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Melissa R. Mendelson
Melissa R. Mendelson

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This Will Remain With Us
This Will Remain With Us

A philosophical, liminal, insightful collection of poetry from a difficult time for the collective soul.

2022

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Melissa Mendelson
Melissa Mendelson

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Move Me Poetry

·9 hours ago

I Will Just Pay For This Can Of Beans

Poetry — Her face grew paler with each rising digit. The sound of the scanner drowned out her heart, her hand nearly covering a cereal box. Her eyes moved toward the items coming her way. Another number rose up to greet her. Her lips parted, jaw tightened, and the woman by the register smiled, all too familiar with this…

Poetry

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I Will Just Pay For This Can Of Beans
I Will Just Pay For This Can Of Beans
Poetry

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Published in

The Bad Influence

·11 hours ago

I’m Watching That Series, Ordinary Joe Again

Lately, I’ve been binge-watching shows such Prodigal Son (Season One Only), All of Killjoys (Love. This. Show.), and Beyond (This show really needs one last season), and now what do I watch? Ordinary Joe, and I missed this show. I know it gets confusing with the multiple storylines in alternate…

The Bad Influence

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I’m Watching That Series, Ordinary Joe Again
I’m Watching That Series, Ordinary Joe Again
The Bad Influence

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Move Me Poetry

·May 18

I Recognize You

For My Past Selves — I’m sorry no one was there for you. You were so lost, confused, trying to find yourself, but to no avail because no one had time for you. No wonder you broke down so many times, and there was no rescue at school, neither by student or teacher. They were too busy bullying you, and there was no relief…

Poetry

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I Recognize You
I Recognize You
Poetry

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The Bad Influence

·May 14

I Would Rather Watch That Long Tapeworm On Chicago Med Than The Eleven O’ Clock News

My parents watch the news every night before bed, and they tell me the next day that it made them angry, upset and stressed. Stop watching the news at least before bed, but they don’t listen to me. …

The Bad Influence

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I Would Rather Watch That Long Tapeworm On Chicago Med Than The Eleven O’ Clock News
I Would Rather Watch That Long Tapeworm On Chicago Med Than The Eleven O’ Clock News
The Bad Influence

2 min read


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The Bad Influence

·May 1

Those Jewish Ads Make Me Nervous

What are they really telling me? — I hate seeing those ads on tv. Have we reached that point? Will we be pulled from our homes and loaded onto a train, destined to go somewhere, where we will never return? I know Hate is real. I have met them. I have met them as a child, her…

Poetry

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Those Jewish Ads Make Me Nervous
Those Jewish Ads Make Me Nervous
Poetry

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The Bad Influence

·Apr 1

They Were Terrible Then, They Are So Much Worse Now

Thrifty Words Roundup 100 Challenge #92 and Fifty Words #113: Perserverance — The teacher was running late, and I stared at the door, waiting, trying to ignore the stares and whispers that surrounded me. Two girls sat in front of me, keeping their backs to me, and I saw that they were eating candy, Skittles. They glanced my way, and I avoided…

The Bad Influence

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They Were Terrible Then, They Are So Much Worse Now
They Were Terrible Then, They Are So Much Worse Now
The Bad Influence

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Published in

Move Me Poetry

·Mar 19

There’s Something In My Water

What else am I not seeing? — There’s something in my water. I don’t see anything, but I know I swallowed something, felt it slither downward. Did someone spit in my water bottle, but I just opened it. The clear water mocks me as I stare at it, wondering what lies within its surface? Will I find…

Poetry

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There’s Something In My Water
There’s Something In My Water
Poetry

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The Bad Influence

·Mar 16

Rest In Peace, Charlie Bucket

Next time someone asks, “Would you like some chocolate, Charlie,” say, NO. — There is nothing like a piece of chocolate, especially if you’re not supposed to have any caffeine, but you make a deal with your cardiologist that you won’t have any caffeine except for chocolate. Deal, and I love my chocolate. And I make sure that I have chocolate because if…

The Bad Influence

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Rest In Peace, Charlie Bucket
Rest In Peace, Charlie Bucket
The Bad Influence

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The Bad Influence

·Mar 12

I Seem To Be Caught In A Snail’s Race

And AI is that annoying, fucking hare. — I had once said in another article that January and February are the dead months, the months, where last year curls up and dies while the new one slowly unfolds. It’s still slowly unfolding. It’s the second weekend of March, and I am crawling along, trying to get a feel…

The Bad Influence

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I Seem To Be Caught In A Snail’s Race
I Seem To Be Caught In A Snail’s Race
The Bad Influence

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Published in

The Bad Influence

·Updated Mar 5

It’s Time To Face The Fact: Things Will Not Get Better, But I’m Still Not Giving Up

Thrifty Words 100 Challenge #92 and Fifty Words #113: Perseverance — I started to work for the State of New York in March of 2009. I thought things would change, things would finally get better. I had a steady income, and Medical Insurance, which you do not get from working in Retail. At least, not the stores, where I worked, and…

The Bad Influence

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It’s Time To Face The Fact: Things Will Not Get Better, But I’m Still Not Giving Up
It’s Time To Face The Fact: Things Will Not Get Better, But I’m Still Not Giving Up
The Bad Influence

4 min read

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Melissa R. Mendelson

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