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Nov 2012 Cali

Poet.

Nov 2012 Cali

brooke

Poet.

he speaks a kind of
currency that could
pull the stars closer
if that kind of thing

were possible

(c) Brooke Otto

Oct 2012 Cali

Winter Words

Oct 2012 Cali

Samuel

Winter Words

Believe in the unabashed wonder plain on my
open face

         we sow the future now, and my veins flow with the
                best for you

     nothing is torn down like walls, we'll live a long life, we
                                    will, as beautiful as the leaning forest before this mighty breath

   close your eyes, you
know I share my voice, now
         take comfort, everything
   is alright.

Oct 2012 Cali

Wants

Oct 2012 Cali

Deana Luna

Wants

And I just want to feel your breath
On my neck
And your *******
On my chest
And I just want to feel your lips
On my cheek
Telling me I’ll be okay
When I’m feeling awfully weak
And I just want to see your eyes
Meeting mine
Soft orbs of blue
Too mature for your time
And I just want to hear your voice
Whispering softly in my ear
Be here with me
Be near
I can’t handle this distance
Not only of miles, but of mind
I never could catch you
But god how long I tried.

Oct 2012 Cali

Twin Bed.

Oct 2012 Cali

brooke

Twin Bed.

If he listened to my body's language
the way that my hands talk,
the static noise that is my hair
the things my knees say in remorse
all the laments made by my stretch marks as
he swam along the surface
with his fingers on my skin,
to hide between the burlap,

If he could just hear the thoughts buried,
beneath his muted kisses
all the things i wish I could say,
without dashing his deepest wishes

(c) Brooke Otto

Aug 2012 Cali

Junxtapostion

Aug 2012 Cali

Megan Grace

Junxtapostion

It's dark in my head.
A quiet strum of you
over
and over
and over.

I imagine that your head is full of sunshine.
And maybe a few jokes
and witty stories
and aimless information.

I'd like to pry it open,
put your ear up against mine,
see if the light from your skull will relocate to my clouded cave.

I think you could fill me up with clean air.
Possibly clear away my smog
and hatred
and oppressed feelings.

I can wait forever, you know.

Aug 2012 Cali

Promise

Aug 2012 Cali

Kathy Myers

Promise

The smell of coffee and black sharpie fill your senses
Dragging yourself out of bed, you wrap the sheet around your naked body
Your head hurts more with every movement, every thought.

The sticky note on the door
written in small, squished, boy-like writing
"I never promised you forever."

Aug 2012 Cali

Everything Under The Sun

Aug 2012 Cali

Nicole M Grubbs

Everything Under The Sun

You can still fake that upwards frown.
But just like the change of pigment in your skin,
the sunshine still knows your heart is not smiling once again.