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And Now The Twilight

she had no reaction as I entered the room my mother
had no clue I just ran up two flights of stairs
though she did gaze at me as if to say what’s your point
her words making a feeble attempt to pass through lips
that drooped and appeared quite numb
her wanting stare the polaroid of a child

gone now

Paper cuts

Poetry often feels like paper-cuts,
your emotions will sting with each letter.
A belief writing will help you get numb,
at times that is not how this process goes.
You have to bleed out the happy and sad,
with each cathartic word you are centered.

Pulsating feelings now clear and centered,
still you are left with painful paper-cuts.
All you want is to

Phantom Sounds

I am overcome with a sense of dread,
when hearing talk of that leg injury. 
It becomes an atrocious time machine 
throwing me viciously on to my couch. 
Will it ever feel like normal again?
I wish I could just flush bad memories. 

My mind is now flooded with memories 
and I am vibrating with rhythmic dread.
I’m

To a future Lover

I am watching 3 inches off of the floor,
The man outside waits at my door
I know the screams from within the box 
Howl and call upon your order upon the rocks
But I know you can hold your tongue 'till the end of the night
And I know you can wait until I seem right.

Feel your spite,

The Lone Cowboy and the Cactus Land

He rides beneath a sky of burning light,
A shadow stretching wide across the plain.
His boots are weathered, his hands are stiff with dust,
Yet in his eyes, the calm of open land.
The cactus stands vast, hard and still—
Green scars that mark the path he must make.

Each choice he’s made, each trail he’s had to make
Leaves dried

My Forever Friend

Rare and precious is my friend so loyal.
He is forever faithful, always true.
In this life, I owe him pure devotion.
He is to me, an anchor strong and sure.
All of these and more describe how loving
And imperishable, this friendship eternal.

A lifetime has forged our bond eternal
Into a friendship that is beautifully loyal.
Naturally seamless and loving
Undeniably fortified

Sestina of Autofill

I am an evening of scented season,
wondering if you've given me
this stairway with the gold curls. 
Who changed her name to Stacy?
Later in my throbbing red heart,
you were forest green and lush apples.

I have learned to pick my apples,
the reddest ones no matter what season.
Then you wormed your way into my heart,
gnawing away the discretion

New year new you

As we sit in anticipation watching the clock countdown
Our minds racing filled with thoughts of renaissance
The talk turns slowly to the making of vows 
And we think about sleep and the years reset 
After everything that edified us as we celebrate 
What will this year bring as we welcome the outset 

Filled with optimism at

Their locket

In the symphony of love, there is a resonance,
where hearts beat in harmony, finely attuned.
Two souls entwined, finding completeness
together; they dwell by the warm hearth.
In their eyes, a promise made evermore,
within their palms grasp, a treasured locket.

One half holds a memory in this locket,
A reminder held near his heart of her resonance,
In hers, a ballad

Christina Wrote A Sestina On The Nina

Christina why do you laugh
   at the men with whom you make love?
Do you have beliefs, any hopes?
Do you cry?
Do you need?
Do you fear?

Christina tell me all your fears
Ignore the devil when he laughs
Like me I know you need
   someone special to love
I say "In the rain we all cry
 

The Crow

I looked to the trees and first saw the crow
When it called out it’s voice sounded coarse
He stared for a second, but then flew away
And I followed on foot because I could not fly
I hurried after that small speck of black
Along a tiny woodsy path

But I soon had to leave the path
If I wanted to

Deanna's Waiting

Deanna's waiting
With all the emotions of a young women cascading
Now the bend in the creek
Makes her knees weak
And her thoughts of this man are
Filling a heart set to clamour
You bet her sighs matter

When we met in our eyes
It was love at first sight
So don't let this moment end
Or it's my heart that'll rend
I didn't know

Cherry Pie

The taste lingers, 
A thought conveys 

Childhood at its best, 

The idea hovers 

The feelings engender 

The deeply converged experiences in my chest! 

 
I remember the fruit 
The sugars divine, 

The crusty pastry defined, 

The shape of the slice, 

The triangular trick 

Exquisitely, to my observation, delicately refined! 


Who wants a piece? 
Who'd like

The Night You Kissed Me

In the still of the night, where shadows softly kiss,
Our hearts beat in sync, beneath the silent stars.
A touch so tender, as dreams entwine in secret,
The world fades away, and only we are awake.
Your lips on mine, a whispering promise of more,
In that fragile moment, eternity seemed to start.

Stars above us witnessed our hearts, igniting

Witching

In a dark and shadowy forest, witches dwell,
Casting magic spells and brewing potions old,
Their cauldrons bubble with a ghostly hue,
Fiendish creatures roam the woods, bewitched,
By the power of these eerie enchantresses,
Who weave their sorcery through the night.

The moon shines bright upon this eerie night,
As the witches gather in their secret dell,
With cackling laughs, they work

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