VENDOR WRITING
AGORAPHOBIA JEN A.
A COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER LOGAN M.
There’s a can of pineapple, And a tin of water chestnuts,
She will turn that jukebox way up high
There’s half a bottle of ibuprofen.
fill her glass up while she cries
I’ve been looking for that.
First city singing after the fire is gone
Ah, jello! There’s half a box of golden raisins.
I cry every time Patsy Cline cries
That’s been in there for a while.
I sing like I hurt inside
I can bring them back to life If I soak them in water for a while.
Don’t look under the floor no more
Or I could cook them
That lost Decca record ain’t there no more
With that little bit of pasta. That might be interesting.
Motor to the plane to where the dresses go All the pain and pictures to closets just to hide from you
I guess I could go to the grocery. Let’s see, I’m old,
If your hands could hold a troubled soul
And there’s that pesky heart condition,
Who’s gonna miss me when I’m gone
And that burn on the back of my hand That won’t seem to heal up
Spring is just around with bend and the fences need mending
From the last time I went shopping And overdid the isopropyl alcohol
A coal miner’s daughter
On my polyester gloves.
A coal miner’s daughter
But now I’m out of isopropyl. And two bus drivers tested positive.
She will turn that jukebox way up high
They won’t tell me which routes.
Fill her glass up while she cries
That’s all disturbing.
First city singing after the fire is gone
Ummm...
Motor to the plane to where the dresses go
Maybe next week.
All the pain and pictures to closets just to hide from you I cry every time Patsy Cline cries I sing like I hurt inside
UNDER PRESSURE JEN A.
When the body is at ground level, Under normal pressure, Blood boils at 212* Fahrenheit. But when the body is placed In the pressure cooker of endless Indefensible racism and Social injustice, The blood boils at a Much lower temperature. True leaders ease the pressure By quoting Aeschylus: “And even in our sleep, Pain which cannot forget, Falls drop by drop upon the heart Until in our own despair, Against our will, Comes wisdom through The awful grace of God.” Or by leading the congregation in Amazing Grace: “Through many dangers, toils, and snares We have already come, ‘Twas Grace that brought us safe this far, And Grace will lead us home.” Today our leader threatened Military action against An anguished community That has just seen too much, And quoted Walter E. Headley, With the poetic couplet, “When looting starts,
SURVIVOR
The shooting starts.” It is a harsh, troubled age,
DEANA H.
Laying in bed all alone, Wondering if you get a call on the phone. With the new person and separation from people
As Aeschylus knew, “When a tongue at
WE WALKED IN LOVE JOHN H.
Have your face covered Hard not to hug my mother
Many nights it’s hard to sleep, thinking of George Floyd
COVID-19 has changed the way we live,
I ask God to comfort me, in turn I embrace my sword (Bible)
God was mad so he separated us.
All these years wondering when will this injustice stop
Just for a short time.
So we protest, ain’t got much time left on the clock
But we’ll all be fine, give it time. We will rise up
Down on Hennepin sitting on the steps drinking that Henn
And never give up
Where I first met George, seems I met an old time friend
We will come back without any slack
Neither of us were perfect, looking at the moon shining above
For we are strong
But what we did have in common, we walked in Love
Amen
The wrong moment Shoots off sharp-pointed words To rouse and hurt the spirit.”
CARE VICTOR J.
Care is something you do Care is something you feel Care is something you show Care is something you need
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