fooled by the slight of the hand,
the card
trick,
by the smile
and sweet words
from
a magician's mouth.
we are careless
with our
love and admiration,
oblivious so often
from the entire
act.
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- and just like that
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- flying cold chickens
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- everything beautiful
- what would silence mean?
- idle hands
- your silent joy
- untying her knots
- when you're far or near
- waiting for joy to fall
- we're here for you
- keeping up with the neighbors
- scotch on the rocks
- the cars i left behind
- who wants that?
- all of your Joe's and Mary's
- just one night
- the white field
- you look familiar, do i know you?
- one more for the road
- the word on the street
- when meeting out of context
- the new car salesman
- our original weight
- the early morning stretch
- lost in the funhouse
- the old key in the shed
- a short visit maybe
- this pill will solve everything
- the mid-life crisis
- suspicion
- check this off my list
- a religious quest
- it's easier now
- a night at the Bijou
- is there a note explaining why?
- don't make me beg for it
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- not done with them yet
- i can't escape you
- we've hardly swept the confetti
- boys class math while the girls played volleyball
- an early morning portrait of you
- here's a shovel, start digging
- before i lie down
- no matter where you've been
- i'm not angry anymore
- leave those boots alone
- write me something
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- i know that you know
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About Me
- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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