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Tertiary

a stream-of-consciousness poem

By Randy BakerPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Tertiary
Photo by Anatol Rurac on Unsplash

One, two,

three the hard way.

There it is,

the rule of thirds.

Two heads are better than

one, but three heads

is a little weird.

Heads or tails?

Flipping.

Spinning.

Heads it is.

One, not two, and

certainly not three.

What's up with three?

More than a couple, but

less than a few.

Not a very popular

number,

if you ask me.

Third time is a charm,

but three strikes you're out.

Which is it?

Third wheel

ring a bell?

No, not very

popular at all.

Two is company,

three is a crowd.

Third World.

Eyes wide open,

staring at the clock

blinking red,

it's 3:00 AM.

Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Randy Baker

Poet, author, essayist.

My Vocal "Top Stories":

* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman

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    Written by Randy Baker