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 Apr 13 Saanvi
Mike Adam
I see a Pyramid
In your Eyes

It contains Who
I used to Be
 Apr 13 Saanvi
Mike Adam
Old battered hat
Skin of my skin

Over the years
We have become the same
 Apr 13 Saanvi
Mike Adam
That year caterpillars ate
The Cabbages-

No soup but
A flighty crop

Of White-Winged
Butterflies
 Apr 13 Saanvi
Carlo C Gomez
South coast days on end

The ante meridiem
Married to summer

People in constant motion

To the merry-go-round we go
To the merry-go-round we go

In the center
Like the mobile over my bed

Where the heart beats
Where our eyes see in teleidoscope

Inside the lines are brighter
And wider and envelop

The journey in itself
Is the gift
 Apr 13 Saanvi
rick
I lie
and
I lie
and
I lie

I hide my behavior
to keep you safe.

I keep quiet
not to offend you.

I agree with you
to keep you happy.

I walk on eggshells
for you and
it’s never enough.

I lie
and
I lie
and
I lie

but when the truth
arrives at that
final moment;

jaws will drop
plates will shatter
dogs will growl

and
you’ll be long gone
after seeing what
a ghastly beast
I am

but for now

I lie
and
I lie
and
I lie

to keep us
together.
 Apr 13 Saanvi
rick
stepfather
 Apr 13 Saanvi
rick
all that pain
and belittlement
you served me
day and night
when no one
was looking
made the little
man within you
feel much, much,
much bigger
but now you
stand before me
weeping
with no teeth
and the big man
within me
has forgiven you.
When your embrace envelopes me,
I'm forever within your protection.
And there is no place I'd rather be
than between your arms of affection.

The bluebird buried inside my heart
flutters whenever you surround.
And through your sweet sincerity,
it forever sings Freedom's sound.
Inspired my favorite poem of Charles Bukowski.
And my bluebird is now a lovebird, thanks to a special someone.
Why do married people live longer than single people?
I think it's because married people make a special effort to live longer than their partner—just so they can have the last word.

-Janet Periat
Just another little something I found. Janet Periat is a very wise woman.
If I loved you anymore,
my heart would swell
and turn into a circle.

And judging by the way
you make me feel,
it's only a matter of time,
and I really don't mind.
Can't take full credit for this one, but I just couldn't resist sharing.
My heart is a circle, because of a special someone.
I was so sick of feeling heartbroken
That I took my own heartstrings
And wove the pieces back together.
My new heart is embroidered, and even better than before.
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