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the*
compliant
were
manacled
in
servitude
the overseer
not allowing them
any latitude

these
heavy
steel
loops
held
a
firm
grip
from their cuffs
none could
readily slip

he
who
had
the
status
of
boss
not ever
giving up the
controller's toss

in
fetters
he'd
keep
them
bolted
secure
never to be
released out of
*the inure
 Sep 2016 Jurtin Albine
naeuta
in some ways, i wish to forget you.
to let go of how your words hurt so much inside my heart,
how you left me to myself;
                                                 alone.
in other ways, i can’t stop trying to remember
the times we had - the hopes, dreams, thoughts whispered to each other.
the hope of a better place and time, where we could be together, as one.

i cannot forget you.
but i will always hold close the things i choose to remember:
our juvenile, silly promises,
rather than the lost hopes that will always remain inside my heart.
 Sep 2016 Jurtin Albine
naeuta
dear love, you’re a liar
and nothing you’ve told me has been true
you’ve told me silly things,
oh, pretty things, too.

blue, blue, blue
that’s what i see when i think of you
i see blue skies and blue hearts -
i see the night, the early morning, the wishing-washing warning.

“and when we both look at the moon at exactly 11:52,
i’ll finally be next to you,
no longer separated by distance, but both seeing the same sight,
together, together, in the blue, blue night.”

oh love, you’re like art - you’re smart, in such ways i do not know.
but love, you’re a liar
and for you, i refuse to grow tired
anymore.
Long Life


Now that the hope for a metaphysical heaven has
Declined longevity is the new mantra, to live till
Ninety and beyond is the goal.

Everyone over seventy must do exercises, go
Early to bed, eat very little, that’s easy now that
Food is getting expensive…and be ***** free.

It doesn’t matter if the last decade is spent in bed,
It’s possible to do stretch exercises from there,
And to remember who you are is not important.  

No one talks about quality of life, I rather die on
A glorious day when sea and sky are in harmony,
Then in an iron bed in a room that has a white wall.
 Sep 2016 Jurtin Albine
Ramin Ara
The autumn wind
Is a raider
Of hue
And beauty
From flowers ..
 Sep 2016 Jurtin Albine
Ramin Ara
Arise from your sleep
Silk flower petals
The full moon
Is coming ..
 Sep 2016 Jurtin Albine
LeV3e
How would you write about
Feeling exhausted
When it seems more appropriate
To not be writing at all?
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