Midnight Gloss
The city exhales steam like a tired beast,
its breath pooling in alleyways
where no one walks anymore.
Cold, wet cobblestones gleam
like the backs of forgotten coins,
each one holding a secret
you must step lightly not to disturb.
Streetlamps blink like they’re remembering
how to dream—
orange halos shivering on the slick asphalt,
casting shadows
with no one to belong to.
Shop windows sleep behind
grimy
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Categories:
gloss, america, city, gothic, international,
Form: Free verse
Polish
Polish
by Michael R. Burch
Your fingers end in talons—
the ones you trim to hide
the predator inside.
Ten thousand creatures sacrificed;
but really, what's the loss?
Apply a splash of gloss.
You picked the perfect color
to mirror nature's law:
red, like tooth and claw.
I thought about titling or subtitling this one “A mini-ode to manicure” but thought
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Categories:
gloss, animal, culture, earth, environment,
Form: Free verse
Gloss
Peach colored lips but rose colored tears
Red apple cheeks but cherry colored fears
She painted her face
One stroke, two strokes, three strokes, four
A need to feel perfect was felt deep in her core
Cinnamon colored eyes but amber insecurities
A frosty glow on her nose to hide her impurities
She hid behind her gloss, her luster, her shine
But monsters
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Categories:
gloss, beauty, for teens,
Form: ABC
A Little Bit of Gloss
With a little bit of gloss
They are gods to those
Fooled by the pronunciation
Of a word
Or expensive clothes
Fit for a social king
How fickle are we
When a man's worth is
Akin to his accent
And the vintage he drinks
Praise to the man that can hide
Himself so well as to not be found
The outside
That covering that hides so much
Outshines
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Categories:
gloss, love, parody, social,
Form: Prose
- Autumn Silver Gloss Small Pearls -
Raindrops roll on my window
like tears on a cheek
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Categories:
gloss, autumn, day, nature, rose,
Form: Verse
My Lip Gloss:
my lip gloss is propen my lip gloss is cool i come to school to brake the rules.
and you think you bad ya!
cuz your a *** ya!
you need a rag
to wash your ass.
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Categories:
gloss, people
Form: Lyric
Robust Chestnut Gloss Sheen
Golden water glittering through
delicate weeping willow leaves
Swans swimming on the lake
Grand house on top of the hill
neatly framed with many trees
Shingled roof peaked gables
Large arched windowed eyes
Carpeted flowers staircases
Marble floor, chequered hall
Dining room living room den
Settee Louis XVI parlor chair
Deep yellow blue pink letter
Clatter of six sets
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Categories:
gloss, family, nature, passion, places,
Form: Verse