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 Jan 2022 Chloe
Carlo C Gomez
~
A no-man's land,
ablaze in scarlet

A no-man's land,
the blood and the bones of men

The more who died,
the more they thrived

A no-man's land,
flowered along the banks
from which the dead drank,
to forget their former existence,
when they were singing
in the lulls

A no-man's land,
offering a touch
of Heaven in Hell

~
 Dec 2021 Chloe
guy scutellaro
they drink flat beer
while standing in the rain
waiting for 30 to1 shots
to come in

they meet at airport terminals
waiting for different flights
promising to meet again
next summer

they leave the mad house sane
and carry bibles in the ghetto
and run for president
to change things
for the better
for a change

they are poor black children
in a toy store
on a white
very white
Christmas eve

they

the wind blows them away
 Dec 2021 Chloe
Yenson
Now, here's the thing
so you already know that pill is bitter
so don't place it on your tongue
and then drink to swallow it
that just leaves its bitter taste on your tongue
what you do is
first sip the drink and pool it in your mouth
then pop in the bitter pill
and swallow as quick as you can
the pill goes down leaving no after taste
no memory no presence on your tongue or mind
no concept of bitterness to haunt you
you hear its name or even see the pill a million times
no bitter memory is triggered
for from the get go
you had been wise with how you deal with bitter pills
and when you see or hear about that pill
its just a pill like any other pill
it moves you in no way
it has no power to haunt your emotions
your taste or distaste
 Dec 2021 Chloe
Yenson
Hey! look
there are the strings
just dangle and pull them
that's simple enough

what do you mean
the puppet is not moving
what do you mean you're pulling and pulling
and the puppet is not working

look any fool
can pull strings
you must be super stupid
if you can't work a puppet

what do you mean doubts
what's doubtful about working a puppet
the only doubt here
is if you have any brains at all

next thing
you'd probably tell me
the puppet is mocking you
yeah! go on pull the other leg
its got bells on it

God save me
some people are just born morons
there there don't cry
just keep on jerking on the strings
you're a **** anyway  
bla haha haha
 Dec 2021 Chloe
Rama Krsna
🔥
🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 poems🔥🔥🔥
🔥are  🔥often 🔥birthed🔥
🔥 in🔥fiery🔥 moments  🔥🔥
🔥🔥where 🔥life🔥 is🔥 lived🔥
🔥 right  🔥at the razor’s edge🔥🔥
🔥while🔥firmly 🔥🔥immersed🔥
🔥in🔥the🔥flames🔥🔥🔥🔥of🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥 pure awareness🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  © 2021
dedicated to all my fellow poets on HP
 Dec 2021 Chloe
softcomponent
Ockham's razor
until

      (or!)

     unless

a different

                     wager


              truly

changes

how we'll see it

now and later
 Dec 2021 Chloe
the ethereal girl
every night i douse
my essence and body
in lavender oil
to try and help calm
my adhd
just enough so
i can fall asleep,
and the melatonin
helps keep me asleep
 Dec 2021 Chloe
Salmabanu Hatim
I seem to forget nowadays,
I am afraid,
I don't want to lose my sweet memories,
And not recognise my children.
21/12/2021
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