All these lost minutes
accumulate forever
others written down
some just forgotten
still more others generate
their own momentum
how long has it been
since the seasons felt so young
you couldn’t count them
or lost track of how
they blend into each other
the world was ending
one day at a time
not all at once in a rush
because we forgot
what was worth remembering
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OctPoWriMo 30
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OctPoWriMo 29
You could almost hear
through the humidity
as it rained all day
the sound of canines
not wanting to go out
holding it all in
until the clouds parted
a bit and then they all
walked by in a rush
unhappy but relieved
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OctPoWriMo 28
The books I never seem
to get around to reading
all hold their breath
as I walk through the door
carrying another stack
of books I place next to
the other books for company
at some point they will
eventually grow tired and
decide to start reading me
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OctPoWriMo 27
Keep thinking about
that scene in Hitchhiker’s Guide
where Ford and Arthur
arrive on new Earth
to figure out an answer
while Golgafrinchans
call for more meetings
make the leaf legal tender
causing inflation
setting fire to the forests
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OctPoWriMo 25
Steady sound of rain
occasional thunder crash
feeling emptiness
from being outside
avoiding people in cars
good night for pizza
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OctPoWriMo 24
Childhood is meant
to be relived
what a relief
to recognize in
the impression
a leaf makes in
a plate of mulch
imagination by
any other means
satisfied by this meal
a face waits to be
young with you
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OctPoWriMo 23
Easy to forget how much
you grew up without
grasping the concept
just following along
in costume blank faced
holding the bag open
accepting the sweetness
because it was given
and understood nothing
was required in return
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OctPoWriMo 22
The cats spent
the evening trying
to climb the chair
we lazily left the treats
they wouldn’t eat
this morning
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OctPoWriMo 21
Whatever happens to
the years months weeks days
we never think about
they must have happened
and sometimes crawl to the surface
while we are unawares
like a PBS marathon
in the middle of the night
you stayed up to record on VHS
repeats worth watching again
even stay vigilant awake
to skip the pledge breaks
but fall asleep as they play
backwards and forwards in a loop
you never sit through anymore
somewhere in this world
everything happens at once
for the first time
and it goes unnoticed unremarked
but happens nonetheless
and we are there sleepy eyed
against the tide to witness
and adjust while
someone else drives the car
Joshua Keiter 