Author: Carissa Kopf
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Pizza, Marry Me
Oh, pizza! You’re so fine. You blow my mind I get such an urge for your culinary delight My senses are about to explode The smell of your savory perfume Makes me inhale deeply The fusion of flavors upon my tongue Makes me crave you so much more Seeing your creamy, melting cheese Reminds me…
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My Penelope
Oh, please, oh please, Penelope. Drink up, my little angel. You are the only thing that makes me want to get out of bed. If it weren’t for you, I’d be counting the tiny dust particles floating in the sunbeam through the window. You kept me from counting the threads in my sheets to make…
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Grandpa’s Cell Phone
There was a knock at the door, and Artie found a UPS box sitting on his No One’s Home Went Fishing door mat. He retrieved it and went back to his recliner. The ball game was blearing a fresh home run for the other team, and Artie just shook his head in disgust. Reaching for…
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The Hide Away
Sheana sat on a stool, her elbows on the counter and her face in her palms. She stared at a lonely leaf barely hanging onto an empty branch outside. If a customer entered her store, she would happily greet them. Business has slowed down over the past three months as people have preferred online electronic…
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Brow, Back, And Under My…
I think I have a disease. I feel hot My lungs labor to breathe My skin is clammy And parts of my body are a size larger I have sweat forming at my brow, down my back, and under my… Oh, doc, what can it be My eyes are dry and squinty Can my hair…
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Black Seed Magic
Three months ago On a May morning A secret beneath The rich soil unfolds A tiny black seed Grew over time A sturdy stem An abundance of leaves Just a little more time As the sunlight hovers Warming East to West A rain shower waters Leaves protect Yellow flowers peek through In the gentle breeze…