Pacifiers and parking lotsStill don’t know who you are But you know who you’re not And that’s a start Dirty diapers, dead-end datesRundown roads, working lateDown at the Mini-Mart Freezing rain, slick black ice Split-second turnDidn’t look twice And you spun out Totaled car, barely a scratchDoctor said, “someone up there’s got your back”But luck runs out Made youContinue reading “Pacifiers and Parking Lots”
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Drones and Dishes
Days of drones and dishes looming Sirens screaming, rockets booming I’ll turn on something soft and soothing Sweep the floor and sing Stock the shelter, keep my coolPick the grandkids up from schoolDig out my set of power toolsFix what needs fixing ‘Cause I’m not moving to no hotelMy home is here, my kids as wellThe neighbors split,Continue reading “Drones and Dishes”
The Things We Left Behind
Momma wept It’s all too much to accept The memories she kept Swore to preserve and protectChipped floors she patiently swept Stacks of of junk-mail and debts The kitchen of crepes and cartoons All consumed Momma, I said It’s all still there in our headsYour laugh as you fed usThe tales that you read usHandsContinue reading “The Things We Left Behind”
Jeremy Koloski 