Poems | WorkInWords 2/17

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Twenty-nine

David K. Gilchrist

29 Faces before me, all of them brown as the earth.
29 Facefuls of mischief, each with a good dose of mirth.

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Trapped

Navy

2015

Darkness fell, we breathed the cold night air,
The heat of the desert now turned an icy chill.

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Train Fodder

Loot

2017

The brash bloke in the carriage, loudly apologises with a snigger.

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Toward Ephemerality

Loot

2019

This message will self-destruct in five seconds.
This visual display changes, infinitely fecund.

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Tough Job

Harris Tobias

2021

The cowboys were tired after a day in the rain
Tired of ropin’ and tyin’ and such

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Topsy Turvy

Loot

2019

Forward we step
Blight becomes might
Plight delivers insight
Light not night

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Too much on your plate?

Anon

2019

Too much on your plate?

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To the top (reading 2)

Seryianis

2015

I see them struggling to reach that place
And in their efforts they lose their face

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To the top (reading 1)

Seryianis

2015

I see them struggling to reach that place
And in their efforts they lose their face

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Time is a flat circle

Loot

2016

All we've done, we do again
Repeated joy, repeated pain

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Time Warp

Loot & Paul

2017

You are late and I’m feeling really let down!
It’s the concept of time inducing your frown.

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Three days sober.

Loot

2017

So, not all mornings need to be endured.
Hangovers are something that can be cured.

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