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Sam Temple Aug 2016
alleyway stagnation
rivulets of ammonia wander
inhibition slides
out of sight
and shoeless travelers
defecate on pizza boxes ~

worn thin soles
mold to each pebble
reflexology of the pavement
chakras explode with
symbolic frippery
leaving tendrils of aura
slipping into the pastel sunset ~

both hands hold carbon
crumbling and geo-engineered
star souls wait in silence
egg fertilization
key to reforming
birthed again
without fission ~

swaddled universe
howling siren
ships crash on basalt spies
crimson waves alter tourist sands /
Sam Temple Aug 2016
wallflower in shaded green
corrugated plastic roofing
spackled autumn rose
sips tainted punch
under electric seafoam

distorted top 40
crackles and punches
soft youthful eardrums
damp with recent tongue visits

fingers twist and tug
meaningless petals flutter
eyes watch hands slip
natural rouge spreads
heating both neck and face

too ashamed to move
too angry to speak
daggers of poison ice fly
piecing both their flesh
leaving them dead in pools
teenage angst strikes again

silent walk past dark houses
tears fall on dusty streets
tattered gloves float  --
Sam Temple Aug 2016
close your eyes and dream
open your heart and let the
‘Sanders Spirit’ flow through you .........
         It’s easy!

just take a moment to help your fellow man
pause for a second to consider
being considerate

      show compassion
            to your brethren
                     with empathy
                           and care /

people get lost in dollar signs
thinking a socialist wants all
your personal property
this is of course
pure hogwash
spoken from lips of those locked in greed
folks
            who have forgotten their neighbors
                       first name /

forget Jesus…..
2000 year plus absentee specter
asking you to turn cheeks
so as to be hit again
think ‘Sanders Spirit’
and share
if nothing else
your love /
Sam Temple Aug 2016
droplet ripples disrupt stillness
quiet mountain lake distorts
echoing chirps bounce along
canyon walls
breezes tease the turning leaves ~

bedded doe in thick bramble
snoot to the sky
capturing whiffs of potential danger
and apples ripe enough
to eat /

distant coyote yip
breaks through
softly singing to pups
the coming of night ~

crickets rosin bows and play
filling the countryside
with nature’s fiddle
above, a yellow moon smiles
casting shadows and humming
in time /
Sam Temple Aug 2016
burly gents in waxed mustache
line wooden tavern walls
intently scoping fresh hams
eyes bulge and saliva drips

                                             one might think
                                                                   they never saw a woman


wolfishly staring pondering dinner
to chew through satin of blue
and expose soft pink delicacy
Cosby considerations in the lonely afternoon

Can I get you a          drink?
May I hold your                   purse?


lost in character  
the would be ******
holds the door
smiles
looking at an
apple shaped bottom
as they enter, together,
the establishment /
Sam Temple Jul 2016
dirt clod sails
pitched wildly
from rough hands
glinting stone
peaks through
deadly in its camouflage ~

pressed wildflowers
fill pages
ruffled sundress
sparkling under the sky
surrounded by lush green
enjoying pleasantries
humming absentmindedly ~

erupting forth
the barely noticeable stone
sheds the brown suit
upon impact
landing with force enough to
split and blacken
crimson trickle
wailing banshee ~

sudden swiftness from near a barbeque
blows rain down
hostile wind flows forth
distant sirens fill the space
all quietly watched
the final collapse
of tired lungs /
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