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I Don’t Know

You ask me to explain And I say I don’t know You ask me what the future holds And I say I don’t know You ask me if I’m happy And I say I don’t know You ask me what … Continue reading

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Kin

It came in my dream When I was young A beast of solitude The cat of coal and fire We stared at each other In the jungle of my soul With a flash  It jumps into me Makes me understand … Continue reading

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Not an Angel?

I call you an angel Which you casually deny With an impish grin Yet, I always see your wings Folded and off-white More beautiful than those of any bird I can see your halo Crooked, but still pristine Emanating your … Continue reading

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Unraveling

It starts with a single thread Pulled without a care Then another thread Followed by a third Until the tapestry of life Unravels in your hands You try to stitch it back Needing time to think And see the truth … Continue reading

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Specter of the Town

Community Storyboard Weekly Prompt:  This Old House This old house I remember as a child Gutted by fire Decorated by deviants Storms batter its shell Yet it still stands tall This old house Stories were told Legends of death and … Continue reading

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Day in the Nerdy Life

This should counter the dark one.  In response to We Drink Because We’re Poets poetry prompt: Day in the Life of a Nerd. There was a young nerd with some dice Who bought the whole set for a low price … Continue reading

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When the Weather Always Sucks

Mere months ago it was too cold I shivered in my bed Cursing Father Winter For torturing my hearth and home Now I swear it is too hot Sweat flooding from my pours Making sleep a tumultuous affair That I … Continue reading

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The Greatest Sound of Summer

Ring a ding a ling Now the ice cream man is here Unleash the children

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Wishing for the Void

Bring me to the void Where noises cease to be Wrap me in a womb Made of silence and numbness Take my ears and eyes And dash them upon the ground Leave me with my thoughts As I listen to … Continue reading

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Wandering Hands

Been a long time, but I’m doing a We Drink Because We’re Poets Poetry Prompt.  At least if I can keep my hands from wandering off. My attention slips For the briefest moments And off they go again Right moves … Continue reading

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