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Archive for the ‘Poetry Corner’ Category

Poetry Corner Friday: A Pretty Girl (in five movements)

Quiet and wind.
Wind stings
the dry patches under her eyes…

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Poetry Corner Friday: Rain

I brace my shoulder
at the wind.
“I’ll make it home…”
but I don’t believe it.

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Poetry Corner Friday: The Breakup

But he loved her so!
She had to know…
He couldn’t bear to watch her go…

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Poetry Corner Friday: Penelope and the Chickadee

He draws near
cautiously.
“For you,” she says.

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Poetry Corner Friday: One Woman Army

…and yet somehow
the troops keep
rebelling…

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Poetry Corner Friday: Makeup sex

Warped like a broken record
blurred worse than my vision [...]

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Poetry Corner Friday: Out of Poetry

The ceiling fan spins my thoughts that muddy stagnant lake is there motion at the bottom? my pen in hand silent pen the ceiling fan spins while I sit empty wondering if I’ve finally run out of poetry…

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Poetry Corner Friday: Even flowers cry

The flower shakes…
But it must be something more than fear
of violence from those who tread without care…

(inspired by the image from TheKoopaBros)

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Poetry Corner Friday: she sleeps

Her eyes flutter
Closed
“You need the light off?” [...]

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Poetry Corner Friday: Walking

I can keep walking
until I crawl.
I can keep crawling
until I fall. [ . . . ]

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