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 Jun 2014 Lyla
Arsalan Kouser
You.
 Jun 2014 Lyla
Arsalan Kouser
Should I curse thee,
Even as you brush me free,
Without a care in the world, without a thought,
Even as I lay here, wondering what I saw in you, what I sought,

Is it possible, that your words were true,
Or was it just your treacherous brew,
Just another sly snare,
Punishment for my fascination with your soul, the dreaded fare,
For revealing all, for baring my wounded soul's damage without a care?

Yet, as days go by,
With my endless sigh,
I feel that you are but one,
Another fleeting sun,
And even with your setting, I am but at a loss,
As my heart beats for no other, my beloved.
 Jun 2014 Lyla
Arsalan Kouser
Just your touch,
A mere caress, a slight graze,
Sets me into a feeling, an indescribable healing,
The insignificance of my soul's bleeding,
Paling to the brilliance of your presence with my wound's sealing.

Without remorse, let us gaze upon another,
As brother to brother,
Or lover to lover,
Or dealer to healer,

With this contemplation,
Let us meet once more,
Even as we realize death is but a door,
To that harbor,
Where we will never again be forced to say farewell.
 Jun 2014 Lyla
i s a b e l l a
Perfection
can only come from the ones
who thrive for success,
who need everything to be just right.
There is no such things as
mediocre
or in between.
It's like life and death -
you're never satisfied with both.
 Jun 2014 Lyla
i s a b e l l a
Water usually represents cleansing;

a new beginning.

But how can it represent that when

boats are sinking,

kids are drowning,

waves are growing?

How can water cleanse the mind

of someone who is anchored to

the bottom of the ocean?
 Apr 2014 Lyla
Alice Baker
I'm not sick
I'm just a bit bent
Over the fact that
My self hatred
And quiet quirks
Have landed me
In a societal prison
Under the jurisdiction
Of people
Who cannot look at me
With
An honest face.
And tell me
It will be okay
A reflection on my experience with mental health facilities.
 Apr 2014 Lyla
Alice Baker
You used to write about me,
Do you remember?
You compared my skin to satin
My voice to sirens,
My touch to heaven.
You must've thrown them all away
They're gone from your records.
Now you have a new muse.
And her skin is satin,
Her voice, of a siren,
Her touch is heaven.
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