grist for the mill
...O pure hearts, never forget my words,
When you listen to this pretentious, you give him
grain to be milled,
When you look at this fool, you give him
Grist for the mill.
Thus is the world made,...
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Categories:
purs, 9th grade, appreciation, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Martha brae witch
...There's certainly no right or wrong way to survive war to survive a taino curse on your ancestors we grow we know we move past taino forever currents flowing backwards as we grieve the loss of loved ...
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Categories:
purs, allah,
Form: Naat
Standing Ground
...
I
awake,
to movement
up the stairway,
along the hallway,
stealthily to my door.
I cower, crouch down, hidden.
Then hear the bedroom door unlatch,
hold tight my breath through purs...
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Categories:
purs, child abuse, courage, dark,
Form: Lanterne
Purse and Chicken
...purse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chickenpurse and chicken purse and c...
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Categories:
purs, age, allah, america, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Intoxicated Availability.
...sex and hairspray,
its what her image screams.
her lips smeared with 99 cent gloss.
vodka and whisky lingering on hot breath.
fishnet stockings,
a hole in one knee.
eyeliner smudged by the humi...
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Categories:
purs, life, loss, people, social,
Form: Free verse