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Jul 2015 pixelstar

Ignorance

Jul 2015 pixelstar

niamh

They wander in darkness
With padlocked eyes,
They fill their ears
With sand and grit.
All they see are
The counterfeit representation
Of their warped imaginations
And all they hear
Is the gentle hum
Of blissful ignorance

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Free

Jul 2015 pixelstar

niamh

Free

In times of adversity
We will not be constrained
This river runs free.

We might flow down to the sea
or end up being drained.
In times of adversity

There is no need for lock and key
We will not live in chains
This river runs free.

We will not dwell on misery
will not be overcome by pain
In times of adversity

As we flow tirelessly
on a relentless campaign
This river runs free

We will not live in slavery
We will not be restrained
In times of adversity
This river runs free

#villanelle

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Butterfly

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Nicole Dawn

Butterfly

Does a caterpillar die
When a butterfly is born?

And if so,
Why does no one mourn the caterpillar?

#sad #alone #butterfly #question #caterpillar

Jul 2015 pixelstar

if tonight were the end of the world

Jul 2015 pixelstar

SøułSurvivør

if tonight were the end of the world

i would sit on my porch.
looking up at the moon
and the stars i would
wonder how long it
would take the people
on the planets of
Alpha Centauri
to notice they
had one
less

star

soulsurvivor
(c) 7/8/2015

as if they would

thanks to Midnight Writer
for the inspiration

#doomsday #end-of-the-world #alpha-centauri #who-cares

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Pretty Much

Jul 2015 pixelstar

AprilDawn

Pretty Much

history
almost every one
shredded
dried up and dead
just  that
one last
stubborn flower
dares those ***** gusts
of late spring
showers
to shake
it down
a gamble  lost
in the flicker
of a storm
cloud

goodbye catalpa tree blossoms ,your sweet reign over the back yard is over for this year.Here is hoping I get to experience you again next spring

#solongsweetcatalpa

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Front row

Jul 2015 pixelstar

AprilDawn

Front row

and center
our  sad eyes
watch   you fade
into nursing home
bed sheets and blankets
hearts break
  with every
embattled breath
everyone
just trying to keep you
in some
sort of comfort
as you fidget and fuss
   propped up and down
moved about
like  a rag doll
not very long  ago
life was a bit more
normal
now your ravaged body
and  busy brain
are  totally out of sync
I didn't know you long
yet your life
has left  marks
on my heart
as your final days
loom
all too near
in the dead of night
I try to  comfort
your grown  son
whose lifetime  hero
is  leaving
this world
behind

My fiance's 72 year old father's fight with prostate cancer is nearing an end as it has spread.He put up a good fight and had a nearly normal life until about 2 months ago.Bed bound now his final days are agony to watch for his entire family and wife.I have only been a part of this family for 7 years and never watched a slower death like this , it is hard to witness.

#sayinggoodbyetogary

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Wiped

Jul 2015 pixelstar

AprilDawn

Wiped

that last glimmer of hope
off my face
unmasked sorrow
invades my  every thought
for everything
that comes
next
I see  that  slip of  space
between life and death
become thinner
and thinner

Dedicated to my fiance's father . His fight is hard , and we all care for him so.

#sayinggoodbyetogary

Jul 2015 pixelstar

Firecrackers

Jul 2015 pixelstar

AprilDawn

Firecrackers

in the distance
Really ?
today is July 6
a slight breeze flutters
through sweetly bedded petunias
my shirt waves freely
after a long  day
of  goodbye
your
battle wearied  body
in  limbo
every hug ,tear and laugh
your  legacy of love
spans  the globe
fills  rooms
with memories
and regrets
that clock
is not your friend
it ticks away
menacingly
marking the last moments
spent in our midst
seems
not that long ago
we all watched
firecrackers
together
on your front porch

rip gary

#ripgary