Young Adult Novel

Move along pages
Youth complies little
Breathing swiftens
Novel excuses no mortal
Heartbeat is a cannibal
Towards the novel
Extremities become red
As time brings down the senses
No human can endure
The pages therein
And heartache ensues
Over nothing real

Russell Sivey
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Trifiatis Avatar
July 16, 2017 at 7:54 AM
I see your education in poetry has brought a dynamism directness to your writing characteristics that make me expect great poems to come from your part my friend Russell! Welcome back my friend!
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July 15, 2017 at 2:43 PM
- As dreams and imagination, we must distinguish between true and false - Great written, Russell - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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