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 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
Gergana
You left us when I was 8,
your birthday turned into a funeral.

We were wishing you health,
while you were dying.

My brain told me to cry,
my heart couldn't believe it.

It's not possible.
You can't be under the ground.
You're gonna return one day.
You're gonna cross the threshold again.

All I was thinking about was you,
now I can't even remember you.

I've forgotten the colour of your eyes,
the timbre of your voice,
the shape of your lips,
the length of your hair.

Now you're laying down there.
Down there, six feet under.

I bet it's quiet.
I bet it's lonely.
I bet it's cold.
I bet it's dark.
I bet you like it.
I haven't really forgotten about him, but it's true that I don't remember these things about him. Miss you, grandpa.
 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
Poetria
we are skin
we are bone
until we step
out from the comfort of our shell
until we make holes in the fabric
of our infinite depth
until we accept hurt and love
and our own mistakes
we are empty bodies
until we embrace our soul
Happy New Year guys :)
 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
Skyler M
Failing into viscous lies,
I'm learning all your tricks,
All the secrets that you hide.

I'm not taking you for granted,
I know that you like to lie,
That you know everything.

You're the angel to my demons,
The believer in my dreams,
The deceiver that hides beneath my sheets,
Fake your way out.

I won't take anymore excuses,
I've seen what you have done,
The destruction you have caused.

I'm not taking you for granted,
I know that you like to lie,
That you know who I am.

You're the angel to my demons,
The believer in my dreams,
The deceiver that hides beneath my sheets,
Fake your way out.
 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
ryn
Regardless
 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
ryn
the symphony
played by the water
upon the shore

punctuated at times
by that errant wave
that crashed a little too hard

dislodging half-buried notions,
revealing pint-sized dreams
and tabulating forgotten score

serving watchful eyes
a fistful of sand,
and pays concerned hearts
with total disregard
 Jan 2018 Dave Cortel
Jan Kaplan
Wait now, wait
The ecstasy begins
Stay now, stay
The ecstasy is here

We are many
And we are one
Come to us
We are one

Jokes and laughter
Grinning and banter
Loud music and dance
We are one happy mass

We are many
And we are one
Stay with us
We are one

Time is up
Time to go
Time runs fast
When you lose yourself

We are many
And we are one
Don't leave us
We are one

The jolly crowd has split
Their minds are still one
Their minds don't anymore belong
To any of them

Return, return
The ecstasy stopped
See you soon
You have to return
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