That truth can be

stranger than fiction’s

a saying

but truth is,

–the truth is–

more often mundane,

a hit-the-snooze

clock to

tick-tock the days

–the laundry,

–the errands,

–the bills that you pay…

the truth is, my couth is

much more intact

than verses I’ve written

more fancy than fact

those starry-eyed stanzas

are my “inner” girl

who loved a boy once

in a whole different world

but truth is, that youth

has grown to her own

1st blush yet in mind

to pen rosy poems

the woman I am

is utterly loyal

+20 years plus+

to the very same

boy

(le)

& truth is, that truth is

buy the book!

(boring)

my cooking job, too

would leave readers snoring

and that’s mostly* why

I wander my mind

to rifle the boxes

the truth left behind.

©Karen Robiscoe

*95%

5% = nunya

Tupper wears

tacky clothes

his plastic pose

is rigid

a waxen chap

his pay per

rap

for deep freeze nap

predicted

I’d gladly bag

him

for a fag

& flagon

of religion,

a pretzel dipped

in mustard

whipped

to Eucharist

by bishops.

©Karen Robiscoe

your DNA’s the

AND of you U

the Broadwidth &

the Band of U

the deepest-seated plan of U

a basted, helixed strand of U

–an energy vibrating.

your RNA’s

important, too

a chain of tides

but single nukes,

the peppy squad

a Lettered few,

whose message

dipped in GUAC aids 2

–proteins integrating.

Sew walk the wire

that gets U thrU

ringing rungs

which strum is new

trust in strings

>the ladder’s U<

your song of Be

in cosmic spew

–composing your translation.

©Karen Robiscoe

the aRt of ♥

and heat in hate

is broken part

of puck or saint

not soul

not sign

but common plaint

on down the line

from low to great

its mimicry

beyond charade

true–different climes

refute its weight

still

timbRe

falls

at

silenced

gate

unheard

(by all)

a would-be state

a wisdom that

could satiate

that long defined

a

torn

embrace

a filial

base

or learned mate

persistent

~roar~

will resOnate

with rest of Pride

within the 8

refusing lie

of tannic fate

from water

–wine

a potent

grape.

©Karen Robiscoe