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 Sep 2015 Detached Dreamer
thymos
no one can bring me down
because i can't get any lower.
at the bottom,
i've found something.
There's a good girl
Deep
Deep down
So deep
I fell
And couldn't get out.
I cannot do this
With you.
I have nothing to run from.

You dream of escape.
A way out.
New, honeyscented beginning.

I like it here.
The bees all know
My name.
We tied a knot in heaven
and left it there
suspended in the air
unaware of the care that lent there
we stare, bare of emotions
for those we sent there
prematurely
surely it was god’s plan
between that ISIS and
the American man’s man
but wait
I don’t rate the
Wests lack of responsibility
they attest not to the culpability
and without an ounce of timidity
suggest that their
interactions are near
the vicinity of humility
when really Iraq
was left gutted like a
listless fish
to be added to the list
of countries
America and Britain not great
Felt the need to mend
not with gentle hands
but with the bayonets hate.

left without infrastructure
a poor suture on
a shambling wreck
Iraq limped on
to suppurate into civil war
which we condemn and abhor

but somehow haven’t the
nous to implore that we have been here before
The imperialist shadow looms like
a hound, as we espouse civility;
Irony abound.
(Hate Isis for what they’ve done; palmyra particularly hits home, but we should have sorted iraq out properly before leaving.)
 Sep 2015 Detached Dreamer
mk
you send me pictures
of the flowers you saw this morning
and told me you think of me
everytime you see something beautiful


what saddens me is not that you are so far away
rather, that we let a fire with the ability to burn down acres
die into a flame barely strong enough to light the way


*we have become limited to
photographs & greeting cards.
it's a heart for sale, who's buying?
 Sep 2015 Detached Dreamer
ryan
There's something about dark mornings,
That make kissing so exquisite,
and how my hands reach for your curves,
Like you are air,
and my lungs are starved of it,
I can't wait to touch you,
Breathe life into your neck,
and watch your legs part,
Because you can't resist,
How much I love you
How much I need you,
Because you can't resist,
Being **Mine
holiday
mid-afternoon
late
summer sun
played
hide and peek
through sky high
leaf umbrellas
we all scrambled
past the picnic table
for the perfect light
to frame
that young face
just right
her smile
is never really
in the shade
we finally found  
some spots
that made the shots
and marked
another day
of family life
minus
you
in any frame
A labor day picnic , trying to move forward with loss, yet  the undertone of sadness  still  peeks around  everyday corners.
Excuse me God, It's me.
Are you there?
I was just wondering if I could please come back to you soon.
I miss being close with you and how you caressed me under your wings.
This world is so scary and corrupt and I really need someone to turn to again.
Are you still there?
God?
Oh how I have strayed away from the one person I knew would never leave me...
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