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Death's lipstick kiss
fire's breath and rain
in blood war's red mist
we pray stop the pain.
  Jul 2024 Maria Mitea
Carlo C Gomez
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"Why is there only one chair in this room?"

"This once was an island." She replied.

"You favor this place then, I take it?"

"How can I not," said she. "The dawn here is quiet."

"Not on this floor, you are much mistaken! The stairs are like an avalanche."

Looking down at herself, she quickly changed the subject. "There are barcodes on each breast now."

"I see. Were you nervous?"

"Only when focusing on the morning break," She confessed. "Otherwise I was much like you--killing what keeps us alive."

"Is that so bad?"

"I wonder. Sometimes I still feel the bruises." She stated. "But I am told this is normal."

"What else did they tell you?"

"To quit worrying about not being built to scale," she stated in displeasure.

"...and?"

"For me to prepare to fall again for the apocalyptic things written in the sky," She admitted with a wicked smile.

"What's so funny?"

"I recognized your handwriting long ago," She uttered into the centrifuge.
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They tell you that life is liveable
but the air is barely breathable
I don't think that I'm being unreasonable
to want things to be a little better.

Can't swim in the sea for the sewage
this must be what they call the new age,
the green field sites are being built on
and soon
there'll be no flamin' trees left to swing on.

Childhood's no good for the children
they have to grow up so quickly to
get a foot on
and the ladders are all made in China.
  Jul 2024 Maria Mitea
Traveler
…is but a dragnet across time
gathering information from fading experiences.
The fine details are forgotten
but the feeling tell you safe or beware.
Don’t override your intuition.
Traveler 🧳 Tim
Fierce gusts
Swept away
The gentle breeze

Don’t be beguiled
The flash and light, do beckon
Beware its a snare

Velvet clouds, cumulus
Atmospheric colours, silver and Grey
Fervid, they prey

Hold your breath
Skip that beat, It’s not your song
But a raging thunderstorm
12/11/2022
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