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 Nov 2023
George Krokos
When criminal activity at a place doesn't cease
all the people will never enjoy any lasting peace.
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From 'Simple Observations' ongoing writings since the early 90's.
 Nov 2023
Traveler
I’ll never be on board
for any war
ever, ever again!
Traveler 🧳 Tim
 Nov 2023
Whit Howland
The air brakes
and rumble of a bus

pulling out
of town

and the buzzing
fly

of what would've been
if we had just stayed put

and is there progress
or  forward motion

when
there's lament
An abstract word painting
 Nov 2023
Whit Howland
Cue the ticking
and then the ringing

as the metal trinket
vibrates

on the table
the  counter

eggs are done

or must we
put down the pen

as that  puts an end
to the test

and it's the pressure
the stress

of a time crunch
or crisis

that never fails us
when we swing

for the fences
swoosh for the stars

mixing and tripping
over our metaphors

in our relentless
pursuit of success
 Nov 2023
Whit Howland
Cue the ticking
and then the ringing

as the metal trinket
vibrates

on the table
the  counter

eggs are done

or must we
put down the pen

as that  puts an end
to the test

and it's the pressure
the stress

of a time crunch
or crisis

that never fails us
when we swing

for the fences
swoosh for the stars

mixing and tripping
over our metaphors

in our relentless
pursuit of success
 Nov 2023
sofia rob
If the pain could grow legs, would it walk away

Would it pity me

When my eyes lose the light and my body begins to bruise

Would my tears be enough to keep it away

If I screamed at the top of my lungs, would it run away

Could I teach it to hide if I swore at it

Will my scars remind it to stay away

What about the tears in my mothers eyes

Would pain know it’s place
 Nov 2023
Filomena Rocca
Bound to the Earth
A wraith in poor disguise
A fountainhead of hurt
Erupting from the eyes

This waterfall of pain
Cascading all around
Creates a toxic stain
Where only death is found

I cast my gaze above
Toward the crystal spheres
That lofty land of love
Beyond my sea of tears

Out past the path of Mars
Where only angels fly
I long to meet the stars
Be buried in the sky
Psych Ward Poetry
Set 4, Poem 6
 Nov 2023
nivek
a soul knitted within conception
the eternal mixing with the mortal
the forever ending in the beginning.
 Nov 2023
George Krokos
Natural forces
are becoming more hostile
due to climate change
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A Haiku. Written in 2021.
 Nov 2023
nivek
one sparrow for joy
beauty; for rescue.
Indomitable truth;
loves foundation.
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