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To Know the Heart
ShadowedWithin onyx pupilsKeyholes swirl at the centerOf every marbled irisLocking awayThe true intentionsLying at the thresholdOf every human heartIf onlyIt were possibleTo possess the perfect keyThat could split apartThe meaningBehind every beguiling smileAnd revealThe honest murmursTraipsing every cordial wordOr is it sadThat it’s becomeSo hard to trustThe blooms of a smileThat could veilThorns laced with… Continue reading
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The Sound of You
Paradise becomes possible In the colors of your voice Splattering through The monochrome prism Of my world With blinding light More radiant Than the primrose flushes Of dawn Streaking the horizon And could I sink Within the velvet embrace Of your laughter I’d tuck myself away Like a child Cocooned in abundant sheets Clinging To… Continue reading
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An Evening Epiphany
On nights like this— Supine beneath The emerald trails Of an angel’s dance Swirls of aurora flow In tandem With the delicate flutter Of a faint song Echoed In the heart of a music box— I realize This is not where I belong On this earth Filled with misery; Its unrelenting yearning Unseen burdens Bruising… Continue reading
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Losing A Friend
Connections bittersweet;Unsuspecting bondsWorm into our heartsBuilding nestsWithin the pulsing chambersUntil staccatos of reticenceFlutter intoThe dulcet cadenceOf trustAnd it becomes easyTo hold them thereAs thoughThey always belonged–FetteredTo the roots of our soul But sometimesThere is a rupturingHazardous and disruptiveLike the unbiddenFlails and shift of the earthDislodgingThe myriad nestsUntil they collapseSome only snaggedAnd preservedOn stubborn branchesOf a… Continue reading
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Unloved
Am I Not trying hard enough To let you see Beyond the folds Of these frayed seams Keeping me From falling apart? With razor-tipped talons And an indelicate touch I bear the bruises Of your thorned caress While the candied petals From your lips Silence every Tremulous breath— Swallowed protests To tear my flesh From… Continue reading
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To the One Left Behind
A box of pebbles And cracked seashells Broken echoes Of an ocean lullaby Remnants Of pleasant memories Rippling the dark sands Washed of the dawn’s Footprints That had once lingered In harlequin flushes On the serene shores Where her heart Had touched the sun — Such a pitiable thing now Like a lost Wandering orphan… Continue reading
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The Block: Draft 1
Today, I could not write Countless jars Scattered With the iridescent glimmer Of unfinished thoughts At my feet Continue reading
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The Roper’s House
The last house on Elmers Road was like a hideous scab that wouldn’t go away. But for whatever reason, it was a hoarded relic attracting intrigue and scorn. Weathered strips of yellow tape still hung around the property with its unkempt hem of browning foliage. Five years ago, Mr. Roper had slaughtered his family within… Continue reading
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Monochrome World
A look through Jared’s photo albums revealed endless spreads of monochrome. A world rinsed in gray undertones as if they were ancient stills he’d collected from old newspapers. Megan knew all his photos were recent, part of some personal project he’d mentioned to her briefly, but the beauty of his shots was subdued by the… Continue reading
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Weekend Writing Prompt #196 – Possess
She only wanted his heart, but he wasn’t hers to possess. It’s been a little over a year since I last participated in SammiCox’s weekend writing challenge. I didn’t get much of a chance to sit down with my books and thoughts today, but I still wanted to get something written — even if it’s… Continue reading
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