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Ferryman's Pole, Part 4

...The stump of one spar poked above the rest beside me slope descending
And I roped that spit in the hope that it would not have me on the fire turning
On that fire burning

I tied one end to my sa...

The Silent Kiss

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"The most eloquent silence; 
      that of two mouths meeting in a kiss.
                            ~ anonymous


I'm tenderly held in your arms each night
   as we meld with sile...

A man of Rituals

...
I fell in love with a dangerous man,
a man whose shadow walked ahead of him,
whose eyes carried the silence
of graves unmarked.

He spoke in the language of fire,
his whispers smelt of blood ...

Mickey Mouse

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        Contest: Cartoon Character Clerihew
   Judged:  8/17/2025 6:29:00 AM
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
Placement: First
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Wa...

Wordspill

...My cheeks mopped by tearstains,
heart tainted by swallowed sobs.
Yet somehow, when you listen,
words don't want to be heard. 
But don't leave me alone,
embrace me tighter in the night.
Suppress...

It Sounded Like You Were Trying To Evict The Words From Their Home On Your Tongue

...I have been watering it for months—
the small black bulb in the cupboard
that I never let touch sunlight.
It swelled in the dark,
fed on steam from my cooking breath,
fat with the whispers I nev...

That Pause Between Summer And Autumn

...The footprints of Summer are left to fade
garnished by Autumn as it starts to slow
and steals the sunlight with its dim-lit shade
as the seasons begin to ebb and flow

The Autumn's nip chills it...

Pain is Beauty

...As she twists within,
Consuming our minds with fear and loathing,
And when we lose a petal each day because of her,
We forget.

For every time I have wept beneath the terrors of past events,
Un...

First Steps Funerals and Nanas Hands

...First Steps Funerals and Nana's Hands 

By Evelyn Aimarie

2 days after my Nana's funeral
My oldest son took his first steps. 
She was my grandmother on my father's side, but more like a mother...

The Rites of Business

...When one hits pay-dirt
How far can this go

The thrill in success is habit forming
Success becoming currency of the day’s blo'

Materialism playing a heavy hand as judgment
With minions waitin...

The Village On the Water VII

...Raised Stone-Tablet eternally abiding under 
  Towering Heavens endless span; and in its 
   Solititude...charts the migrations of our 
 Highest Lord's cestial rockets.
  
Because of Stone-Table...

THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN

...It feels like the walls
are closing into silence
each breath tighter than the last
as if love itself might end our existence.

I lie here, half a human
reaching for air and you.
You're holding...

Taming of the Raw

...Most everyone falls in love with raw and beautiful
whether it be a raspy woman or haunted forest.
We free fall because they're untamed and indifferent.
Bathed in shades of Vincent Green or Pablo b...

my rapist's follow request on facebook

...ping!
like pavlov's dog,
i glance 
quick
at my phone
new facebook follow request.
i click the account
click!
my rapist. 
it's been nearly 14 years since the first the time
he laid his hands...

Endgame in Exile

...I
At eleven, Tehran’s burning blaze,
Sleeve rolled high to meet the weight,
A Guard’s cold fist—a question raised—
A scar that shapes my fragile fate.

II
At sixteen, classroom doors collide,
...

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