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 Dec 2017 Derek DM
Rainswood
I tore the pages from my past
and smiled at you
as I offered each writing to the fire
flames consumed beautifully
the jagged words
that for the longest time
my head stabbed into my heart

bindings loosely held together now
missing the bulk of the stack
the stiches have been torn
but the hardcover still remains

in a book that I no longer carry
ashes are the words
that no longer serve me
On making attempts to clear out the clutter of sadness and heartache
 Aug 2017 Derek DM
Ann Beaver
Cage
 Aug 2017 Derek DM
Ann Beaver
Sleep against the ledge
Balance one foot
then the next
Peer into a could
A world of another time
Where sad is happy
And happy is a puppet stage.

Birds sing every morning
Some through a cage.
 Jul 2017 Derek DM
Ann Beaver
Cords stuck
To skin
Paper thin folds
Lines and numbers
Measure life
And shout as death
Steps closer now
Take off masks
Detach tubes
Check off tasks
Gasping slower
Come on
Come on
Let him run
Into the next world
Zero and lines
Straight lines
Are the final goodbye
 May 2017 Derek DM
Ann Beaver
Tangled web
Weave stronger somehow
Biting the bullet
Kills you anyway

Full spectrum color -
A tangled web
Beautiful

Razor sharp electricity of eyes
Gaze through me
I want to evaporate
I want to linger a little
Spider approaching
Settle.
 May 2017 Derek DM
Luna Marie
Within the vast wilderness,
Is our love hidden from all.
Invincible, but merging
Forbidden to bloom
Been learning some different poetry forms. This one is a dodoitsu, has a syllabic structure 7-7-7-5 and no rhyme and often concerns love
 May 2017 Derek DM
Ann Beaver
Head bowed
Eyes closed
Cellphone
Smart
Phone
Worship

It has all gone vapor
Through the chimney
Mixing with the clouds
Pixel perfect
Engineering effort

learn to look up again
See again
Eyes open
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