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Some would say,
the danger portends  

Some would say,
it all is pretend

Some would say,
the past wears a shroud

Some would say,
the quiet is loud

Some would say,
all love is for fools

Some would say,
to break every rule

Some would say,
today is unsure

Some would say,
tomorrow the cure

Some would say,
the hammer is cocked

Some would say,
the target is locked

Some would say,
the reasons persist

Some would say,
all logic resists

Some would say,
the lies are astute

Some would say,
more voices to mute

Some would say,
the weight is too much

Some would say,
to look but don’t touch

Some would say,
their talk cheap and vile

Some would say
—death kills with a smile

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2020)
Is this “show”
A reality?
Or is this “reality“
A show?
So much to absorb
 Nov 2020 Josh Cooper
Mia
The darkness calls
Except this time it sounds warm
Deliciously wicked even.
Like a tongue licking down my pleasure spots.

I answer the call.
First by my eyes widening
The hint of a mischievous smile on my lips,
My body responding.
Knowing that it is you to whom I come.

Step by step I sink into the pool.
Gazing into your eyes
Becoming less than I am.
Only what you need me to be.

Shedding my doubts.
Fear a thing of the past.
All i have is now.
My heart beating fast as i bare myself.
Open chest, open heart, open love.

Yours to do with as you will.
Yours to conquer and destroy.
You are my salvation and damnation.
You are the dark night and I the moon.
Only together are we complete.
Fade into me as i sink into your abyss.
For the dragon I love. Thank you for another chance
 Nov 2019 Josh Cooper
fallacies
i don't want to love anyone else anymore, but you
A STUPID, OR A LUCKLESS MAN?
He has worked hard all his life to reach a goal,
and endured contempt from people and his friends.
He's pretended not to hear their spurning words,
hoping that the crown of gold on him will fall.

Time has passed and still his goal is far away.
He has spent a lot of time on that old dream.
His concern is not for coins which he now lacks,
but for drafts he has at home; he can't display.

Men of thought do not expect from those around
save a question, "What have you as bank accounts?"
When the rich open their mouths, the poor should hark;
men with brain should know that gold can speak aloud.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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 Nov 2019 Josh Cooper
Kafka Joint
The end of the world
Is always around the corner,
Just don't go there.
Nothing much to say,
time flows at its fastest pace,
when I love you hard.
 Nov 2019 Josh Cooper
Akshay
These words are for me,
For I'm the one who's hurting,
I'm just healing myself.
I often wonder why we can't understand other's poems sometimes, but deep down it is the one who writes it knows the value of it.
 Nov 2019 Josh Cooper
Luna
silent
 Nov 2019 Josh Cooper
Luna
Wrap my throat with barbed wire
clip my tongue and yank it out
sew my lips and make me
silent
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