A Couple of Poems

Dear Lucy,

"She kicked me out,
before I even got in
Into the saftey net.
But what is better,
to be held, in the cottony warm
safety of the straight-jacket
Or
To be out in the
emotional cold
but able to
shiver
for real?"


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Lonely man sits
solitary
in straight-backed chair
He doesn't dare
seek comfort again
and soften...

--Kathy