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 Sep 2014 HMH
Lisa Mendoza
i told you not to make
   me the anchor that tames you down
   whenever you feel like you're
       drowning again;
you promised not to look at me
   as if I'm the sun and you haven't
   tasted the light in such a long
   time inside all the frigid darkness
       you’ve enveloped yourself in;
you said you won't cling on me
   like the attachment a flame has
   on all the cigarette sticks you perpetually have
   between your lips, waiting, until each fire coughs up
        its last smoke;
       (it wasn't long before I
          coughed mine.)

i told you, i told you, i told you,
     the I wouldn't stay long—
     that I wanted to lessen the damage
     that I'll inflict on you; so I made you
     promise and
you promised, you promised, you promised,
     that you'll never depend on me
     as if I'm the only person who can ignite your soul
  
but you didn't keep your words
    and I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I kept mine

    *—L.m
written on Sept. 10, 2014
 Sep 2014 HMH
laiviv
There will come a time when the night air
won’t send chills down my spine
for it will no longer whisper your name.

I will stop telling stories about you,
for the moon has grew tired of hearing them
and weariness is an awful thing to feel.

The stars would appear
brighter than your eyes,
and I would hear lullabies again.

The winds would be warm,
the seas won’t crash waves,
and I will no longer drown.
 Sep 2014 HMH
Helen
silent
 Sep 2014 HMH
Helen
ten thousand words
bleed from eyes
that look upon
the ground
*not one of them
made a sound
I feel a little lost tonight
I just wanted to write a poem :(
 Sep 2014 HMH
Thomas Bron Mukama
Weather doesn't matter at the moment ,  
distance exist though defined
clouds cover the night & stars
show up in the sky.
To the quiet night, I add a wsh
of a precious night.
With the joy of seeing a brighter
Tomorrow.
 Sep 2014 HMH
labyrinth
Wanderer
 Sep 2014 HMH
labyrinth
I used to wonder
Where I was going wrong
That I left the path
To hear the bluebird's song

I think I heard it
My mother scream my name
Yet it was but a whisper
To the forest most untame

It seems I'm lost
But I don't feel lost at all
I prefer to watch clouds
Than watch humanity fall.
 Sep 2014 HMH
Christopher Lowe
She had a tattoo of a compass
Wrapped around here ribs
So I asked where she was headed
And here's what she said

*Here's a thought
To help direct your mind
Like everyone else
I'm headed toward my demise

— The End —