ashes remain,piled deep uponthe bed. Scorched emotions,corrosion, rust.Bodies spent,weak stolen heart,bursts from bust.

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RDP Dream catcher

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An ode to my aunt

You never gave up on me I would have left this worldin my teens,had it not been for you.You introduced me to God.I learned that He loved meregardless of my failings. You wrapped me in your love,a blanket I did not know.Unfamiliar, caring, we were just children.You taught me Gods love, church,baptism, shared your devotion. Only one year older, you mothered me.You were wise, wore an…

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RDP Saturday Quench

PiecesYou break off minute pieces of your heartpass them out like chocolates.Greedily I return for morearms outstretched, fingers grasping. You dole yourself out sparinglygreedy with my share.My sweet tooth longs for morewhy must you leave me craving.

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RDP Optimist

Maybe in another life Although we tried to reconnect the path was rather quirky We made a few good starts, life became too murky You had your goals, I had my dreams, realities diverged We chose paths that ran parallel, would never intersect I required attention, a great deal of maintenance Like an auto, single owner, pampered and well tuned Your body was a taxi cab, fares that came and…

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RDPPuddle

Muddy waters Exhausted at wading through these mud puddles.Can’t do another lap against polluted streams.I release your hand, you reach for me,fingers grasping, I flinch. Deep breath fills my lungs, leg extended, I leap.Feet settle on firm ground, me steady, gasping.I look back to watch you wade through murky water.Confused look on your face, why don’t you understand. Hot tears stream down…

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Coats

Friends wear many different color coatsOrange of passion, green alliance, gold forever friends.Blue denotes laughter, red close although worrisome.Silver coats strength like metal, strong unswaying. I hope I wear a coat of many colors, stand out in your crowd.Low ebbing tides of insecurity I need you to lift me up not swatat me as an irksome fly.I will lift you up through low ebbs, offer prayers…

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2 a.m.

Rescue dog carries baggage

  ·  Shared with Your friends 2:45 a.m. the night sky opens, it shutters, it cracks wide open, it wails,spilling tears. Lightening rips across the black backdrop, jagged flashes light our world. My home trembles, dishes in cupboards rattle. Cupboard doors trembles. Jazmine flies from the floor to land on the foot of the bed, she trembles, vibrating. King sized bed vibrates along with…

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Opportunity Lost Walking side by side, shoulders inches apart arms swinging gently, each longing for contact. She looks down at his hand, inches from her own resisting the urge to reach for it, unsure. He senses the closeness of her slender arm, the sculpted wrist and delicate hand, thin fingers. The moment passes, opportunity lost. She visualizes her small hand tucked neatly into…

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the daily spur return

Electric Accidental graze of your warm fingers on my arm, electrical surge shoots upward, heart palpitates. Black eyes burn into my forehead, I raise my eyes, blue water iris boils, heat overflow runs downward. My skin singes, burned flesh perspires, glistens. I turn and walk away, ten steps along I turn, look over my shoulder. You remain in place, statuesque, ice. Eyes burn into my back,…

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RDP Irrelevant

Resignation They smile across the table, politely, ease of conversation, benign. She watches his lips as he speaks, expecting sparks. He stares into her eyes praying for longing. They sit conversing comfortably neither willing to stir the ashes. The cold gray ash floats in the air between them, ignored. Pride grins, puffs his chest. He licks his finger, holds it in the air. Score…

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Just thinking

Endings I opened the door, stepped onto the leaning porch to welcome the dawning day. I felt you blow gently at the nape of my neck. stirring the silver hair that brushed my shoulders. I closed my tired eyes and leaned into you as you rested your whiskered chin on my shoulder. Long, sinewed arms, gnarled hands encircled my once lean waist. My blue mapped hands covered yours. We welcomed…

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RDP dance

Languid The bright hot light glistens off the waterA soft breeze ripples the blue liquidcausing the white light to dance on the surface.I squint into the sun, attempt to focus. I close my eyes tightly, see red behind my lidsFocus on the splash of waves slapping the boat.I sway gently left to right, right to left.Music laps against my eardrums, languid dance. Seabirds screech and dive…