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Open the door — walk free —ever wakefully !
It’s a wet green chill As the dew witnesses a fragile season down the hill Stamping the ground, a foggy mist spills, And anchoring around its bend, and threading thro’ the glades,
By Madhu Goteti a day ago in Poets
Bartender
On the heels of grief, pain bears down hard. On the heels of death, pain awakens the quiet place between the end of our own life and now. Feeling anything is like seeing a film and in black and white, slow motion, all sound turned off. Just watching. Gritting teeth, awkward smiles and bloody red eyes move around, scanning the others who are feeling something I don't want to feel, but I do. Escapism is all I have ever known. ~
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)2 days ago in Poets
"I want to cry"
How do I do it? ** Think Think, Let the memories pinch, ** Stare Stare, Let the eyes well up with the air, ** Bring Bring,
By Parvathi Ja day ago in Poets
Baby steps for the guarded soul
When one appears estranged from their ability to feel, do not apply pressure *** we all know the type... strong-willed, focused, stern... secretly unsettled.
By Lamar Wiggins3 days ago in Poets
Not Study Hall Anymore
You think you are doing your child-self a service, Staying jaded and hurt, As if eight-year-old you always dreamed Of nodding off in the park
By Aubrey Rebecca2 days ago in Poets
Composure in a punchline
The joke I know has a punchline that you might have heard before from me. But was it today- in the same conversation
By Penny Fuller2 days ago in Poets
Expected to Continue
In my thirties I was scheduled to lead an overnight reset at the chain bookstore where I managed. Remove the books. Relocate the fixtures.
By Cali Loria3 days ago in Poets
thirteen ways of stepping towards your fury
one: fill your sleeping sheets with garden dirt; scatter pebbles to remind yourself that rootedness doesn't mean comfort.
By Dane BH3 days ago in Poets

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