When You Need Them You Need Them

late morning –
he squints at an end cap
of readers

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Not Dinetime

lunchtime –
I sit and
lunch

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Hall

early morning –
his lock screen
lights a path

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Numérique

autumn air –
he window shops
from the couch

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Oddly Enough

waning crescent –
I never sleep
in my dreams

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The People

Look! THERE GOES JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIM-

Stop! STOP! I’m not John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.

Yes you are!

I’m not.

But –

I’m John Jacob Dinglemyer Schmidt.

Really?

Really. I do get this a lot.

Because you look just like him.

You think so? I don’t see it; he’s balding and has that mustache.

No. the other one. The tall one.

Oh! Right. Yeah, I guess there’s a resemblance.

Sorry about that. Sooo, we’ll just start again. THERE GOES JOHN HACOB…Needle-

Dinglemyer

DINGLEMYER Schmidt.

Very nice. Umm. Is that it? There’s nothing…more?

*sigh* fine -da da da da da da da

Thank you!

Oh, look over there! It’s them! We’ve got to go shout! Nice meeting you Needlemyer.

It”s Dingle- ahh, never mind.

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This Side Of That

first week of fall –
nose hairs advancing
on my mustache

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For Broke

Hey, Neighbor, new car?

Yup. I just picked it up. What do you think? Nice, huh?

Yeah, it looks pretty nice, but…

What? But what? You don’t like it? It’s top of the line.

No, no! It’s nice. It’s just, well…It sure is loud.

Loud? You think it’s loud?

Yeah, it’s pretty loud. I could hear it all the way to the main road.

Really?

Yeah. Sorry.

Don’t be! That’s awesome!

Wait. You want it to be that loud?

You bet I do.

Why?

It means I got my money’s worth. I paid top dollar for ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES!

Huh.

Don’t be jealous.

It sounds like a troupe of clowns falling down the stairs.

Money well spent.

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Lume

new moon –
his father’s watch dial
glows in the dark

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Always Behind

Excuse me. What time is it?

It’s 8:24 and 43 seconds.

Okay, thanks. But, well, what I meant was – what time is it now?

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