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Opiate of the Sky

I can see through my eyelids, lies the color of indigo- worn on the sleeves of the world. And when they crawl through lips I will know. I can melt the world into ink with heat- from the sun that swallows indigo. And we can either hold our breath, or breathe the color of violet like air. The answer should be clear as starlight sprinkled over blackened sky. And I- am the opal moon, emperor of peach strained dusk You don't know what I can do.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 3/24/2016 9:00:00 PM
courtney baker, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA...
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Date: 7/27/2015 3:38:00 PM
LOVE IT
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Date: 9/15/2012 12:45:00 AM
Lovely write Courtney! Clever use of descriptive words -it paints great imagery. Nice!
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Date: 9/10/2012 6:10:00 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you this morning Courtney. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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