Michelle Joanne: Favorites

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Vasudev

It’s two in the morning
I am yet to sleep
The sky flashes, restless
The clouds roar, everything weeps.

I shiver, but I'm excited
And I really don't know why
Music, mysterious jazz
Grayscale. Moonlight. Sigh.

What dreams will I see tonight?
And I dream awake
In this new, dark world
My senses alight, mind a lucid lake.

Like standing on a cliff with the wind in my hair
Fleets of sprinting clouds, distant roaring sea in my ear
I look forward to the morning tomorrow
But it’s the uncertain present I fear.

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Translucent.

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Tierney Scoblic

Translucent.

Hush!
   Don't say a word.
Tell me a story
   with your eyes.

Milk chocolate
   speckled with gold.
Deep
       Dark
               Dilated

My dear, your smile is no disguise.
   Take me away, you say
your sadness so deeply pronounced.

And further beyond
   Passion
               Endeavor
Won't you come out to play?

Deep
       Dark
               Dilated

Bat your lashes and away
   but I see you now
and I'll see you again
   For eyes, darling, never lie.

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Hide and Seek

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Elliot A

Hide and Seek

Shall we hide, behind this door?
Or what about this wall?
Stronger and taller than the door
It does not open, there is no handle
Only we know what happens behind the wall
Too vulnerable to emerge, so we won’t
Keep hidden, it is safer, easier
Than to expose ourselves, to feel

I despise this wall, trapped behind
I long for a door, to welcome you in
To open up, have you stay a while
Not fear rejection of who we are
But bask in a glow of acceptance

Stay still, for a cold chill blows this way
We laugh for we are safe
Behind this wall
Indifferent and cool to emotional pangs
They leave us be
Nothing to see

Have they gone? Are we alone?
Retreated behind this wall again
A habit that needs to break
We begin small, as a crack penetrates the wall
Until finally a space shaped door

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Bread Crust and Soggy Cereal

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Dánï

Bread Crust and Soggy Cereal

I want to have someone who;
Likes to count the stars and start over when they lose their place,
Is fascinated with the moon and everything to do with outer space.

I want to have someone who;
Is infatuated with my dull eyes and crooked smile,
Won't mind my clumsiness and will stay a while.

I want to have someone who;
Will read big books and watch long movies with me,
Notices the extraordinary in all that I see.

I want to have someone who;
Knows how to stimulate all my senses,
Can see my big picture without any lenses.

I want to have someone who;
Isn't difficult- simple,
Isn't crazy.. but just by a little.

I want to have someone who;
Doesn't mind my far from attractive moments,
Thinks my corny jokes are golden.

I want to have someone who;
Gives me absolute bliss,
Can heal all my wounds with one simple kiss.

I want to have someone who;
Holds on tight and won't give up on me,
Doesn't pay mind to any "let me be".

I want to have someone who;
Hears me even when I don't speak,
Kisses my forehead, nose and cheek.

I want to have someone who;
Tells me when I am wrong,
Argues with me while we simultaneously get along.

I want to have someone who;
Doesn't like bonfires so they make s'mores in the kitchen,
Tells all stories- except fiction.

I want to have someone who;
Has a bit of hate for the material,
Enjoys *bread crust and soggy cereal.

-d.***

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Life

Dec 2013 Michelle Joanne

Navin Ale

Life

Life is full of complexity. Sometime you have to stay without food and water. Time is plays crucial part in Life. Life is a mixture of emotions. For instance, sad, romance, betrayal, and denial. Life has meaning if you know how to enjoy.

by Navin

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