I Am Tired Of Bending Over

By: Thomas Christensen

Another dandelion
FUCK!
I thought
All had been pulled
For there were only three
Yesterday, I know
By their roots
I pulled them up

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Thomas and his wife have lived in Mishawaka for over 34 years. He earned a BS degree from Purdue.  Thomas is a poet, writes short stories, wood carver and wood worker.  Several of his poems have been published in Word Play Anthology I (2017), Word Play Anthology II (2018), on-line at Shari Wagner’s (Indiana Poet Laureate 2016 – 2017) web site, Through The Sycamores (Issues: September and October 2017), and at Mojave Heart Review (Issues 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13). He has been writing poetry for over 50 years.  Thomas often does poetry readings at The Poetry Den, South Bend, and at Word Play Open Mic, Elkhart.