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Lists, Day 13: More Poems I've Written.

I know I've done "Poems I've Written Recently" in this spot already for "Invalid Item" , but cut me some slack ...I know I'm behind, but this is easy for me because I posted ten more poems today in "100"  (my "Give It 100!"  project, in case you're just finding this out for the first time...and everyone should try a "Give It 100!" at some point in their life, because it really can help you get better at whatever you wanna be gettin' better at- I know it's shown me I can change up how I go about writing poems and still be happy with the outcome).

1) "Federalsexuals" : All this political bullshit about LGBT rights and religious rights and transgender bathroom stuff and what women can and can't do with their bodies and tampons being taxed or not...drives me up a fuckin' wall. Live and let live, be decent and kind to each other, and let's all be equal as human beings. Too bad our government officials are too busy being hypocrites to ensure that everyone is treated fairly to basic degrees.

2) "Back To The Drawing Board" : I really liked the opening lines...and then I just kinda started rambling. As I often do.

3) "Retronym" : I might've started reminiscing, or woke up with someone in mind, but I honestly don't remember writing this (even though it was only a week ago). It's got a couple good thoughts going on though. I like this one.

4) "Go Blue" : Another one where I didn't really have a specific person in mind...but the though of a specific yet general situation. It's about depression, but from a standpoint of others who only know about it in general terms but are still maybe trying to be supportive. Another one with some pretty good lines, and I kinda like this one too.

5) "My Evil Plan Is In Action!" : I've never entered "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest"  before, but this month it's a poetry round and it's based on a picture of a guy in a shirt and tie laughing at a laptop. The poem itself is kinda a throwaway, to be honest. Spend five minutes in a comments section on any website and you'll understand, I guess.

6) "Nods" : I got to thinking about how different generations still hold on to the music they grew up with. I think I was IMing Charlie ~ one morning when I said something like the first line of this...it just stuck with me throughout the day. Sometimes conversations with other people about totally unrelated stuff is good fodder for poetry. I'm no expert though; I just call it like I see it. Anyway, basically...if I have my headphones on, leave me the fuck alone.

7) "We Can't Stop Yes We Can" : No clue what this is about or where it came from. I hate copping out like that, but sometimes I just don't remember anymore. Especially if I wasn't impressed enough by it. Also, I used the word "Chillaxing", and for that I should probably be stripped of all poetic credentials, forever. Really, who does that??

8) "The Intricacies Of Species" : Sure, it looks like math...but it's depression and anxiety versus the expectations of society, in a way. I probably could've done a better job of explaining that in the body of the poem, but it is what it is.

9) "Summer Girls" : Daydrinking on a sunny Sunday spring afternoon with the windows open in a downtown-ish setting. All the girls are out in their summer clothes, yapping up a storm. It got annoying. Sorry.

10) "Made Out Of Ghosts" : So, I mentioned recently that on last Monday I lost a childhood friend to unfortunate circumstances (still haven't heard from what and I don't wanna know). It threw off my whole week, from a mental perspective (which is partly why I'm flooding everything with all my catching-up bullshit). Of these ten particular poems, this is the one I like the most (even though I wish I didn't feel like I had to write something like it). It's kinda how I view grieving.

Anyway, that's another list. Hopefully I can bang out a few more today that are at least a little more original.