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Full Tilt

Go fast Never slow down Sleep when you are dead Rest is for the weak Adages we take too far As we toil away our years Mental health days mocked Are you a wimp Or are you merely lazy? Never … Continue reading

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How Many Lost Words?

How many tales have been lost? To history’s brutal ways Burned for blasphemy Torn apart by fear Never to return to the page Knowledge buried So deep it suffocates to death Stories shredded Cast to the winds and tides All … Continue reading

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The Fractured Void

The crinkling of glass Drowning out all noise Shards crumbling into the void Jagged edges bared Ripping feet to ribbons Dripping precious blood Into the nearing maw Every step Shuddering with fear and pain Unsure if the path is true … Continue reading

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Book Review: Love Aflame by Pamela Beckford

I recently read ‘LOVE AFLAME’ by Pamela Beckford.  I’ve read her previous poetry collections, so I had an idea of what to expect.  She didn’t disappoint.  Here’s the Amazon Review: Pamela Beckford has created another great collection of romance poems. … Continue reading

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Pointless Debate

Opinions differ A simple fact of living Among those with thoughts Beyond the basic needs Screeching one is right Does not prove your point Or disprove what I said Words become sour noise Only key phrases to pounce on As … Continue reading

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Cheers for the Bad Guy?

(Pandora is really giving me some odd songs to work with here.) Cute psycho with a mallet Mouthy assassin with the body count Murderous in their debuts Casual in their sins Overshadowing the heroes With antics off the wall Yet … Continue reading

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Path to Numbness

Stolen hearts and bitter shields Seen as parts of life More common than we think Not as easily healed When the damage is true Bleeding inside From a wound that festers And will never heal completely Leaving a broken soul … Continue reading

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I Am What You See

Who am I? That some may wish to know Not as much a stranger as you think I am the hero and the villain Every monster, god, and goddess They are the masks that I reveal Upon the page and … Continue reading

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To Rise Above

One of those times The world seems mad And chosen me to vent Odd events Reaping stress and frustration Chipping at my mood Forging it into an asp Dripping venom that I know so well Told to rise above Let … Continue reading

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Shrieking Skull of Necrotalis Plains

(Actually surprised I never posted this before.  Swear I did, but I can’t find it in the archives.) An open plain Never crossed by man Home to ghosts And every form of ghoul Slavering for flesh One such beast Is … Continue reading

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