I think I know how the melon feels

I think I know how the melon feels
After the melon baller,
Empty, a shell,
Nothing left of worth…
 
Ready for the rot pile,
If we are lucky,
A body blow, a sledgehammer,
Nothing left but numb…
 
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May 3, 2024
I think I know how the melon feels
 
 
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poetry, God, melon, empty, hollow, numb, dead, divorce,
 
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A man who would say anything

An empty suit, a specter,
Nothing like a leader
A man who would say anything
For a glimpse, a whiff,
A taste of real power.
 
Humiliation, rancor,
Division at the outset,
Nothing like a leader
Rallying the troops,
Wielding her gavel.
 

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January 3, 2023

A man who would say anything

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-man-who-would-say-anything.html

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, McCarthy, speaker, speaker of the house, leader, empty,

 

#poetry #McCarthy #speaker #speakerofthehouse #leader #empty