‘Utilization’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick

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Utilization

Another person’s misdeeds or their flaws,
Are rarely pleasant sights when they are shown,
But I try making such ordeals the cause
Of seeing and disposing of my own.
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Superiority

Although superiority
May lead to trophies on your shelf
Of greater import is to be
Surpassing of your former self.

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Knowing Nobody at Parties

For most folks it is not an easy thing
To be at any social gathering
Where not one soul is known at the affair
While everybody else knows people there.

So when I see folks solely unengaged
I try to make their awkwardness assuaged
By greeting them and speaking cordially
Since I’d appreciate that done for me.

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Russel Winick recently started writing poetry after ending a long legal career. He resides in Naperville, Illinois.