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::08:29:08::

::: Sticky hands, milky grace :::

Ghosts
press in from the darkness beyond
the light's edge, listening
their faded eyes leaning into... (See more on the Oscaranscribbler Page)

::08:29:08::

::: Higher Plane :::

Ring around the
Rosary your mother left you
Your, mother left you
Or taken, more like it... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::08:29:08::

::: Bound :::

Everything
Years of the good overshadowing the malice which was
Plentiful
No hugs at a time that... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::08:29:08::

::: Broken :::

Love
Fool’s Gold
Petty Pity
Heavy Jealousy... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::08:28:08::

::: So Much Learned :::

When dreams are kites floating in the sky
You grab the line and run to fly
As long as you try to catch the wind... (See more on the Jule Carey Page)

::08:28:08::

::: Scream Resistance :::

Sometimes you're tired of standin' alone
They point the finger
Sayin' you’re the strong one... (See more on the Jule Carey Page)

::08:28:08::

::: The Pencil :::

A pencil
The friend taken for
Granted.
Used for
Material things... (See more on the Joanne Perez Page)

::08:28:08::

::: Slowly :::

She Slowly Starts To See
The Truth Behind
Her Knight in Shining Armor
He lied
To her... (See more on the Joanne Perez Page)

::08:26:08::

::: The Road of Life :::

Nine months of serenity,
Then born into the world.
The road of life begins... (See more on the Christopher Cella Page)

::08:26:08::

::: I Saw You :::

Last night I took a walk down by the reservoir,
The air was cool and damp, but felt still and calm.
Under the moonlit sky... (See more on the Christopher Cella Page)

::08:25:08::

::: When you're hurting :::

When things are bad, and continue to go wrong,
Remember this, I'm here to help you stay strong... (See more on the Darcie R. Mullins Page)

::08:25:08::

::: Thinking of you :::

When the days start to go by way too slow,
and still at the end, there is nothing for me to show... (See more on the Darcie R. Mullins Page)

::08:25:08::

::: A letter to you :::

To feel your hands softly and slowly rubbing my neck, caressing your way up and gently pulling my head back... (See more on the Darcie R. Mullins Page)

::08:22:08::

::: Eyes of wonder :::

You know poetry
making new what you already knew... (See more on the Lotuseater Page)

::08:20:08::

::: Program 5 (Battered Wife Tale) :::

Straining to stand straight
Gripping to plates that are
Washed and then washed... (See more on the Mickleplum Page)

::08:19:08::

::: show me the way :::

I surrender my heart, I’m ready to learn
I’m done being me, wanna be the man you deserve... (See more on the Jason Page)

::08:16:08::

::: Pay Attention :::

I want to innovate minds with my rhymes; I wan to dig deep within
At times I don't know where to begin.
So many different circumstances and faces make me want to reach out on so many levels. It's like a need to explain why some turn in to rebels... (See more on the Jason Page)

::08:15:08::

::: I’m all yours... :::

I wanted this to be different. Not just a pretty color or fancy font.
This had to say so much more. Not just my desires but my wants... (See more on the Kizmetz Love Page)

::08:14:08::

::: Piano Keys :::

Your stomach lining's burning
As the pages keep on turning
In your book of self-destruct... (See more on the Amphetamin Page)

::08:14:08::

::: The Longing :::

A fortnight passed,
since last we were...
entangled in each other’s presence... (See more on the Jen D. Rafanan Page)

::08:14:08::

::: You, with the Storyteller Eyes :::

Hey there, you, with the storyteller eyes...
won't you tell me a tale or two?
Capture my mind, along with my soul... (See more on the Jen D. Rafanan Page)

::08:14:08::

::: With Reckless Abandon :::

Softly your whispers kiss my ear
So gentle and sweet, my darling, dear... (See more on the Jen D. Rafanan Page)

::08:13:08::

::: Whatever it is :::

Assume confusion
mental breaking stimulation
forced euphoria leads to
disappointing production of love... (See more on the Viv Page)

::08:13:08::

::: Silent Killer :::

Night comes quick
Without a lay since ‘72
It wears its frills and thrills... (See more on the Viv Page)

::08:13:08::

::: St Jude :::

St Jude, oh set me free. I'm no lost soul, I still believe.
These problems stem from people's lack of faith in me,
Not vice versa... (See more on the Amphetamin Page)

::08:13:08::

::: Eternal Fireside Moment :::

Embers flickering in the night
as kindling licked by golden light,
spreads its warmth to all around... (See more on the Jen D. Rafanan Page)

::08:13:08::

::: The ghost of midnights passed :::

I sprinkle snakeroot at my thresholds
dragonsblood on my sills
soak in balm of gilead... (See more on the Olympia Page)

::08:13:08::

::: the artist :::

slippery smells of charcoal strokes
smoky hues over flawed curves, unsteady lines
I sit, shadowed by candlelight and moon... (See more on the Olympia Page)

::08:13:08::

::: Winter Blues :::

Winter Blues
Snow So White
No Hue of Blue... (See more on the Nikki Page)

::08:13:08::

::: Hands Upon my Cheeks :::

How I treasure your hands upon my cheeks,
Though my eyes may wander from your gaze
they bring my eyes back to focus on yours... (See more on the Trudear Page)

::08:11:08::

::: Roots to WIngs :::

Roots to WIngs
The way to build you dreams
Lay them out, Water and Prune
Reach for the stars... (See more on the Nikki Page)

::08:10:08::

::: miniscule and minute :::

Why would I shed tears for a man so content with his delusion of lovin and knowin me
that he'd happily be the sacrificial... (See more on the Olympia Page)

::08:10:08::

::: I tried to dream :::

I tried to dream today, and came up
With only a handful of rose petals... (See more on the TJ Lacoma Page)

::08:10:08::

::: Dark :::

Cold filiment
Perished Foss florescence
Neutron star Collapse... (See more on the Daniel Kristmann Page)

::08:10:08::

::: Ether :::

Sunday I spent in the observance of silence
Recognizing how space manifests in absence... (See more on the Lia Yaranon Hall Page)

::08:10:08::

::: THE ROCK :::

You were the boulder braving the current of the sea.
We lavished at your side like starfish clinging on... (See more on the Theresa Gage Page)

::08:10:08::

::: Rebirth :::

A madrona hangs on the edge of insanity shedding its red bark like blistered skin -rolling creamy butter from the knife and falling lifeless to...(See more on the Theresa Gage Page)

::08:09:08::

::: In the greys of distance :::

In the greys of distance and the
blues of mountains we as chimeras below
behold the vastness of No... (See more on the sk doyle Page)

::08:08:08::

::: T.E.R :::

Ancient words once spoken said seek the worlds sole greatest.
In a universal meadow full of one mind and ten trillion wonders... (See more on the Daniel Kristmann Page)

::08:08:08::

::: circle :::

children find great folly
in fooling adults into believing
in the magic show... (See more on the Shon Lomax Page)

::08:08:08::

::: laugh lines :::

one thinks he has met
a young maiden
filled with light to spare... (See more on the Shon Lomax Page)

::08:08:08::

::: life's pace :::

ready... (See more on the Shon Lomax Page)

::: Their Patient Horse :::

These men in straw hats
stooped by tradition
harvest tobacco.
Bucking sheaves ... (See more on the John Gallone Page)

::08:08:08::

::: The Greatest Poet In The World! :::

My pal is the greatest poet in the world!
His place is littered with iambic pentameter
sonnets stacked beneath his trailer... (See more on the John Gallone Page)

::08:05:08::

::: Working Title: 5 Spot-Viewing the American Flag In Reverse :::

Spreading the word
Of GOD
And the bible, the stories
Have gathering by gathering
At STARBUCKS... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::08:05:08::

::: Message To A Young Poet :::

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Write this down
I AM TELLING YOU
WRITE-THIS-DOWN... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::08:05:08::

::: Seventy-seven :::

Waiting for the water
To boil
Always with the night
Long tucked behind... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::08:05:08::

::: X’s Three :::

The ticket taker is coming
To get my doesn’t matter
As I am all in order... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::08:04:08::

::: would holly :::

if someone would've have let Holly
do you think she would have gotten off that... (See more on the Shon Lomax Page)

::08:04:08::

::: roja :::

bells will be ringing
but it isn't Christmas time
keep shaking my head... (See more on the Shon Lomax Page)

::08:03:08::

::: A Lover's Story :::

She could write a love story

One of those love tragic love sick love hard love good novels... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Anatomy of a High: Picasso Woman :::

Her neurons graze barbed-wire psyche pastures
Her eyelashes precipitate unadorned honey-steeped orbs
Her lips bleed diamonds... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Anatomy of a High: Picasso Woman :::

Her neurons graze barbed-wire psyche pastures
Her eyelashes precipitate unadorned honey-steeped orbs
Her lips bleed diamonds... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: The Next Day :::

people will remember us as the
tragic romance of two orcas,
spouting tales and licking elbows... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Spelt From the Name of a Lover :::

On a rainy day, amid a ray chanced dimly,

may I lie in hair, dreamily?... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Worn Soft :::

Feet encrusted in aged sand
worn soft in the rubbing... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Soul Wash :::

I want to see the Soul wash off
to melt right off your skin
and drip down into my throat... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Sarah :::

You’ve changed, woman
That you once were; a golden
Girl of curiosity. Eyeing me... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:03:08::

::: Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool :::

I want to die textured like denim overalls worn thin and second-skin-like,
to die imprinted against a bubblegum pink background: t i m e s t a m p e d... (See more on the Sequoia Page)

::08:02:08::

::: finally letting go :::

It's been a long time coming; I hope I’m not to late
I've been fightin for so long to change my fate.
I was taking baby steps and now it's time to grow
I'm still on a mission of saving my soul.... (See more on the Jason Page)

::08:01:08::

::: Mommy :::

You locked me up in this cold cage.
Put me under the key.
Fed me with your own rage... (See more on the Milica Milivojevic Page)

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