First published in Straight Forward Poetry Journal, Spring 2014
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in parks
on the sidewalk
especially on benches
in cars at stoplights
and the movie theater
on the metro
and the bus
in the stadium
at mcdonalds
supermarkets
the post office
and banks
all the places
ive seen people
making out
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everyones
always talking
about this
fast paced life
how theres so much to do
and how theres so little time
but
if
you
stop
for a second and
feel
the sunlight
listen
to the birds and
watch
the wind blow
youll see that things actually
lilt
quite manageably
and theres
all
the time
in the world
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so your dog poops
and you try to do the right thing
by cleaning it up
but
it smears
and gets all over
leaving a much bigger mess
and thats how things are
sometimes