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 Dec 2015 Shannon Delaney
Born
I was a preacher  in a church
and i fell in love with your mother
then came the excommunication

I betrayed my vows
I betrayed my own brothers

she said
women speak 7000 words a day
but couldn't find perfect words for me

so we went under
the house of bones
and there
I was told
ghost stories
© Ibrahim
not always we have to answer

our success will do it for us
 Nov 2015 Shannon Delaney
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family
 Nov 2015 Shannon Delaney
axr
and now the four of us
are like strangers.
with our secrets,we don't let them look past the curtains.
we smile for the pictures and act like we're perfect.
I have become a comical blend of dis-function and lust
he told me my hair smelt like campfire
only so he could burn me to the ground
first thing in a really long time its 5:40 i havent slept yet
when its empty
and lonesome
so am
i
when theyre gone
faded into yesterday
so am
i
when they disappear
so do
i

since when did i become
a prescription?
I thought I could swallow my fear,
But I guess you could taste it in my kiss.
I've forgotten the way your lips taste,
And the greatest hardship of all
Is waiting for a reminder
That isn't coming.
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