Tagged: pretense
we are within the
we are within the
city, and the city is
within us, or so
we like to pretend when making
it feels unattainable
.
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pain stretches across
pain stretches across
all distances – we pretend
we can shake it off
while rounding this marker or
that marker – it ain’t that easy
.
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as the haves splinter
as the haves splinter
into haves and newly have-
nots, we are humbled,
no longer pretending to
have the answers, be in control
.
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in a row, we can
in a row, we can
more easily be
served, greeted,
ignored, run
over – they
practice the
science of
fairness with
eyes wide open,
pretending to
be otherwise
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: fairness
january is
january is
a question mark, masquerading
as a know-it-all
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: masquerading
when i am in your
when i am in your
arms, i pretend to know what’s
what, take great gulps of
confidence, appear serene,
a thing you can hold onto
.
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on days when i have to
on days when i have to
keep my chin up, i do
it, like one of those
chinstrap penguins,
climbing out of the
antarctic, ready to find
anything that resembles
a foothold on those steep
slopes. you are never
ready to hear this, i know
it, by the way you smile
so innocently, try out
jokes to conduct the most
favorable light. i make
the decision for you,
yes, sorry, just like that,
you are not allowed
to comfort me, i keep
my chin up, helmet on, look
for the next solid step
.
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i am pretending
i am pretending
to know something about your
loneliness – it takes
a good forty-five minutes
for the painkillers to kick in
.
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with the luxury
with the luxury
of painkillers,
we pretend
our bodies can
endure anything –
a migraine,
a tooth extraction,
a pulled muscle,
the passage of time
.
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day after day, not
day after day, not
returning home leaves
traces the heart
pretends to know
nothing about
.
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