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Subtly Feathered

Love is complicated An intricate thing Subtly feathered Taking to the air Like a hurricane Before it explodes Love is emotional A conflagration On the verge of igniting In reds and blues At the boiling point Then spilling over Love is contradictory An exercise in pain Wrapped in velvet Sealed with a kiss Just like … Continue reading Subtly Feathered

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Bullet Proof

The glass sees both ways An invitation to stare But never sight unseen Hatred thick like smoke Solidifying the bond This overwhelming need To be better than Instead of inferior Though I know better The judgement scales Finding me light as air I know she sees through me Past glass and skin Through bone and … Continue reading Bullet Proof

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This Modern Guilt

An apology between friends That kiss of words on lips Seductive in its subtlety Longing to make things right When love’s been abandoned Tossed like so much dice A startling black on white Acquiescence of a sort Designed to mollify To knit a pattern of beauty That will stand time’s test And yet it ends … Continue reading This Modern Guilt

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Firework Dreams

The streets are wild With firework dreams Of red and gold Bursting into flames Bold like defiance In a dry season Amidst chaotic sound Booming from above As if from heaven Throbbing beat heavy Like a metronome Shaking the ground As the skies explode Drawing in the night Transforming it to day A beautiful sight … Continue reading Firework Dreams

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Starlight and Blame

He hits the wall Staccato quick Like a gunshot That clears the air Before morning A starlight’s instant Full of sound fury And avarice A missed glance That haunted sigh Leaving him breathless Judgment’s glare Blazing in his eyes She runs away Adrenaline rush Pushing her hard Regret tinged In her cool margins Escape a … Continue reading Starlight and Blame

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This Echo

There is joy In this echo And the silence That comes after So succinct Like gathering rain Searching for land Warm and distant There is laughter In the solitude That descends swift And as delicate As a puff of air Moving sideways To tickle your neck Such a fragile touch There is music On the … Continue reading This Echo