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May 11, 2013
By wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
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"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." ~E.L. Doctorow

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The to-do list
scrawled in her loopy handwriting, sits,
unfinished
on the kitchen counter.

There was a meeting on Thursday
for her book club,
and she meant to call the electrician
to fix that forever broken heater.

It’s funny
how everything
just comes to a halt
isn’t it?

My graduation
was on June 26th
but she couldn’t make it.
Since she’s dead now.

© Grace K., Port Washington, NY

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wordnerd54 SILVER said...
on May. 22 2013 at 11:21 pm
wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
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&quot;Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.&quot; ~E.L. Doctorow

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Thank you very much!
wordnerd54 SILVER said...
on May. 22 2013 at 11:21 pm
wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
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&quot;Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.&quot; ~E.L. Doctorow

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Yes, that's absolutely what I was going for. And also the fact that we get caught up in these silly little appointments, and then suddenly, they no longer matter. I'm glad you really picked up on the intention of the poem!
ephemeral GOLD said...
on May. 22 2013 at 1:26 am
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It's funny how objects can manifest a person, and make their absence so obvious. I apreciate how this poem shows that life still goes on, even when people die. The ending seems so ribald. That is your intention, right?
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on May. 21 2013 at 10:14 pm
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Simply well written! Easy flow, short, simply and to the point! Great job!