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Another day another "poem." This was was written for a group. The topic was "Time."

 

--Watch--



Watch my watch,

Time ticking by with each tick,

Minute after minute, hour after hour,

Well-spent or wasted; it doesn't matter.

Time flows on anyway; Siddhartha's endless river.



Watch my nephew grow,

The newborn morphs into a plucky toddler,

Smiles and dimples on a cherubic face,

Hands stained red from finger painting,

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Added by Ben Goshko on September 7, 2011 at 2:56pm — 1 Comment

College Life in BU

Boston University



Twelve story dorm with grey skies above,

Raindrops running down my window,

Echoes of car horns blaring down Commonwealth Ave,

Should my breakfast be Easy Mac or Raman?



Waiting for the T in a crowd of swirling umbrellas,

The tram pulls up to a sudden jolt of thunder,

Climb inside for the five block ride; Eyelids heavy,

Nearly trampled as I exit for Metcalf Science Center.



A dozen sneakers squeak on rain-slick floor… Continue

Added by Ben Goshko on August 24, 2011 at 11:23am — 1 Comment

Was it Real or a Dream?

Do you remember when we smoked that horrible Black and Mild and split a caipirinha down in Miami?



There was a drunken couple sitting next to us, singing at the top of their lungs, and our bartender was laughing at them - the bartender with the skin condition that gave her blotchy, tan-and-white hands.



Dominican pop music was blaring in the background, but you could still hear waves rolling onto the beach, over the echoes of tourists walking up and down Ocean Drive.… Continue

Added by Ben Goshko on August 8, 2011 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

The Anti-Breakup

I picked a fight.
Around we go in circles.
Tears; so many tears.
How can love not be love?
Why does the status quo feel so comforting?
With you I'm happy, yet unfulfilled, but without you, I fear I'd be nothing.

Added by Ben Goshko on August 2, 2011 at 1:58pm — 5 Comments

Hard Sell / The American Dream

Hey there - you - that's right - you - can I please have your attention for a brief moment, my dear sir or madam; this will only take a second of your time - I promise - and then I'll let you go right on your merry way.



Come on over and step right up, because I've got just the thing for you - that little special something that you've had your eye on for much too long now, but thought you'd never be lucky enough to own for yourself - well it's right here - and… Continue

Added by Ben Goshko on July 26, 2011 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Ode to a Dance with Dragons (No spoilers)

Daenerys staggers through the dark savanna, a chandelier of stars twinkle overhead, and the wind blows down from the dragon's lair, making the grass billow all around her, like waves rippling across an empty ocean.



The dragon's scream cuts through the air; a long, plaintive wail that makes the moist earth tremble underfoot and the surrounding pools of mud bubble and gurgle.



Daenerys is not afraid of the dragon - she is the blood of the dragon - and when the creature streaks… Continue

Added by Ben Goshko on July 25, 2011 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Filing in Iambic Pentameter

 I hate this moody day; the clouds are dark, the rain is pouring down.

 

When the parking lot pavement gets wet, it turns to grit, and little stones get wedged into the soles of my old shoes.

 

Raindrops splash against my suit, most don't soak through, but the few that do, feel warm like summer dew.

 

A file is tucked tightly under my arm so it won't get wet, but the rain still spatters it, turning manila yellow into a putrid shade of…

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Added by Ben Goshko on July 19, 2011 at 11:46am — 5 Comments

Scent Memory

You're lying naked on the bed, head tucked into your body pillow. I can smell you. It's an aroma I can't describe, but it's undeniably you. Don't move. I want to take this in; your body, your scent, your sweaty mop of chestnut brown hair, the fingers of sunlight poking through the bedroom curtains, the dull hum of the oscillating fan, the gurgles of the cat snoring under the bed, the way you twitch and mumble to yourself as you slowly drift off to sleep - all of it. Grant me just this one…

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Added by Ben Goshko on July 13, 2011 at 3:21pm — 3 Comments

Monday Morning Free Verse

Like most days, I don't wakeup until I'm halfway through my coffee, hunched forward, yawning at my desk. My inbox is a teetering mountain of half-finished assignments; there just aren't enough hours in the day. Procrastination could kill me, one stiff gust of wind from the office fan and I'll be buried under a paper avalanche.

 

 A loud buzz beckons me downstairs, to my boss's office. A curt hello, a few gruff instructions, and I'm sent back up with a stack of memos. Adding…

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Added by Ben Goshko on July 12, 2011 at 8:57am — 2 Comments

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