Three Poems
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Sierra Otero
Green
Green is the color of nature, The miraculous shades of life That flow through as a vein Or yet a feeling. Her jade-green eyes stare Piercing through skin and mind Inspiring a new green to grow. It is a fierce emerald Though not precious. It is repulsing, It spreads eating Away at the yellows, blues, and reds, Devouring the mind Wishing for destruction Overtaking the innocence and happiness With the deepest of greens, Envy.
Pizza Grease
The cheesy fingers of the pepperoni pizza grazed the buttons on the telephone leaving splotches of grease behind. It placed the phone on the edge of its slightly burnt crust, listening for the voice on the line. The voice answered and took the pepperoni pizza’s order. Can I get a skinny human with short hair, please? asked the pizza. Will that be male or female sir? replied the voice. Male, said the pizza. Across the room, the cheese pizza entered with a perfectly cooked crust and an assortment of cheeses melted together on top of a nice layer of pizza sauce. The cheese pizza called out to the pepperoni: Don’t forget to order me a human. Okay, dear, the pepperoni pizza answered, what would you like? I want it to be fat. The pepperoni pizza’s eyes glared at the cheese’s for a moment. No, the fat will turn you more gooey, said the pepperoni pizza, and you are already gooey
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