Best Bruised Poems

A letter to my wounds,
fragranced with powdered incense,
every word woven from carnelian ink,
beauty lies in the readers heart,
bruised syllables define nothing,
when everything phrased and vented,
are mere signs of bravery, 
flowing in eloquence. 
So, see beyond vague verses,
crafted from mystical metaphors,
and sanguine similes,
there streams,
truth of a...

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    Your wings aren't broken,
just bruised and singed.  
From holding them too tightly 
against the burning breast of indifference.
Battling storm, surf, sweet siren songs
blood fish praying for your falter...
but you fought them off one by one.
    Atop the...

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Certain moments make this all worthwhile

'Random' presets left but to defile 


Blink your eyes to see the flash of white

Blink once more to gain a different sight


Milliseconds gazing at the stars

In which I understood you as you are


And in that time the notion came to...

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Never let go, the
strand of my hair
tucked behind 
your stare

Exquisitely soft,
as my fingers
cross..

Even the simplest
of touches, burn
their imprints
into the skin,

So that every root
and every vein
I have felt, 

Whispers your name....

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My sad life story lacks glory.
Fathomless singed pain bears my name
as echoed in gray rhapsody.
My sad life story lacks glory 
and will bruise thru eternity
for no quietus seeks its aim.
My sad life story lacks glory.
Fathomless singed pain bears my name.




... CayCay Jennings
March 27, 2018...

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Bare hands stirring over my body
Little resistance, pushed against wall
Echoing of my scream shivered down
Strong figure felt like a known to me
The stare sensed me of my own blood
Little did I know, Dad about you..
...

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Too high
on Rye

Make pass
at Lass

Her date?
Six-eight

Out weighed
(DISmayed!)

BRIEF brawl
Get mauled...

Forsooth!
(Loose tooth)

Oh my!
(Black eye)

Behold!
(Out cold)

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Sunlight
Too BRIGHT

I ache
I quake

I heave
I grieve

Poor me
(Agree?)...

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In the dreary whisper of midnight’s groan,
when streets escape the punctured cry
of thinning breaths, a line of stars blinks
trading some warmth with human arms...

beyond numbing sighs this dark possesses,
there are more wrists handcuffed on tainted
metal of cups and breadcrumbs for waifs,
as youngsters huddle in damp...

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Grief that constricts my heart,
Cages its screaming walls,
Grinding its bars roughly into its flesh…
Where they meet, blood oozes, 
Life does what it chooses,
Heart shies away from the pain of its mesh.


[unsure as to whether to continue]...

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Her spirit was made of pastel colours, glitter, tears and light
Her heart was made of smiles, strength and dynamite 
She wore courage on her sleeve and bravery on her face
She welcomed resilience with a warm embrace 

A part of her was the moon who rose...

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Plea of the 'Bruised Reed' 

 On my knees; my head low
What to say I don't know
Can not speak yet it seems
though no words my heart screams 

But that's the sound you hear
more than a word spoke clear 
Each tear rings as stirred chimes
Each one...

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Who cares?
Whom fares this sea?


See, hear the tongues lashing.
Forces clashing in every mind:
love blind...

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I got bruises and imperfections. 
Addictions and insurrections.
I'm just looking for a place to find some rest.
I got goosebumps and yellow jaundice.
Ain't had a haircut since bout last August.
Wishing for a place to lay my head.
.
I'm just searching for something real.
Not looking for another way...

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What makes a man 
Want to take power from his wife?
Who is the man 
That sits and plots to take her life?
Where is the man
I once married without strife?
As the years pass me by 
I realize why he should envy
As time, courage, and wisdom pass...

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TEDDY AND I 

Teddy is my childhood cuddly toy,
Who brought me a lifetime of joy,
He listened to all my baby cries,
Biding his time to reveal
His surprise!
I sucked on his ear, 
Had a regular chew,
Whilst I spoke to him in 
Gobbly  goo!
One day I dropped...

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