At the city park,
the playground gleamed
beneath a ruthless summer sun~
all steel and consequence.
The jungle gym was
a mountain range of
hot rungs and skinned knees.
The slide could blister
the backs of bare legs by noon.
But the merry-go-round
was legendary!
A circle of metal bars
spun by us wiry kids
who believed speed itself
was a worthy ambition.
We ran alongside,
shoving hard,
then leapt aboard,
breathless and triumphant.
Those who held on
stayed.
Those who didn't
left in spectacular fashion~
rolling through dirt and crabgrass,
wearing gravel
like temporary medals.
No one explained the rules of survival.
The machine did that.
Round and round,
it taught us
what childhood rarely says aloud:
The world moves faster than expected.
Grip what matters.
Laugh when you fall.
Climb back on.
Years later,
I understand why I
so vividly remember
the merry-go-round~
Not because it carried me,
but because it let me go.
Sunset depends on whether one
is looking up or down, angle changes
perspective – at the horizon it is all
sort of the same anyway. Day and
night a circular contraption, the mechanics
of stars and planets. Our sun the center
of existence for us most would agree,
the hub of light and shadows, how we
mostly live in the shades, where things
meet and crisscross. Transitions our
greatest mysteries, topics morphing
often without warning. Weather, surf
and sea, glaciers on the move, the
human relationships most confounding of all!
Found a book with some rose petals
pressed between the pages...God knows
how long they have been there, a volume
of great antiquity. Someone carefully placed them
long gone – perhaps promises made; I hope they
yet carry? History badly repeats itself! Wishing
love goes on as well...set aside a fond dimension,
safe from both heaven and hell.
As I travelled, the earth seemed round
Now it turns out flat
I’ve become a lurked homebound
Or something like that
I fell for a big mistake
Immigration police went mental
Claimed my bank account was fake
And I dream to settle
In their land of milk and honey
Living secretly
And most likely begging money
Quite vehemently
So I lost my interest
In rounding the earth
No more plans to be a guest
Of the hosts ungenerous
And I couldn’t get to you
Dear love of mine
Now it seems that we both knew
That our truth’s in wine.
A SAFE ROUNDTRIP
The sun rose and left.
The moon waxed throughout the night:
Sleep waned; I awoke:-
.
thuh cashmere
pink sprinkle'd
strawberry
thigh long frock
mine
Every time i am down and depressed,
My hand pickes up the razor,
As I stared at the razor blade inside that shelf, so satisfying. The bright lights in that bathroom casted my stare over the silver blade. My mind continues to say, "This may be the last time, if you finally cut deep enough."
So I try my best not to make a sound
Heart pounding,My mind fills with thoughts like a marry go around-I am so confused,
what to do next? Do I spare myself another day? Is that the easy way out or is it just my thoughts on that marry go round?
I just dont know what to do!
"If you don’t do it now then you’ll never do it for yourself." These words repeated in my head and just like that the sound of little feet come running down the hall and out the bathroom I go.
We'll have to start over
Because we no longer exist,
I'm in LOVE and in PAIN with that razor blade
NATURE’S MERRY-GO-ROUND
Bright green leaves waving,
Knowing they’ll soon be falling:
Leaving naked trees.
Naked trees, teased by winter,
Springing new leaves for summer:-
yellow slicker loves the rain
little girl’s ponytail bouncing along in time
white daisy petals drinking greedily
Morocco inflicts heartbreak on Netherlands
Oranje sent home packing after knockout
Round of 32 drama didn’t disappoint
Overcome by emotion — both sides
Cody Gakpo scores opening goal pointing to heaven
Chaotic 3-2 penalty shootout leaves Saibari shirtless
Onto the round of 16 showdown with Canada
IRAN, WE WILL, POUND
TRUMP IRAN, MERRY-GO-ROUND
HELICOPTER DOWNED
Ya'll fe Ought La tune?
Say song, yeah?
dance: dance no?
la musica dancsey
boogie,boogie
groovey, groovey!
ya'll dance si?
ah, boogie woogie, boogie!
La fe' gotta pretty one
clap, clap le fe'
boogie woogie boogie!
atta Bouis
atta Bouis!
Ya'll sangin' Yeah!
ya'll sangin Yaeh?
come on
boogie, woogie,boogie!
Now Roux Bouis gotta
pretty one
Roux Bouis gotta pretty one
look ya'll
look ya'll
same one!
Skin felt the pain
While playing a peaceful golfing game
Challenging the course’s blister campaign
Terrorizing the toe
Forcing a temporary surgical sew
Oh
No
To keep this show
On the go
They must know
Basic health care
Not to scare
Removing infected nail
Transporting remains towards the waste management pail
Bloody and red
Now dead
Left as trash
Above the fairway grass
Next to Frank’s Furter
Who was murdered
After pork barrel spending
And over lending
Worth commending
Pending
Cooking the links
Hearing what others think
About another medical review
Of the pinkie one too
Country club house bound
And the parfect round
No bogeys in sight
Feeling right
Since all has healed
Closing the deal
Without a squeal
Or scream
From the green
Manicured and pristine
Ready for a four-day dream
They came one by one.
Together they were marching to the tune.
Their party hats and spoons.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 2nd place 2026
the merry-go-round horses are a bit off today
dancing and prancing their hooves in a clever way
even the children realize something is amiss
as they turn and blow each other a child-like kiss
I hang on to my steed, loving this carousel so
will he jump off and over the hill next go?
I am bouncing and pouncing, laughing too
I have already lost my hat, a sock and a shoe.
Chuck Norris is in heaven right now
He is pleading my case to God
He will get the Job Done
I Love Kamila Helen Dupalova more than anyone else
She is my best friend more than everyone else
I Love you Kami like I Love No One else
You Milla are beyond belief
Diamond of Czechia you Ignite my spirit like no one else
Kamca I adore everything about you
Kamera you are the picture of perfection in my eyes you could do no wrong
Heaven could offer me everything without you it all is nothing to me
for 20 years I have dreamed about you Kelly
You know me deeper in ways no one else ever will
my every wish is to be with you
Chuck Norris is my deepest Road Dog him DMX are with Jesus right now talking about us
I Love you Kami more than all else but I know I am High Vibrational One With Jesus One With Kami
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