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 May 2022 kelly rai
N
I wonder if he
still sees me in his dreams

Or if he is
dreaming of another

Does the heat of
August burn his skin

Like his
cold absence burns mine

Why do I still ache
for him?

Oh darling one,
I fear I may have been
but a passing dream to
you
I miss him.
 Jan 2022 kelly rai
Deep
This existence is merely a shadow
Your actions imitating someone's plan,
The ideas you cherish are the discarded items
And everything around you is a sham,

So, detach yourself from this world
And saunter like a black panther
In search of meaning,
Only to find it beside a river
One evening,

I'm neither a sage nor a pundit
But a sheep,
Well, let's forget all this wisdomry
And try to sleep.
-


all my mistakes in life
add weight to a scale
of self-judgement–

so far i sense
a balance—

yet it feels to me like
i've let so much ballast
get washed overboard...




s jones
2022



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 Jan 2022 kelly rai
My Dear Poet
You sacrificed your soul
upon the altar of my eyes
your heart keeps burning
eternal coal
never dies
 Jan 2022 kelly rai
My Dear Poet
Don’t hide your words
use them and speak
Don’t bury the truth
and play hide and seek
Come out, come out
from wherever you are
Don’t hide behind lies
and be found a liar
For ready or not
the truth will come when
there’s no place to hide
and they’ve counted to ten
 Dec 2021 kelly rai
Elena
Her eyes were fiery
While her lips peeled away
Her sun was setting
But her colors never fade
When she bites she is bitter
But when she smiles she is sweet
Like a nectarine emblem
She’s the fruit of life’s tree.
 Dec 2021 kelly rai
Sarah
Tonight
 Dec 2021 kelly rai
Sarah
Why do I crave
Your attention
This late at night
All I need
Is your breath
In mine
To stay alive
 Dec 2021 kelly rai
Sandoval
Lullaby
 Dec 2021 kelly rai
Sandoval
I was an infant soul.

He came to me in my dreams
as a lullaby only I could sing.

And he watched as I swiftly
rocked myself into a romance

only him and I could sway to.


Sandoval
To C.
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