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Tuesday Poetry: Silent Worries

I can’t find the words
Not the right words anyway
Do the words matter
Do the emotions matter
More often than not
Silence is the best option
But silence doesn’t resolve issues
Silence doesn’t fix things
Maybe it’s not about fixing
Maybe it’s about space – trust – 
No control or ways to help
Worrying about the unknown
It’s the not knowing
Imagination running wild
Tell me not to worry and I will
Tell me the issue and I worry less
Maybe silence is best
But silence makes me worry

From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.

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Tuesday Poetry: I Grew a Beard Before it Was Cool

Once I was able, I grew out my beard
I had a full beard when I was 18
I tried goatees and mustaches
But I felt most comfortable with a beard
Always trimmed, never the hipster mountain man
I am the guy with the beard and the glasses
Around 2014, beards came back into fashion
Now almost every guy has a long, gross beard
I still keep mine trimmed
Everyone says I have a beard because it’s popular
I’ll still have a beard when it’s not fashionable
My beard will keep growing after I’m dead

From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.

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Tuesday Poetry: Existence is Futile

I never had trouble
Making friends
I can talk to
Almost anyone
Putting forth the
Time and effort
To connect with them
That part’s hard – 
Maybe it’s not about
Effort or motivation
Maybe connecting takes time
And no one wants to
Put that time towards me – 
The few close friends
I’ve had
They let me down
Or disappear
I have no support system
Strangers have kinder
Words to say
Than people I’ve known
For years – 
I just want to
Feel important
To someone

From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.