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SKIMP on the dessert,

GLEAN a few more years, the

PAYEE for our choices keeps careful accounts.

BRAVO to me for stopping at one donut.

HONEY, I don’t mean to be a

CYNIC, and I don’t want to

DAUNT you, but you can’t just

CHIRP at the birds and expect them to obey you.

TOOTH ache getting worse, I
SKULK to the dentist, hoping for a
BRISK visit, but no, they
SLOSH my mouth with water and start drilling.

ETHIC of the cross treats friend and enemy

ALIKE, which is to love, as the

BIRTH, parables, miracles of the one

SLAIN showed, turning enemy into friend.

CHEST heaving, side stitching

SHRUB tromping, water chugging:

CREDO of outdoorsy exercise

BELOW my comfort preference.

FALSE hopes without dying daily,

LUSTY instants without life pledges,

EMPTY words without normal conversations,

FLESH without soul.

PURGE thoughts of fancy restaurants,

OPINE on simpler dates like

LILAC meadows, golden sunsets,

CHEAP for your wallet, priceless to your girl.

SLATE smooths out over the years when used as a

BENCH for so many tired butts on this trail steep enough to

QUASH many a dream of a fun outing with the family,

FOGGY memories of the trail being easier (or bodies being younger).