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Moles/Holes

May 23, 2016
By Mink_Matrix GOLD, Iola, Kansas
Mink_Matrix GOLD, Iola, Kansas
13 articles 6 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't trust words. I trust actions.


I
I think I have my dad’s blue eyes.
I know I have his witty guise.
I have a mole on my left arm,
Right where all of his charm,
Pours out and makes a mess.

II
I know I have my mom’s slant smile.
I write and talk in her frank style.
I have mole on my right arm,
Right where all of her smarm,
Oozes out and makes you smile.

III
I don’t know who I think I am,
I’m not a lion and I’m not a lamb.
I have a mole above my heart,
Right where I thought my soul should start,
Though it leaks out a coded telegram.


The author's comments:

This is not a funny limerick, but I liked the format. My parents are divorced and I often feel torn between the two.


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on Jul. 9 2016 at 12:30 pm
Mink_Matrix GOLD, Iola, Kansas
13 articles 6 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't trust words. I trust actions.

Thank you so much :)

on Jun. 6 2016 at 10:13 pm
ambivalent SILVER, West Bend, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. the worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. [sylvia plath]

Love this! My parents are divorced too and I totally feel where you're coming from. I really like how you used the limerick format to write a more serious poem - it contrasts well! I read it aloud a couple times, and I love how it sounds.