It's Poetics Tuesday in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ Melissa reminds us it is "National Spicy Guacamole Day" in the US of A. To that end she provided us with more than a few appropriate words (we must use at least four) to include in our poems. I detoured 'round the guac.
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they say you're a shell
of your former self
lost those quirky raw edges
your talking points ..
spice-less, bland, boring
I prefer you older
no brash bravado
finely tuned with age
no more battles to wage ..
no more wars to win