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The beautiful leaves lingering like a genius With its branches having an earring As the fruits ripe Her appetite whets to eat the fruits of her labour Is like a youth springing to maturity With all her sparkling features Having hairs on the stem is natural As it unveils the beauty of womanhood Not to…
The Last Act | Jacob Erin-Cilberto
as bones dry tears irrigate landscapes blushed cheeks, running creeks of mascara blues dark shadows oversee graveyards of feelings and epitaphs of irony form words on stone monuments to the dead fantasies of forever intended “i do’s” i walk through this silent storm during partially moonlit nights and think of you, and you and you…
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The time to have put away certain memory foamed longings may have already passed years ago. Sitting in driveways (always someone else’s) and staring at the damage of front lawns made a mockery of by cell phone towers in the distance transforming simplicity by stunting our dreams, lost roads and small blessings- all that the…
“Social Security” [by Terence Winch]
Social Security No one is safe. The streets are unsafe. Even in the safety zones, it’s not safe. Even safe sex is not safe. Even things you lock in a safe are not safe. Never deposit anything in a safe-deposit box, because it won’t be safe there. Nobody is safe at home during baseball games…
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Enlightened | Kara D. Spain
They tried to pull her back, but the day had come when she realized there was no going back, Enlightened means no return to the way things were – they could never understand that So, they grow more frail by the day, limited in their vision, as ignorance takes root More at https://wovenstanzas.blogspot.com/ and https://lyrical-discovery.blogspot.com/….