the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » coffeehouse http://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Mediocrity redeemed http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/mediocrity-redeemed/ http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/mediocrity-redeemed/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 As necessity siphons good habits
and in pain God screams,
patience waits behind lumber trucks
serenading songs about wooden deaths,
forgotten like coffeehouse table formulas for world peace;
penned in crayons, marked, yet
ripped, torn, and thrown in the dumpster out back.
Redeeming the mediocrity of life,
you, hardly seen, but experienced consistently.

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