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Betsy Rodriguez Poem
Just before release
You looked up at the sky
The world turned pitch black
Even with the sun shining down your back
Eyes trembled
And palms sweat
Time stopped
Never to be resumed again
You wish and wish to turn it back
But suddenly dizziness pulls you out
You realize with a broken heart
The world never stops for anyone
So you do the only thing you can
You drop to your knees
And let the dreadful scream out
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Betsy Rodriguez Poem
A lifeless wasteland
With no escape
No sound
No single date
Frozen solid nightmares prayed
Bare bones pricked, cracked and blazed
Phantom birds wouldn’t chirp
Silent stupors waited still
For life to disappear
To break a dreamless state
To stop and freeze
To disappear
11/27/22
Pick-A-Title, Vol 33
Edward Ibeh
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Betsy Rodriguez Poem
I won all my trophies
In a blood stained dress
Middle of the stairs
I tripped, they stared
Every step you take
Is a cut in vain
So realize before it’s too late
The whispers, the laughing
The screams, the war
The phantom songs
Playing in the background
The world they created
The life you believed in
The house of cards
Meticulously crafted
Will burn down
With you inside it
11/26/22
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 21
Mark Toney
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