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Premium Member Bougainvillea
Bold, bright...unmistakable 
she dresses in vivid pinks or purples
sometimes splashes of oranges or golds.
Her lavish flashes of flowers shine
and yet...
…brilliant bougainvillea has 
her dark secrets.

Devoid of fragrance 
this fanfare, flowery mistress 
hides her hidden thorns...
…to touch her is 
to become entangled
cut to the quick 
scraped...

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Categories: cut to the quick, beauty, flower,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Covidia
She came from nowhere, mouse-like quiet
At first we thought it’s just a trick
But soon her powers were dark like night
We saw her strength cut to the quick.

Covidia came from foreign lands
But traveled fast with power and speed
And she was subtle with sneaky hands
She quickly knew...

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Categories: cut to the quick, death, depression, endurance, fear,
Form: Rhyme
What True Worship Can Do For You
one day a cargo ship lost control 
and crashed into a busy commercial pier
the determinant cause of the accident
was a lack of daily maintenance and care
for when things don't get the proper care and maintenance
an accident might occur, a possible catastrophic event
as everything man-made has...

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Categories: cut to the quick, devotion, faith, happiness, inspirational,
Form: Narrative

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Sour Turned Friendship
Enriching knowledge was our scope...

But avarice derailed our friendship...

Ostentation unfurled through your face...

Hurricanes of emotion...

The island boy devoured your soul with deceptions..

So u casted mistrustful eye on me...

Am now cut to the quick...

Will however give you that tiny victory but that will be for a...

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Categories: cut to the quick, betrayal, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Answer Me
I carry the torch for thee
Why did you give up me with glee
Was it you wouldn't be caught dead
to identify me as your blood
Did I cork up my love
or were you cheesed off with this low dove
Were you cut to the quick
because of this dimwit...

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Categories: cut to the quick, depression, emotions, feelings, love,
Form: Free verse
Sinful Saturday
Today is the day you really go out and play on sinful Saturday. Well I don't want to bring everybody in, It's about eight out of ten and I'm not trying to put you down so don't jump the gun and frown.

I know some are...

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Categories: cut to the quick, deep, feelings, inspiration, spiritual,
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member Feeling the Love
Sentiment is not easy to express,
You ought to be sensitive to empathy,
And put aside all apprehensions,
Be receptive to all positive vibes that radiate!

Keep aside self esteem and acrimony,
Be compassionate and susceptible to 
understanding,
Listen to the inkling and have patience,
Trust in the aura that prevails !

Feeling...

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Categories: cut to the quick, emotions,
Form: Free verse
My Father the Craftsman Part Ii
Suddenly without bedmate and counterpart 
   one month shy of fifty years, no deity could answer
razor sharp emotional pain cut to the quick 
   recollecting ballroom dancer

himself as a handsome youth so graceful and suave, 
   fast as Bill...

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Categories: cut to the quick, adventure, age, angst, appreciation,
Form: Ballade
No Voice, No Name
Bloody fetus ripped to shreds
Tissue mass scarlet red
Ancient slime, evolution stew
That was all I thought of you
Your life demands inconvience me
I'll kill you now to keep me free
My idol, my god, myself be praised
A sacrifice offering to hell I raise
Your severed life cut to the...

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Categories: cut to the quick, abortion, anger, bereavement, dark,
Form:
Free Fall
I don't know why i always manage to hurt myself on nights like this 
The pain lacks thought and doubt perhaps that's it
(and people don't think i'm a massachist)
it's dull and aching, sharp and tight
it lets me fall asleep at night
 
how do i fall...

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Categories: cut to the quick, depression, happiness, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Rule of Threes Six
The real fealty
Fellowship with Deity
Not aseity

Where is His power?
Do not let His will sour
Why you don't flower

Man is not the cure
His righteousness is manure
God-Man must procure

Can't laugh off this One
Demons in the swine are done
To the cliff they run

"Life gives me more stress"
Listen more and...

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Categories: cut to the quick, bible, muse, religious, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Twas the Night Before December 25th: Part I
twas the night before 12/25, and all through the country
not a believer was praying, not even mitt romney.
s&m gear amassed in closets where stored,
awaiting the moment “santa” showed, to commence the beatings
once more.

the children were awake, because they just couldn’t sleep,
scared that in every shadow...

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Categories: cut to the quick, life, night, love, night,
Form: Free verse
Joker's Folly
Insult the sun and embitter the world
as you live for the day's demise.
A current of crumpled up silver wishes
passed you in the rising tide.
Once in your hollow attractive youth
the world was fooled for a moment.
It dealt you the card of jokerly depth
and looked past your...

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Categories: cut to the quick, sad, me, sun,
Form:
Premium Member Tongue Tattle Tales
Hold your tongue, tie it up tight,
for a loose tongue that strays in devious ways,
can slip and cut deep, too quick, right to bone.
It wags the dog, flaying in many ways failing.

Telltale tongues come in many forms: 
A tongue forked splits and deceives.
A sweet tongue...

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Categories: cut to the quick, senses, words,
Form: Free verse
People In My Business
A many a people in my business, many a people indeed,
many haters hiding in the trenches and they dont even know me,
they wasn't around for my sickness, wasn't around for the struggle,
they wasn't around when i was homeless, wasn't around for my troubles,
up in my...

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Categories: cut to the quick, life, people, people,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things