High Impact- Selected Short PiecesA Poem by Marie AnzaloneEach entry has 14 words or less
Previous Version This is a previous version of High Impact- Selected Short Pieces. 1) irony Meditating- I practice universal compassiontruth Waking- I still despise him.
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"I guess it's your problem" he said, handing me a metal coat hanger.
***************************** 3) Wanted Wanted: A good man who can laugh at Dostoevsky with me. *********************************
4) 'Tis the season Yo, Dad, this all you an dat b***h givin' me for Christmas this year?
*********************************** 5) Why I love you
When we met I saw my weakness turn to strength in your gaze.
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6) someone I left in 1993
He was the type moved, upon viewing fragile things, to crush them. *************************************
7) for Jess
I'm sorry that when growing up you only got hugged when you were ill.
************************************************* 8) Standardized Testing
Why can we not let our children just be geniuses? *******************************************
9) Connecticut Drivers
Use of turn signals might give away state secrets.
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10) The frustration of cats
Because you have declared you need any spot upon which I was gonna sit.
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© 2009 Marie AnzaloneAuthor's Note
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Added on November 4, 2009Last Updated on December 29, 2009 Previous Versions AuthorMarie AnzaloneXecaracoj, Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaAboutBilingual (English and Spanish) poet, essayist, novelist, grant writer, editor, and technical writer working in Central America. "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to ta.. more..Writing
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