Author: Ajmorse

A Woman President

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To the Opposition:

A woman should be president
Do we have enough accessories?
Should we pin up your politics?
Should we clean up the mess we see?

Should we tie up a policy
in a neat little bow?
There’s no reason for drama
please, enough with the show

We’re not your courtesans
Or eye candy on stage
We’re not here to flaunt your ribbons
While you trap us in a cage

We won’t type your memos
while you admire our bra size
We’ll file your harassment along with
all your stupid small-pinched-lies

And while you slander us
We’re tying our kids shoes
We’re fighting in combat zones,
making headlines in the news

We’re scientists and astronauts
We’re surgeons and vets
We have our own voices and money
But there’s been no presidency yet

And while we gather our courage,
you tell us that we’re weak
Please shut your damn mouth
and let the women speak

We’ll tell you

A woman should be president
It’s not about IF we can
It’s because men are afraid
because we’re smarter than them

Hah…I love this one. And not just because it’s about women’s rights and all that good stuff. It’s because this poem is sure to piss some people off…and I’m here for it. Boy, am I here for it.

I dread the results of this election. The next few days are going to be so stressful. Here’s hoping! <3🤞🗳️

~AJM

the subway

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rocketing through darkness
through holes underneath the earth
like a fast-moving worm or a snake
all kinds of humans jostle from side to side

a loud screech, and i’m to mind the gap for the 60th time and outside
the smell of piss and dirt and exhaust
someone yells manhgoes!
because I want to eat fresh fruit
in darkness and dust

an old woman sits on a bench
her feet are black with dirt
bruises and sores on her legs
her arms are crossed
her eyes, too
everything she owns, is in a few plastic bags within reach

we scurry past
just another unpleasantness
a forgotten thing
in the darkness beneath the earth

This one was inspired by a recent trip to NYC last weekend… which is why I missed posting last Monday, actually. Saw a Yankee game, among other things! Maybe I’ll do a blog post about it later this week if I have time. Happy Monday!

-AJM

Monday-est of Mondays

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late for work today

twisted my ankle walking

miserable rain

Forgot to get a post ready last night, sick with bronchitis and a sinus infection, it’s rainy and dark, and turned my ankle walking into work. 😭😭  I’d like a redo for today, thank you!

AJM

Case of the Mondays

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time to sleep
it’s time i keep
close to myself
when the day is done
reality creeps in
and brings with it
hopelessness

It’s so difficult to be ON all of the time. I think it’s okay to make space for the crappy emotional health days. I certainly had my share of them last week. It’s important to come back, though, if you can… and know if you have more sad says than most, you’re not alone. ❤

–AJM

Where Did the Summer Go

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Where did the summer go
We’re heading back to school
I miss the warmth already
As the nights are getting cool

I want those long days in the sunshine
I want the afternoons at the beach
The warm nights that last forever
Lighting bugs flashing out of reach

I want iced tea in a frosted glass
BBQ chicken and mac and cheese
Fireworks so close you can touch them
I want a sunburn, even, please–

I want picnics with the family
I want to taste a summer rain
I want to hug the skies forever
I want to come back home again

Life happens. Did not get a chance to get this posted on Monday. I hope everyone has a great week!

AJM

Dream-Lies

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Some of my classmates are getting old
I see the wrinkles beneath their eyes
Their hair is gray, their children are grown
Were the dreams we dreamed just lies

Some said
I want to go to Hollywood and party with the stars
I’ll own a house in malibu and several shiny cars
I’ll paint with fields of color and start an artist’s revolution
I’ll save the whales and sea turtles and remove plastics from the ocean

And still for others
These dreams are dreams left up high on an empty shelf
But the biggest dream I ever dreamed was the life I live myself