Sting

There are several ways to sting a bee
     unfortunately
all require
     the ability to shrink until
you’re small enough to fit
    inside a flower, and
                                        wait.



Hell

Hell’s an easy place to find –
address, the mind.
If heaven happens there as well
I for one can’t tell.



Slip

One grows older, you said –
                        meaning
your body may, but your spirit will no longer,
slip into my bed.



Parties

Parties get better.
People don’t grope –
they talk to each other.
The dud ones smoke dope.

Tom Vaughan


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