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Richard LeDue

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As Grey Hairs Make Love to the Silence

 

by Richard LeDue

 

 

Drunk at 6 PM,

losing count of your drinks,

 

of the hours piled up through the day

like dirty clothes thrown in the floor

not from passion, but from laziness,

 

and of the years, making promises

you knew were lies, yet listened to

because you couldn’t do any better.


Grey Clouds Again

 

by Richard LeDue

 

 

Rain pelting a puddle

somehow reminds me of that person,

who always smiles,

regardless who died,

and the only metaphorical umbrella

I can muster is to smile myself

when sitting alone,

trying not to think

about all the dead I know,

who must have done something right

because they have better things to do

than to haunt me. 



Lost Among Rising Mortgage Rates

 

by Richard LeDue

 

Sunrises flat as dollar bills,

while the living room picture window

may as well be closed eyes,

and your neighbour's new truck whispers

about how your tiny, fuel-efficient car

reflects all the loveless nights

you lie awake, all the mornings

when the alarm clock argues

with the silence

over who owns your soul. 



Richard LeDue (he/him) lives in Norway House, Manitoba, Canada. He has been published both online and in print. He is the author of ten books of poetry. His latest book, Sometimes, It Isn't Much, was released from Alien Buddha Press in February 2024.                                     


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