PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD
POETRY*BOOK: 41 -"SHERROD’S*/-..-*LOVE’*POTION’S*(!)?/-..-*???*(!?)
-(FIRST*EDITION)-(C)COPYRIGHT-2016
-13 poems(!)
FIRST*EDITION
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Original*Poems:
-were*Created..&*Copyrighted..Aug.
2001.
All*-
Personal*Names..*Used..are*Fictional-
!../-?-
&..-*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-
--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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fini(?)
PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD
POETRY*BOOK: 41 -"SHERROD’S*/-..-*LOVE’*POTION’S*(!)?/-..-*???*(!?)
-(FIRST*EDITION)-(C)COPYRIGHT-2016
-13 poems(!)
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