Never enough of it because the throngs crash into me
\nWhen all I want to do is get to the other side of the street.
\nAnd the rare time I sit down to watch a movie or t.v.,
\nThere\u2019s the dog\u2019s head or tail blocking the screen.
\nSo I call her over to me, and in 90 degree heat, she,
\nWhose heredity traces back to Alaska, lies against me.<\/p>\n
Relationships, the worst for the coveted thing since
\nno matter how hard you try, you can\u2019t get him off,
\nTo let go and do something on his own, without me.
\nI have a friend who\u2019s a close talker, another who pokes,
\nAnd yet another who slaps me every time she laughs.
\nMy mother was a hugger but even she could sense.<\/p>\n
What is this prized possession we never have,
\nWell, not enough of, but we all need and want?
\nWhat\u2019s her name? You thought she was beauty,
\nAnd you were wrong. Not money, nor fame, either.
\nYes, family, marriage, children, some of us crave that,
\nBut others could care less. No the thing is Ah, yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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