Category: Nostalgia
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Maui
Mom and Dad took a trip to Maui I was all alone for a few days Gary said we’d throw a party And for it, I’d get high praise Don’t know how many were invited But it got out of hand pretty fast Word of mouth was how it got out Everyone but me had […]
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When She Looks Back
There’s a friend of mine She’s got kids and a home But the guy is gone And she doesn’t understand why She’s got a good job At a big ol’ company She has a close-knit family She can’t see why he said goodbye And when she looks back She sees the white picket fence She […]
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A Patriot’s Poem
Dedicated our our Armed Forces who have unselfishly served America through so many wars. Thank you for your service. – MKG If you want to say you can’t stand for the flag In a classroom or sporting event, cause it’s wrong And should we really pledge allegiance to a symbol Why can’t we kneel as […]
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Here’s the Good Part
Things have been shaping up Things are really great now Better than a year ago I got out of the cellar somehow It was right around the the time When you ghosted me And I figured out for myself We were no baffling mystery And here’s the good part The part when I didn’t cry […]
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Baseball On My Brain
Inspired by Chuck Brodsky and Philip Bechis Clark You say I’m acting different now You say I’m getting really weird You say I’m a bit too obsessive It’s not as bad as you feared No, I’m not going crazy I haven’t gone insane I’m just excited about Opening Day It’s Major League Baseball on my […]
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For Old Friends
This one’s for the ones who didn’t keep in touch Those who wandered off into the forest of war Those who wondered how I was but didn’t call Those who I loved once upon a distant shore This one’s for the guys I went to school with And those girls who married up and moved […]
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Wallet In The Snow
Found a wallet in the snow Opened it up and I saw the ID She was born in the Summer I was so reckless and free Her name was Jennifer Ann Her home base was Evanston She must have come down To have drinks and some fun With college friends in town Her bank card […]
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Never the Same After You
I had a heart so hard I hurt everyone I could One night stands every week I’d meet these girls At the local dive bars And pretend I was meek Then I saw you one night You were different than them So self-assured and wise With a confident smile And a loving soul Kindness shone […]
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Memory
Three thirty in the morning Woke up to go take a piss Then went to the front room Sat on the couch and wrote this Rain comes down hard outside I hear wind slamming the windows I decided to start up some coffee I should wash some dirty clothes And my dog is snoring like […]