The walking ghost

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he thought about it for a very long time

carefully composing the words in his head

deciding what to say

and what not to say

eventually he sat down in a quiet space

with a blank sheet of paper

and his favorite pen

he wrote these words

I never imagined you were capable

of breaking my heart

but you did

and its still broken

I never imagined you were capable

of being so cruel to me

but you were

and it still hurts

I never imagined you were capable 

of telling all those lies

but you did

and you never said sorry

I never imagined you were capable

of refusing to work things out

but you did

and you ended our relationship

its time for me to let you go

I have stopped searching for the answers

you have become the walking ghost

of a person I used to love

He put the letter in an envelope

addressed it and fixed a stamp

placed it in a drawer

and decided to never send it

What is the meaning of life?

it has been studied forever

and portrayed in a movie

countless books on the subject

be it philosophical or religious

they all waffle without real answers

there are however some indisputable facts

it all starts with birth

and ends in death

its the bit in the middle that is puzzling

here is the Cheeky Monkey interpretation

whether you are a virus or a human

it all boils down to three things

find somewhere to live

reproduce

make a difference along the way

sadly many never achieve all three in their lifetime

those who do are blessed

for them everything else in life is a bonus to enjoy

I loved that car

Many years ago 

I owned an RS2000

A very sporty Ford Escort

Highly modified and fast

I loved that car

Spending hours tuning it

Always kept it clean

It was bright yellow

It was my daily driver

I took it to work

Parked in the same spot

Close to the office door

One day after work

I stepped outside

My car was not there

It had been stolen

It was locked

A few feet from my office window

In broad daylight

Nobody saw it taken

I filed a police report

When I told them the make

The officer just sighed

Its probably dismantled now

Being sold in parts

For a standard Ford

With serial numbers erased

No way to ever trace it

I bought a shiny replacement

I never enjoyed owning it

Paranoid about it being stolen

 I exchanged it for a Volvo 

looking out the window

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Looking out the window

Her baby in her arms

She saw an old lady walking

They smiled at each other

Looking out the window

Her baby was walking now

She watched her play outside

The child waved and she smiled 

Looking out the window

Her daughter went to school now

She watched her walking home

She smiled when she got close

Looking out the window

Her daughter was starting college

She watched her packing the car

She smiled as she drove away

Looking out the window

Her daughter was a grown woman

She watched her leaving home

She smiled as she waved goodbye

Looking out the window

Her grandchild in her arms

She saw the same old lady walking

They smiled at each other

Looking out the window

There was nobody outside

She saw the face of that same old lady

She smiled at her own reflection

Hay fever or cabin fever

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I stepped outside to watch the sunrise today

within seconds I was sneezing and my eyes were watering

spring and summertime here is notorious for allergies

but how can anybody be allergic to sunrise

pollen clouds fill the air like CS gas at a riot

the once silver paint on my car was turned yellow

our house siding needs power washing annually

and all because the pine trees are such messy lovers

don’t think its over when the yellow dust clouds are gone

grass pollen is invisible and will fire up your allergies

then there is ragweed to irritate your respiratory system

the list of plant based airborne attackers is endless

pollen is the malware of the air we breathe

Russian hackers shake the trees to release more pollen

forcing you to stay inside and surf the web

virus loaded fake adds for Claritin await you

better drive to the pharmacy to buy your antihistamine 

weaving through the wrecks of sneeze induced crashes

to find all the shelves totally bare of allergy medication

memories of shopping for bread and toilet rolls before a hurricane

maybe stay inside and tape up all the doors and windows

live in a hermetically sealed bubble breathing through a hepa filter

disconnect the internet and go off the grid to be totally virus free

which one will get to you first……..  hay fever or cabin fever?

only on a few days each year

we decorated a vase with a branch

added a few feathers some moss and greenery

it sits in a corner of the house

illuminated at night with uplighting

the rough bark texture is stunning

contrasting the adjacent smooth walls and windows

it explodes with color on a few days each year

when the rising sun shines through and east window

bathing the sculpture in bright orange light

the spectacle only lasts a few minutes

turning it into a blazing orange torch

reminding me that the branch was once on a living tree

that rose up and grew fed by sunlight

sunlight and dead branch briefly reunited

their combined beauty is breathtaking but short lived

well worth getting up early to witness

spitting image

Spitting Image

A TV puppet show

From England

Caricatures of real people

With features wildly exaggerated

And behaviors so cruelly mimicked

Obviously fake

But strangely more real

Than the real fake people it portrays

We live in a world

Of fake politicians

Bleating and tweeting

More focussed on their ratings

Than their role of governing

Spitting Image has become so popular

That fake politicians demand to be in it

To be the puppeteer

For their own puppet

To spit inside their own image

Forget your version of reality

Its so passé 

Nobody believes in truth and honesty anymore

Thats just old school

Who is to say what is right or wrong

When leaders deny truth often enough

People will believe their fake version

Leave the real world behind

Live in the real fake world of

Spitting Image