Classic Star Trek 

Have you seen 

Captain Kirk on a bender

Drinking Saurian Brandy.

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Demanding from McCoy

Acting like a wild man 

In Episode five.

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It’s truly crazy

I recommend checking it out

On Paramount Plus.

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He gets split 

Into two distinct separate personalities

Docile and evil.

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Classic Star Trek

We saw on Channel thirteen

On Sunday afternoons.

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At age six 

When life was simple then

In my youth….

-AAA 11/12/2024

Street Lights, Yesterday and Today 

When street lights turn on we take a double 

Remembering in childhood of the trouble

We could never ever be late 

As our parents would wait 

As we turned the nob on the front door

It’d be a welcome or punishment for sure 

I had my first watch at that time 

Always checking, to prevent this crime

Many calendars later I’m far older

As the street lights up I bravely soldier

Out for a night on the town or a drink 

Walking the boulevards, pause and think

Growing was easier but curfews did stink…

-AAA 10/04/2024