Familiarity
So often one sees people
Acting closer than they are.
Excess familiarity
At first just seems bizarre.
But people crave the closeness
That our modern times impede.
Which causes the exaggeration
Many seem to need.
Time-Saving Drivers
Drivers speeding recklessly,
Alarmingly behave.
You wonder what they’ll do with the
Few minutes that they save?
Russel G. Winick recently began writing poetry at nearly age 65, after concluding a long career as an attorney. Langston Hughes’ work is his primary inspiration. Several dozen of Mr. Winick’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in over a dozen online and print venues.
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