Poems
by KJ Hannah Greenberg

 

 

Collywobbles

 

Stage fright, besides thrill rides, cause intestinal flutters. Alimentary canals

Are not meant to buffer against bolts from the blue.

 

Consider that “stomach pain,” likewise queasiness, can arise from intense

Anxiety or nervousness. Upset triggers throbbing plus aches.

 

Becoming comfortable with public speaking, shooting guns, or otherwise

Rerouting public gatherings doesn’t have to involve brains; guts suffice.

 

 

 

 

 

Taradiddle

 

Petty lies, like invasive plants are neither “white” nor

Insignificant. Instead, their tendrils stretch.

 

As well, pretentious nonsense, that inflated self-esteem

Wrapped in varnished gobbledygook, ouroborically falters.

 

Taradiddle, sadly, stays as common as lice, acne, and other

Unctuous conditions. Slime’s viscous no matter the temperature.

 

Smarmy words, whatever their exhilaration, serve up merely

False reports. We oughtn’t to rely on toadying expressions, ever.

 

 

 

 

 

Gruntled

 

To make merry, otherwise to gladden, delight, cheer up, is the work of

Solid relationships.

 

Other times, it’s useful habits that enable contentment to ooze through

One’s days and nights.

 

Additionally, purposeful goals can swell satisfaction, else gratification

Within mundane passages.

 

Physical health, too, remains celebrated for its capacity to grant some

Among us composure and happiness.

 

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