That little bonus
of my heart on your chest
makes me seem less forgotten
fractured, unspoken
yet I keep dreaming wide awake
of your head resting upon my breast
and my shallow breath
worrisome as we wait
for light leaks in photo trays
of grey cloud engulfed skies
yet all I can see
are cold cracked windows
on damp walls, written in mandarin
as rain bounces off of floors
in the empty gardens of shame
I'm shielded by soot covered wings
wishing for whispers
sweet nothings from a dove tree
I fear dreaming a dream
where I lose it all
in ironic neurosis
sixty-six plus body doubles
taking copious requisite
thoughts rush from a to z
sporadic mental pollution
he is overcome and jaded
as time slips a beat
holding back all retention
while swelling compulsion
fast forwards static images
of blank disfigured faces
haunting his demons
his inner inhibitions
bellowing and chattering
as warm red seeps
"its not my time"
"...not today"
"we'll find some other day"
taking a breath
telling himself to disappear
sitting easily pen in hand
as tips disturb
he studies his lover
he inhales her pain
covered in dust
choking on soot
as finger tips caress
her soft form
pa
haiku i
to mistaken will
adams for red surfaces
with blood soaked cloths
haiku ii
sun light falls down
on tomorrows smiling faces
backed by pink petals
haiku iii
a violin ideally weeps
upon amorous poetry
of regretful blame
haiku iv
forgetting this past
makes useless memories
for future time
haiku v
soft skin beauty
sculpting growing landscapes
of green luscious psyche
i stand motionless in doorways
taking sweet time to wrap
fickle arms around your waist
as the tears of tomorrows daydreams
stream down your face
the hopes of future illusions slip
from your gentle embrace
reaching into your chest with
fingers cold slightly numb
i hastily place my palm around
your red soaked beating affection
as my tips become
the master of your stringed
vascular figure
controlling
manipulative
an endless tide of impotent desires
buoyant in the achromatic air
chasing darkness as decline
sets in for convexed moments
wondering of abyss
emotionally
broken from times once forgotten
staring at back-lit canopies
as hunger devours membranes
switching from tweaked
unflattering soft waters
startled like glass gems
where the autumn leaves fall
from untouched fragility
&
That little bonus
of my heart on your chest
makes me seem less forgotten
fractured, unspoken
yet I keep dreaming wide awake
of your head resting upon my breast
and my shallow breath
worrisome as we wait
for light leaks in photo trays
of grey cloud engulfed skies
yet all I can see
are cold cracked windows
on damp walls, written in mandarin
as rain bounces off of floors
in the empty gardens of shame
I'm shielded by soot covered wings
wishing for whispers
sweet nothings from a dove tree
I fear dreaming a dream
where I lose it all
scratch blueprints into her bark,
her ground, her sea.
stumble amidst the tumbleweeds, born from the stomach of her wretched earth,
and witness her mothers' sweet decay
blossoming blossoming
far away.
where
broken legends renounce their life:
pray a solemn cry for regeneration.
tear open the seal, rip open her soul- where
pages are left imprinted, just unread. breathe, and unravel
her lies
lies: her beautiful beautiful forged lies;
where
she's calling now, her vacant mind
a famine in the harvest;
where she's waiting now, a crisp frost
splintering through june, her letters
sown and scattered amongst the soil.
bury yo
I Was Somewhere in Wyoming by elzorrito, literature
Literature
I Was Somewhere in Wyoming
I was somewhere in Wyoming
driving
to a state park of some sort
drunk on tequila
and my first real taste
of someplace I didn't know.
We'd spent the three days prior
doing essentially the same thing we were now,
and, in our early twenties,
none of us had begun to tire.
It's a funny thing
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Theres not enough time to conquer the world
Barely enough to cover your eyes.
Walk with me toward the woods in disguise.
Tell me you love me while you look in my eyes.
No one will know,
No one can see
Come on, honey,
Dance with me.
Dont say a word
Let's just dance in the woods.
Sneak through the trees,
We'll watch the world die.
Listen to the stories while the trees cry.
Never turn back
Never go down.
Leave this place.
Leave this town.
No one will know.
No one can see.
Come on, honey,
Dance with me.
Dont say a word
Let's just dance in the woods.
She speaks only
when spoken to,
her voice then loud
sometimes, in assertion
or sometimes barely audible
in mumbled dissent.
There is no spirit muted, trapped
all too sentient in prisoning flesh.
These are but firecrackers
of a memory decomposed,
small explosions triggered
by speechless voices,
hallucinations that echo
through the spirals
of her inner ear.
Black Water Trees of Ash by fighter89the2nd, literature
Literature
Black Water Trees of Ash
Here is home, here is familiarity
here is love in death in all sincerity
Here in black water, amongst trees of ash
The landscape of eternal slumber and solitude
here spirits are free, no secrets kept in the nude
the bare nakedness of dead wood
and If I could, if I would, if I should
I'd wait and rest forever in black water park
Here is home, here is familiarity
here is love in death in all sincerity
Here in black water, amongst trees of ash
Here, in Black Water Park
I cradle the globe in my fist, risking
the ocean spray and moonlit tides just to feel
your bewildered irises lock with mine and your breath
rush through my tilted axis.
The smudges from your half unread
atlas cut my scars in half, and Ill swear
to your unexplored oceans that I can find the needle
in your haystack and bring you back home.
I saw civilizations rise and fall through
my peephole in the asteroid belt of my backroom window,
and never before have I been so engrossed
in the simplicity of daisy chains and hopscotch
markings and carved initials in the spines of trees.
I always meant every syllable and when y
A Woman is a Thousand Words by TinyBat, literature
Literature
A Woman is a Thousand Words
Woman is a painting
A piece lovingly created
Her meaning changing
In the eye of every patron
Her moods seem abstract
Perhaps her figure Rubenesque
Her mind to one, true realism
To another surreal
And her love always
A matter of Impressionism.
Woman is a mannequin
Some would drape her finely
Reagal velvets, ermine capes
Yet designers would bicker
Those same proud shoulders
Should wear the beige housedress
The same color as the wall
Until she is not seen at all
And still more argue for gare
Bright red garters hold up
Fishnet stockings welcoming all
To feel her every delight, while
Next week she steps into the
Virgin petti
What of black and white?
or shortness versus height?
What about smiles that hide our tears?
And joy that overtakes our fears?
When the beauty of light shines in the dark,
and the stillness of silence is broken by a bark.
When political passion is dulled by the latest fashion,
If peace is our one creed, why is the world overcome with greed?
With a spark of hot fire to melt the cold ice,
We wonder if our efforts will suffice?
As the morning sun follows the moons glow,
Before death, in life we must grow.
When good overcomes evil in the battle of might,
Man, woman, old and young must unite.
Yet, the final question of our worlds stat