creative writing
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The Renegade
When imagination crumbles And falls away Into the biting dust of rubble Scattered through The endless grey void Of mindless, formless matter The renegade rises From the uncharted depths within Beyond the feared abyss Where thoughts have never ventured To face long decayed carrion Dried bones of old memories Gnawed through by inner demons But Continue reading
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Frozen Shell
Within this shell Of frozen chrysalis Closed off from the buds That bloom then wither On frosted billows Flurries of marigold and fuchsia Chase the autumn wind Eclipsed in cycles Of decay and rebirth The earth groans anew Reverberating with new life Yet I remain Unchanging Within this shell Of forgotten growth Continue reading
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Unspoken
Cigarette burns on the carpet Your yellow dress— Beautiful the day You first wore it Ugly now Chiffon skirt stained through With wine spills From your sloppy hand The elegance has gone Existing only Within the hushed murmurs Of your drunken talk How you don’t wish to be this way Asking if I hate you Continue reading
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Beyond the Veil
She walkedBeneath tainted skiesSplit by chasmsAnd broken rainbowsBleeding blemished colorsThrough fragile photons Like tarHer heart drippedViscous with regret and yearningTo be like the othersWho ran carefreeUnder the seamless blueOf oblivionBut she’d paid the priceSacrificing blissTo see the truthBeyond the veil Continue reading
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August Arrival
August stumbledOn the back of JulyWith a flustered flailAnd unsure stridesUnlike its usual promenadeBrusquely brushing its sister asideSharp and heavy stepsLeaving footprintsLike a branding iron hovered nearIt fell on its faceCheeks fat and grey With a loud cryThat carried echoes Of a humorous chorus Cooling the airWith its mortified breath But the rain followed close Continue reading
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Queen of Hearts
She spun silken webs From the seductive craft Of ruby lips bewitching Entwining silvery threads Of wanton souls Around her artful fingers That caressed liquid heat Beyond skin and rigid sinews Bending devotion of men To the sweet sin of her affections Planting obsessive desires Into an overgrowth of thorns That choked their resistance Gouging Continue reading
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The Misanthrope
A drop of cyanide Mixed with the bitters Of cynical thought Sustains the misanthrope A little longer than the flock Filling the streets In a mass procession Fists thrusting wildly In some fleeting demonstration Mouths grinding around morsels Of political rhetoric Chewing the cud of sweet molasses Fed in cunning spoonfuls Decadent flavor masking the Continue reading
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Amateur – Weekend Writing Prompt #116
He was clumsy their first night together. Despite bold intentions to make her his, an anxious quiver followed his roaming touch. Their noses bumped awkwardly with each rhythmless kiss. But that virginal ineptitude charmed her into steadying his amateur caress, guiding his touch and body into the fluid intimacy of lovemaking. This prompt took several Continue reading
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Drink with the Devil
Shared a drink with the Devil At a quarter past three When the clouds were spread thin Spidery trails crawling by The blistered eye of the moon He looked elegant Drinking moonshine beneath the shade Didn’t have horns and crimson skin But ruby eyes and an absinthe smile Hypnotic lilts Cruising every word from his Continue reading
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Mirthless
Mind adrift valleys Splitting the clouds Irises flecked grey In idle wonder — If she were to be Part of nature’s discourse Perhaps she’d be enlivened By the jovial whispers Exchanged between the palms Fronds prodding and poking Wind’s funny bone Coaxing howls of serendipity Rushing warm By her cold ear But the joke’s on Continue reading
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