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Red the Imposter

poem by Martyn Grindrod

Red is Romance It's God is Isis Red is Hell Identity Crisis Red is sexy Temptress alluring Red is Tempestuous Bloodthirsty uncaring Red is lust lipstick tempting Red is Devil Evil ,uncaring Red is Sunset ... Read more

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Ephemera

poem by P Mason

Ephemera ..... You left as quickly as you arrived. Suddenly. Between these ends there were notes, we embraced, you came Close enough to taste, smell, kiss, feel, love. We talked, we touched, we felt warm, I think, with each... Read more

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Chasing

poem by P Mason

Chasing dreams Chasing hopes Chasing love Chasing myths We dream, hope, and pray That our existence means Something to Someone. We fail repeatedly We cry We wallow in our Sorrow We keep trying Only to fail Ye... Read more

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Oy Gevalt - Moi O...

poem by matthew harris

two plus decades ago, the dye waz cast oh my dog - twenty plus years - how the years zipped by really fast unsure if this husband can and/or will make marriage last cuz, this haint no sunday picnic in the park, but mo... Read more

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Jealousy

poem by Martyn Grindrod

Bitter Lemon Bitter you another chance to start anew No trust in me has left me down thieving my smile leaving a frown One more chance is all you ask if you fail I'll take you to task thank you Read more

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I was a child and...

poem by Matheus Peleteiro

I was a child and had the world in My hands - I could do whatever i wanted with him. Today, I am an adult and the world has me In his hands I still have to know What he will do With me. Read more

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How do you feel?

poem by Amy krywiuk

I feel nothing, I feel it all I feel alive, I feel denied I feel love, I feel hate How do you feel? I feel like bait When the day is tough, Countdown the minutes, seconds the hours When the day is tough just give up Beca... Read more

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Pavlov's dog

poem by P Mason

My compulsion leaks out of my soul everyday. Waiting like Pavlov's dog each moment for some little treat to feed my desire. simple two word texts are my treats. Saying little and only suggesting, for the second it takes for ... Read more

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Long distance.

poem by Olivia Paulson

I’m ambitious, focused on college, living an over scheduled life, and wondering if He misses me. He spends his days & nights playing games, working, and not calling me. We are so different. It terrifies me. While I... Read more

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Being tall is not...

poem by suzie lemons

I wish the expected outcome for myself was as clear as basic human needs, except my priorities differ every day. And I can no longer keep up with the constant updates my head chooses to programme. Welcome to the 20’s,... Read more

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I'm a mess and yo...

poem by suzie lemons

A shiver touches every vertebrate on my back as I realise you are not there or here, you are not anywhere . You are nowhere to be seen, heard, or touched, and the unfortunate sensation between both lungs begins to reside, as I swell u... Read more

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November Dream

poem by Douglas Park

There’s a trailer running through my head A spooling flicker of bucolic hues With washed out colours – indistinct, A ghost of summer draining away - Soon they might have never been. Then we’re panning acro... Read more

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Shattered

poem by P Mason

12-4-16. Shattered Another shattered Sunday, football, my beef stew, chatter with friends, liquor.... men searching answers to unanswered conundrums. The puzzles circles, endlessly always around the same topics.... Read more

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Drifting

poem by P Mason

The road drifts north along an empty shore. It goes somewhere away from all that pressures the soul and heart of those alone in this world. Headed no place certain, just alone. Mulling endlessly of histories that neve... Read more

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Alone

poem by Martyn Richardson

I lay here in bed, Laying here all alone I don't move or make a sound Not saying a word, not wanting to moan. Missing your arms The touch of your finger tips Missing you kiss me Softly on my lips I can smell your perfume... Read more

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Yet Again

poem by P Mason

Yet again Crashing back and forth between delight and Disappointment Racking my brain and Soul For something to define my Presence and Existence. Short cryptic comments delivered without Apparently So much as a pass... Read more

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When Words Are Le...

poem by Ronell Warren Alman

When words are left unspoken Hearts are often broken You never made yourself clear Nor, were you sincere Nothing but a clouded mess Along with strife and stress You can no longer take a stand Because, things have sadly g... Read more

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Memories

poem by P Mason

Memories woven loosely together as in a dream.... Scattered across my soul in movement, stillness and silence No focus, no direction and yet overflowing with A pain as new as the morning and as old as the oceans. Piercing my h... Read more

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Again the silence.

poem by P Mason

Again the silence And it echoes through my shattered soul like a thunderstorm Careening across the Nebraska prairie on a warm And humid afternoon. Why will you not simply confront What is your goal? Simply to shut off An... Read more