Tag: Richard Vargas

70th birthday poem by Richard Vargas

70th birthday poem five minutes left before my 69th rolls over to seven-oh i wait for words of wisdom to appear out of thin air a small revelation or an epiphany god knows i could use one right now with all the nazis in the streets i didn’t hang around this long to have to …

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for what it’s worth by Richard Vargas

for what it’s worth the homeless know nothing will change standing at intersections begging for a dollar standing in line at the shelter hoping for a cot to sleep on and a place to take a shit in peace know that at any minute they can be rousted their few precious belongings trashed by the …

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3 poems by Richard Vargas

keeping the peace i’m doing my laundry listening to mp3 music through my earphones as i try to lessen the dull pain of wasting 90 minutes of my life i’ll never get back i notice a middle aged black couple nearby doing the dance couples do when they fold the sheets always a sexy combo …

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