Confetti
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Confetti

A bottle pops open
and nothing spills out
because this whole time,
I’ve been the confetti

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Fireflies
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Fireflies

Pitch black, trees sway
Birds sleep in the night
I stare straight up into
the vast night sky
and all I see are
fireflies

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Humdrum
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Humdrum

Same dinner, same plate
That chair near that window

Same show, new season
That snack and that hat

Same steps, same path
That mug and that view

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Drifting
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Drifting

Aimless, like a broken
weathervane on top
of a ramshackle barn
in the middle of a storm

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Coursework
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Coursework

My coursework is human trudgery
as I push my meat sack through
each day’s personal thermometer

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Unfettered Malaise
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Unfettered Malaise

Walking through life in a slight haze
waiting for the rusted anvil to drop
and expecting that stop sign to bend
is a feeling of unfettered malaise

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Languid
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Languid

Hand splayed over the side of the couch
Lukewarm Earl Grey just out of reach
The book I love has fallen to the ground
and my body caves into the pillows

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Making Copies
Poetry Jonathan Greene Poetry Jonathan Greene

Making Copies

Look in the trash can
over at the edge of
the parking lot and you
will find the remnants
of me making copies

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