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PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD

POETRY*BOOK: 41 -"SHERROD’S*/-..-*LOVE’*POTION’S*(!)?/-..-*???*(!?)

-(FIRST*EDITION)-(C)COPYRIGHT-2016

-13 poems(!)

FIRST*EDITION

POETS(C)COPYRIGHT

2016

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Original*Poems:

-were*Created..&*Copyrighted..Aug.

2001.

All*-

Personal*Names..*Used..are*Fictional-

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&..-*Created./-

...as*Original*Characters/-!..-

To*Represent*Symbolic-?

*Human-*Relationships!..-

&*All*Created*..*Persons/-!(?)

..&***Personal*Names-?

..are*(-Over* 18yrs.-old!). -

The*Work..*Represents/-!

..an*Attempt..To*Explain/-

?..The*Vicissitudes??/-..&*Dilemmas/-?

of*Being*Modern*/-?..&*-

Dealing*With*/-

?…*Modern*Living/-

?..&*Human*Imagination/-?..(?)

-As*...-*Psychological*Factions(!)

Note:..Punctuation*Used*To*An*Excess/-

?..As*A*Way/-?..To*Guide*The*Reader/-?

-..Control*The*Reader/-..

To*The*Point..(!?)-Of*Understanding/-

..The*(Poet’s*Intent!)?..-As*Well*As..-

Create*An*Additional/-?..Art*Form!

JANUARY 07, 2008-2015.

ABOUT MY POEMS:."these works/-..come

from-..(Every*Day*Attempts!/-)?

..to *Communicate/-..With Others!(?)..-

(About..One's*/-..Intimate*Feelings!)?

..-Some*Tmes/-..Falling*Short/-..Of*/-

..Complete*/-..Dia*logue/-?..&*-Failing*-

..*All*Human*Understanding’S!(?)..

-or of*a.. Poet's*Concern*/-

..Of*LIMITED*Traditional*Boundaries!-..-

of*/-..&*For*/..- The Majority/-?..-

For*These*LIVING*..-

*IMAGES-..(!)?-...Are*Forced*/-

..Upon*One!..-Bye*the-....-(Un*Educated*/-

?..-Multi*/-..*Tudes!)?"(?)

(They*Are*Serious*Attempts/-..At*Love!)

Note: -all*mye*poetry/-..is written/-..as-..(the*Spoken*Word!)?

& *Dedicated*/-..-To*The*Way/-..-Most*People*Speak/-!

*Consciously/-&..Or*/-..UnConsciously(!)?..-&*(Are*Heard/- ..With*All/-..*Those*/-..*Little*/)-..*IN*CON*GRUITIES/- ..Of*Color*Full/-..In*Ventions/)-..&*Personalities/-..*Cre- ating/-..Some*/-..Quite*Color*Full/-..Dramatic*Speech(!)? ..Such*As/-..*The*Use/-..of*Slang/-..&*Colloquial*..-(

(Small*Rural/-..To*Urbanites/-*Language(!)?..The*Way/- ..You*Hear*Them*Speak/-..As*Opposed/-to The*(Proper*/-.. ..English*Dictum!)-..In*Short/-..I*Have*Taken*Liberties!

..As*A*Poet/-..To*Remind*America(!)?-of*The*Rich*-

ness/-of*(..the/-..*American*Language!)?..But*Again/-..I*TAKE/-..

-LIBER*/-..*TIES(!)?

-Using*Low*Class*Slang/-

..-With*Hier*Archial*Voice(!?)

PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD

POETRY*BOOK: 41 -"SHERROD’S*/-..-*LOVE’*POTION’S*(!)?/-..-*???*(!?)

-(FIRST*EDITION)-(C)COPYRIGHT-2016

-13 poems(!)

FIRST*EDITION

POETS(C)COPYRIGHT

2016

-13 poems(!)

poem one:

-Not*going*Down(!)?-..-(To*G*-*O*des*Sa)?-

-Cutting*Up*/-..(ON*CAF*FEINE*XX*TRAV*-

a*gan*cies!)?-..-&*self*ES*strange*MENTS(?)

-as*(K*-M)?-..-(DE*LUDE*ED/-..-*EM*BELL*IS-

MENTS(!)-..-(Just*being*My*self/-..-(NO*HAN -ND*HOLD*ING/-..-(As*Bitter*Re*SENT*ME*

-NTS(!)?-..-&*WAIT*ING*for*a*(SUPER*GOD

*DESS/-..-(POSS*I*BLY*BLONDE*/-..-WF’*HE

-R*GUT’S/-..-(HANG*ing*OUT!)_-(Like*TIT’S?)

)-..-(How*The*GIRL’S*/-..-HAV*e/-..-(Changed

*MAMA(!)?-..-(changed*BE*YOND*SAN*ITIE

s(!)?-..-”ex*cepT*IONS(!)”?-..-any*WAY*/-..-*-

(*GOD*DESS’s/-..-(ARE*CHEAP*A*CORD*in-

g*(!?)-..-TO*edmond*HOYLE(!)?-..-(ROUND*e

r*/-..for*GAME*CON*trol(!?)-..(Leo*OP*TIO-

N’s?)-..-(*HOPE*fully*-*I*HAV’/-..-FULL*HAN’ D*/..-uv *ACE’S*(?)..-(It’s*NOT*/-..THE*CAR- D’s/-..(ONE’S*has*/-..(BUT*HOW*YU*play*-

*THEM(!)?-..(Right*Son/-..-BRO*SANDRO*(!?)

poem two:

-SEE*ING/-..(that*TRADER*joe’s/-..-*PLastic*B

AG*HaNGs*/-..-Like*COR*PSE(!)?-..-(MEaNS-

may*BE*/-..-(*DEATH*tis*NEAR*ing!?)-..-(wf’-

(MOUTH*open?)_..-(LIKE*some*/-..-*SHARK’s

-(Pre*Oc*cu*PATION*/-.wf’.-(Mye*DREAMS*

*HAUNT*ing*/-..-*ME*/-..-(LIKE*BLU*Powd*-*er’s*-*BITE’S/-..-(-Al*READ*ied/-..-(*CHEW*- *ED!?)-?-(Ms.ENG*LISH/-..-(WILL*Never*UN* *DER*stan-*MYE*PRE*cog*i*cence’S(!)?_..-(?

)-..-(LEFT*Down*-TO*a-(UP*Shared*FATE!)_??

I*HAVE*be*COME*/-..-(IM*PASS*I*ve/-..-AS

-Past*Ship/--Wf’/-*OUT*Gutter*ed*Rud*DR(?)

-(HANG*ing*ON*/-..-(Wf’/-..MYE*RED*nails?

)_..-(LIKE*ZElda*BrooKS*/-..-(To*A*base*BAL

L*BACK*Stop?)_>>-(YELLING*Cum*On*Sherr

od(!)_-(CUM*MMMM*On*_-(SHERROd)!!!?-*

(GET*a*HIT*!/--(&*ScreaM*ING?_-G*HIT(!!?)

-mE*Re*MEM*Ber*Ing/-..-(mYE*-1st*SLUMP?)

-(Ending*Year/-1953-..(Batting*ONLy*474-?))-

(from*HITTING*/-..Before*SLUMP*-..**776*)

poem three:

-(Can’t*B*Lieve/--(How*Pat*ric*ia/-*T.-(*LOV-

ed*Me*/-..-(HOOK*/-..-*LINE*?_..-&*SinK’R-?

-!!!)?-..-(&*WAS*n’t*THERE*/-..-(When*I*cam-

E*BACK*/-..-(FRom*OK*State*CoLLEGE?)_-(*

POOR*Girl*/-..-(From*A*CROSS*ed/-..-THa’-

(*TRACKS*)?-..-(*SHANTy*tOWN?)_..-WAS*-

(TOO*EM*bar*rased/-..-(TO*TELL*Me*/-..-S*

HE*-was*PREG*Nant(!?)-..-(BYE*Some*ARM*

y*-*JOE(!)?-..-(*RIDE*ing*HER*/-..-(TO*DEAT-

h*Like*/-..-(ALBERT*Pink*HAM’*/-..(RYDER’s?

(&*DEATH*RIDES/-..a*(PALE*Hors*BACK*W-ards-(!!!!!?)-.-*E*(!)?-Left*oUT*/-..bYE*mYE*A- b-*sense(!)?-..(-&*could*Not*En*DURE*/-..(& - ..*HUNG*Her*Self?)

poem four:

-&*I*/-..(DID*not*SAY*that(!)?-..-(*BUTT*Tis*T

RUE!)”?-..(THE*AN*I*MALS/-..-(REIGN*TRUE-

*IF*?_..-(BYE*NUM*BER*ONLY!)?-..(YET*TIS-

(WHY*BEING*AN*IN*DI*VID*uAL/-..-TIS*TH

E*HIGH*EST*FORM*/-..-*UV’/-..*HUMAN*D E*V-EL*OPE*MENT(!))?_..-(BEING*MORAL*L-

Y*RES*PONSI*BLE(!)?-..(FOR*ONE’S*/ACT*-

IONS?)_..-(LIKE*STRAW*BERRIES/-..-(FOR*BE

ING*RED*/-..-&*(HOPE*FULLY*SWEET!)?_..-S

HE*NOD*DED(!)?-(PLAST*ER*ING/-..-(ON*R-

ED*LIP*STICK?_..-&*(PUT*TING*HAIR*IN*U-

P*KNOT*?_..-LIKE*TOU*LOOSE”S*WOMEN-

*-../-(LIKE*TWO*CENT*ER*IES*AGO(!)?????

(&*SHE’S*SAYS*/-*BUTT*WHAT*BOUT*/*M *BUTT*/-WHAT*BOUT*/-..MYE*NEW*/-..-(*J UICY*/-..-EAT*ABLE*/-..-*GREEN*HAT(!)?-(??)

(SHE*WANT*ING*Y/-RE*TURN*TU*EDEN(?)

poem five:

-&*That’s*About*E*NoUgh(!)?-(I*SAID*IF*Yo-

U*WANT*Me(!)?-..-(THEN*TREAT*ME*kind*l-

Y(!)?-..-(HER*TELLing*ME*/-..-(SHE*had*TO*g

o-*FOOD*Shop*PING(!)?-..-I*SAID*/-?-Youl(!?)-

-(ME*HUNG*aRY*Too(!)?-..-(-HUNG*UP*(!?)-

-(3*Batt*Ter*I*es/-..(*DEAD*(!?)_..-ON*Chea

P*PAN*I*SONIC*Phones/-..(THESE*Days)!?-..

-(IF*YOU*Want*STATic/-..-(YOU*Got*IT*BAb

Y)?-..-(I*WAS*/-..-TO*Tried*/-..-(TO*ComMe-

NT(!)?-..-(&*ALSO*Try*ED)!?-..-(ME*SEE*ing*-

TRADE*’r/-..-*JOE’s/-..(DARK*ChocO*LATE*-.

.*Cover*ED*/-..-(CARA*mel’S?))-..-(N’*BE*tw-

een*/-..(See*in*EYE*woman/-..-(TAP*PING*R

ED*Cane(!)?-..-(&*Orange*Warn*ing*LIGHTS

-(Going*To*Change/-..-(!?)-..-(&*DOG!)?-..-Un-

*STEADY*/-..LIKE*DRINk*Er(!)?-..(*ME*DRUn

K*On*/-(COFFEE*BEAN*Blast*ER(!)?-..-&*I*-

SLIGHT*ly*STUMB*led*?_..-(TAP*PING*myE-

*WAY/-..-tO*HEAVEn(!)?-..-(ON*sixth*AVE>?

-NYC*/-..(SEL*mor*MANor!)?-..-(Look*ING*a

*t/-N*LESS*miR*ROR’s/-..-(THRO*wn*oUT?)..(THRO*wn*oUT??)_..-&*at*HOUSE*Uv/- *BL- IND*-(&*BLIND*Dogs?)-..(-Walkin’N’-to*Me?)

poem six:

_Yes*Ter*Day/-..-(I*RE*Memb*er*ed!)_-*All*

-*THOSE*(*NAUT*Y*/-..*THINGS*)-..-I*SAID

*-..(-TO*ME*?)_-(At*Your*HOUSE!)?_..(*LIKE

*I*Love*YOUr/-..-WORK*ing*ETHIC*/-..Mr.-?SHER*ROD(!))?..-(YOU*Spent*A*Life*TIMe*/

-*WORK*ing(!?)-(SAND*BLast*ING*ROSE’N-

*COL*OR*ed/-..-(YELLOW*ed*TART*tales(!)?

-&*(-I*Mag*I*nary*Bales/-..-(LIKE*Stuff*ED*u

P*-..(Their*A’s/-..-(LIKE*n’/*FERT*I*led!)-..-No *N*-/-..(*Ta*LENT*ed/-..-(JEST*I*poses!)?-..-*

*CLOWNS*/-..-(Given*TO*riff/-..-Uv’*.Com*D

E*Light/-..-(GEST*UR’/-N’..-*TO*EM*/-..-*UP* EmPty*CLIFF(!!)?-..or*/-..(EMPT*Y*WALL’s/-..?

&*Thralls*/-..-LIKE*ED*O*PIUS/-*REX(!)?-..-(G -*IVEN*-..(To*You*Men/-..HAVE*no+*BALLS?

)TO*Sulk*ing(!?)-..-Or*PRES*ENT*DAY*Phil-?-osopher*((GIVEN*TO*Cuff*/-..e*ROLL*ed*UP*/-..-LIKE*A*Count*ry*Jeff/-..or*/-..*MUSE* GRO--WN*DEAF(!)?-..-(LIKE*G*-*WHEEZ*(!)? *(!)?-..(n’*LOVE*wf’/-..(MYE*energy*GONE*

*RAM*Pant(!)?-..&*VOTE*ME*?..*FORE*EVER*/-..-(OR*love*me*LOTTS!)?-(*AS*HERO*/- *non-*PRES*I*DENTED*/-..-*KING*VALuse!?)

poem seven:

-Yes*IT’s*Me/-..-*AGAIN*)?-..-(OPEn’/-..MyE*

-*PER*su*ian*/-..-(*MAN*u*SCRIPT*-*mOUT- H(!)?
--here(*DRINK*ING*ARI*ZONIA*SWEET*TE-

A?)-..-(&*IN*CLIN*ED/-..-(TO*ARG*U*MENT-

-..(&*FACE*SLASH*ING*INTER*POL*ATION-

*S’(!))?- (WHAT*A*CHEAP*WAY/-..-(TO*GET

*ONES*/-..-IN*TER*RE*LA*TIONS/-..-(SIL*VE

R*STAR’d(!)??-..-(A different problem which is/- closely related to interpolation is the apprOX*- oximation of a complicated function by a simpl- e function.)-..-from*(WIKI*PEDIA)(SUCH*AS*i

*/-..-*LIKE*-our*Friend*/-..-17th*C*/-..-wolf*-.

.-*gang*/-..-*A*MADE*US*/-..-*MO-*ZART?-(Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophi -lus Mozart)-official*name/-..again*Wiki*Ped*i

-(Complete*ly/-..-(BE*WILD*ER*ING/-..-NYOR

*Times*/-..-(&*Yale*/-.*Har*vard*Profess*ors

-(TRY*ING/-..TO*MAKE/-..-OLD*SYS*TEM*W

ORK*again*(!)?-..(STRANG*U*LAT*ING*C*- REA*-LATIVE*TYPES*/-..-(ad*naus*si*a(!))))))?-

(AS*I*LOVE/-..-(ANY*THING*/-..-LIKE*Eb*(?)

poem eight:

-A*NOTHER*DAY/--(ANOTHER*COL*LAR*’D

-*DOLL*ARED*NITE(!)?-..-(SOME*ONE*SA*Z-

I*/-ER'(MAY*BE*WE*SHOULD/-..-*RE*MOVE-

(JOHN*MAD*I*SON/-..-(FRM*-OUR*BILLS*!)

)-..-(-PEOPLE*CAUGHT*UP/-..-(-N’*DE*GEN*/

ERATE*DE*FACE*MENT?)_..-(LIKE*SCRIB*BLI

-E*LING/-..-(ALONG*NJ*/-..-(TRAIN*TRACKS-

!?)-..(CON*CRETE*/-..-(CRUM*BLING*WALLS

!?)_..(THEM*NOT*READ/-..-(BUT*I*CAN*WR

ITE?)-..(&*N’/-..-*TIME*DOLL’S*/-*BUTT**DEAD*(!?)-..-(&*I*WISH*ED/-..-I*CULD*USE*PU

R*PLE*RED(!)?)-..-(I*WISH*I*/-..-(HAD*GONE*-

..-(TO*U*HAUL*/-..-*UNI*VERS*I*TY!)?-..-OR

(SETON*HALL*/-..-&*(-MAY*BE*DREW!?)-..-?-

(ALL*THE*/-..*BLACK*CHIC’S/-..*BE*LABOR*ING*ME*(!)?-..-(YELL*ING*OUT*WIN*DOU

GH'S*!?)-..-(DO*YOU*BE/-..-*CUM*POSER*/-T-

HAT*PLAY’S/-..-(-ON*BET*SY*ROSS*/-..-SERI-

AL*NO./-..(137455)*SPINET-..MDE*IN-1888.

&-(PLAYED*BYE*YOU!)?-.-(AT*SO.ORANGE?)

poem nine:

-Yes*I*Be(!)?-..-(any*Thing*You*Want?)-..-She-

*SAID*(!?)?-..-(do*Any*Thing/-..-For*You*!?)-.

.-(Be*all*/-..(YO*CAN*I*MAGE*ION!)?-..-Me

*Think*Ing/-..-(Wat’s*Dis*Chic*/-..-Down*Too-

*FLEASH*FLEACE(!)?-..-(ME*SAY*N’/-..-(CAN

*YO*/-..(*POSE*NUDE?)-..-(YO*HAV’*THA’*

*GOODS*/-..(YO*NO!)?-..-&*(HOW*DARE*-

THEY*ATTACK*/-..-(VA*CHEL*LIND*SAY/-’S/-..

Poem*/-..-(THE*CONGO/-..-Written*N’/-1914

n')?-(Thy*NATIVE*TONuGe/--Tis*-Vry*STIFF?(?)

poem ten:

(I*KNOW*IT*/-..-(-BACK*WARDS?)_..-(the*w-

ay*/-..-(I*PLAY*/-..-(-MYE*HARPS!)?-..SHE*sai

d/--YU*O*HAVE/-..-(BE*cum*/-.-A*no*it*all)?

poem eleven:

STAGGER*N’/-DOWN*TOWN/-IN*MAN*H- AT*TAN/-5TH*AVE./-TO*WARDS*EAST*20T-

H*STREET(?)-..(RUSH*HOUR*PM?)-..-HIGH*H-

U*MID*I*TY?)&*TRY*IN’./-(TO*CAR*RY/-(?)-

(MYE*BLACK*UM*BREL*LA(?)-(OFF*MYE*PE -RS*ON?)-..(SO*IT*DOES’NT*HOOK*(?)-..(S-

OME*(-PICK*UP*CHIC?)-..(WAIT*N’/-..-TO*B

E*PICK*ED*UP/-?)-..(BYE*SOME*GUY/-..-WF

‘-(SUV*BMW?)-&*(TRYIN’/-(TO*DODGE*WO

*MEN*/-..(WF’*HEADS*/-..(IN*CELL*PHON-

ES!?)_..(GONNA*GET*THIER’S/-..(ME*CRAV-

*VING*WATER?/-..(ON*5TH*AVE./-*DESERT

*/-..FROM*DIA*BETES*ME*LIT*TIS-2(!)?-..(-W

AN*TA*BET(!)?-..(I*CAN’T*MAKE*IT!)?-..TO*

OPEN*ING*AT(NATIONAL*ART*GALLERY?)-

15*EAST*GRAM*MERCY*STREET/-..(MAIN*-

FLOOR*/-(WHERE*MYE*SON’S*HONOR*ABL

E*DEMO*CRATIC*PHOTO/-..(&*SUP*POSED

-TO*MEET*ME(!?)-..(MAIN*TRASK*GALLERY?

..(&*HAS*MADE*/-..(PROF*FESS*I*ONAL*/-

(HOOK*UP/-..-WF’*(THE*GOD’S*/-..(MAR*--

VEL*OUS*/-..(BEGIN*ING*WF’/-..*TIME’S*-

CREA*TION*/-..-OF*IT’S*OKAY(!?)-..(TO*M*

AR*RIAGE/-..(NATURE’S*TECH*NI*LOGICAL

CAM*ER*A*SHOT(!)?-(GOD*GIVEN*MILKY*

WAY*/-(!?)-(&*SHARE*THE*STARS(!)?-..(DRE-

SS*ED/-..(TO*HILT?)-..-(FOR*HIS*ARTIST*TIC-

SOCIAL*AC*CEPT*ANCE*(!?)-..(ME*DRESS*-

ED*AS*US*AL/-..(N’*MYE*(DESERT*’S*STO- RM*/-?-(AG*ENT*ORANGE*/-..(FALL*OUT*- (!?)-..(BO-ND*ING/-..SON*SANDRO*/-..(LIK- E*WILLARD*RUFUS*/-..(WOULD*UV’/-..(LOV ED*YOUR*STEADY*HAND(!?)-..(HOLD*ING* *TRUE*NORTH*/-..-(TO*YOUR*/-&*(MYE*I*- N*STINCT*ION/-..(DNA*/-..UV’*DARWIN(!?

poem twelve:

-(DUMB*DOWN*ING?)-FASHION/WEARING

/BOILER*FELT/*HAT/-LIKE/-AUNT*ELIZABETH

/MATH*&*ENGLISH*TEACHER/HAWKIN’*H-

ER/LOOK/LIKE*PRAIRIE*FALCON/BOUGHT*

TO*SOAR/-SEE’S/-YOUNG*5YR.OLD/WALK- IN’/-N’*PINK/-&*YELLOW/-*OUTFIT/-DOWN

21st/-WHILE*YOUNG*COUPLE/-EMBRACE*/

SMOOCH*IN’/WN’TIN’/*CONTROL*/-OVE-

R*HER/BECAUSE*HE*HAS/LARGE*JUPITER/-

*FINGER*STAND*IN’/*ERECT*/-WF’*small*-

rain*drops/-FALLING*LEFT/-&*RIGHT/-OVER*

BODIES*MOVING/-N’*DARK*CLOTHING/-?

/WHILE*MAN/GUN’S*IT/-N*VALLEY*&*STR- EAM/-GREY*GREEN*AUDI/-AS*DUMP*TRUC

-K/-SHOWS*UP/-AS*/-*BLACK*/-*THROW’N

‘-/BLACK*BAGS/-STINK*n'UP/-(ROTTEN*VEGI-

ES/-?)-(CRUSHING*&*SQUIRT*ING/-?)-INTO-

(SMAller*Wet*Nothings?)-as*I*AM*FORCED-

To*(TURN*ON*MYE*WIND*SHIELD*WIPER-S?)-MYE*SON/GOT*ME/2009/-?/TELLING*?

ME*/-ABOUT*IT/-?-/SO*I*CAN/-MAY*BE*SE

E/?-/DRY*DAY/-20*20?/-LIKE*N’/WET*DRE-?

AMS?-..-(OR*RIM*SLEEP!?)-(MYE*AD*VER*S-

ARIES?)-SHAPED*LIKE*OVUM*FORMS/-?-Or’

PRIMATE*(FERTILE*SEX*SYMBOLS?)-/GIVIN’-

/-RISE*To/(LOWER*CONCERNS?)-/WHILE*(?

)-WOMAN*DRESSED/-N’*BLACK/-WF’/EMER

ALD*GREEN?-/-UM*BRELLA*TILT*ED/-(!?)-/At

RIGHT*ANGLE/-AS*SILVER*MERCEDES/-(!?)

/-(EVEN*WF*THe*YELLOW*JON*QUILS?)-??

-(PUT*OUT/Too*EARLY!)?-AS/(TEMP*A*TURE

DROPS*/-(DOWN*27*DEGREES?)-NEAR*US-

A*/-DROP*BOX/-(ME*SHIV*ER*IN?)-LIKE*M-

UST*ANG*SALLY*(!?)-../AL*MOST*CHIL*LIN

‘/-AS*WHITE*GREEN*BLUE*PIG*EON/-?-*P-

ECKS*/-..(AT*STALE*BAGEL!)?-..&*/GeeZ*W

hEEZ*/-..(DON’T*BREAK*YUR/-*BILL*(!?)-..)?-..

SO*HARD*A’GAINST*PAVE*MENT(!?)-../BIK

E*LANE/AS*BI*CYCLE*ROLLING*/-TOO*FA-

ST/-Wf’-/(Small*Mother/-..-&*Frozen*Toddler)

-HANG*ING*ON/-..-(FOR*DEAR*LIFE?)-&*R-

AIN*/*POPS*OFF*TOP/-(MYE*96*DODGE?)

MORE*VO*RAC*I*OUSLY*NOW(!?)-/*ME*W

ONDER*ING*/HOW*COME*J*T*/-WANTS-

*TO*EAT*/-..-*PIZZA*/-AT*TAM*POO*/-?-

WF’*BEER*/-AT*4:30pm/-ON*MONDAY*AP

RIL-04-2016/-HA/HA/HA?/-..(ANOTHER*CHI-

CK*WANDER*ING*/-DOWN*SIDE*WALK)-?

-ALSO*N’*BLACK*/-../*BRIGHT*/-HIP*WAID

-ERS/-LIGHT*CER*U*LEAN*BLUE/-?-(HIPS*U*

N*DU*LAT*ING/-..-(LIKE*NO*BODIES*BUS*

I*NESS??)-?-../-TILL*MYE*MOTHER/-*TOO*/-

HAS*SEEN*../-(BETTER*DAYS?)-TO*NOTE*C

IN”(RAIN*SPLATTER/-..*HEAVEN*SENT?)-”WET”-AS*HELL(!)?-../-&*DOWN*&*OUT/-TILL*T-

he*(COWS*COME*HOME/-STRAW*FED*&’-

WILD*&*WOOLY*/-..-(NOT*PAST*UR*IZED?

-poem thirteen:

USIN’-(ZEERA*GRIP?)-..TO*GETTA*GRIP/-ON

THE*WORLD?)-&*SMELLIN’*SMOKE/-WHER-

THERE’S*GAS(!)?-..&*HOPE*N’/-I*DON’T*BL

OW*UP/-..(MYE*SON’S*MONDAY?)-..(MAK-

ING*ME*MON*STER?_>>UV’/-(HIS*MOTHE-

R*AB*DUCT*ING*HIM/-..AT*AGE/-2-&-ONE-

HALF(!)?-..SAYING*HE*WOULD*COME*BACK*TO*ME(!)?-&*(WENT*OFF*TU/-..WEST*C -

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PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD

POETRY*BOOK: 41 -"SHERROD’S*/-..-*LOVE’*POTION’S*(!)?/-..-*???*(!?)

-13 poems(!)

Friday, March 4, 2016