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Jenny Gordon Feb 2019
Laughable, the worst part being our complete denial is it?




(sonnet #MMMMMMMDCLXVI)


So we discussed--I can't remember hence.
Snow falling through the hours likeas a veil
Beyond which naught 'cept white was in betrayl
Seen from this vantage.  Sip espresso thence
In silence those wee flakes knew for intents,
And oh! what did the minutes know?  In pale
Hours white, white, white half haunted, to avail
The Scriptures like a tete-a-tete for sense.
Dreams of tomorrow in my noggin tour,
'Non swirling like to crystallize the view
That will be done by now, I spose.  Tis poor
To thus rehearse, and lo, I lost all too
When, after dinner'd cull a hiccup fer
Our prayrs.  Our lives are what? a vapour.  Ooh.

24Jan19b
Perhaps the funniest thing is that final note in L14:  I made my bed to that this morning, that fact lending flavour to what followed, interestingly.
tayarose Feb 2019
Yes
Yes I want to love you, but where do I Start?
With your mind?
yes, we can become entwined
Your eyes that change color, not far apart
or your lips that are the color of rose
or maybe your nose?
small, round an cute, just like art
your round tummy or your small toes
I can't choose, I love all of me
Right down to my beating heart
Be strong, love your self
Natasha Jan 2019
So do it--decide.

Is this the life
you want to live?
Is this the person
you want to love?
Is this the best you can be?
Can you be stronger?
Kinder? More compassionate?
Decide.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
and decide.
Grey's Anatomy
adriana Jan 2019
i am the king.
and i am surrounded by my queens.
my pawns are even important
(and you know just who you are).
but you,
you're just all wrong.
off the board and out your mind.
check mate.
watch me straighten my crown and i'll watch you fall.
yes
no
no
yes
i love you
i can't love you
i'm here for you
absence
please
please
be strong
say yes or no
be a man
decide.
i know what i want
is just you
what is your choice?
c Jan 2019
Sin
After hearing no
All my life
I loved the way
I drew yes
From your lips
c Jan 2019
You’re my paradox,
I think.
I say yes but,
On the inside?
I’m weeping no.
Madison Ruffin Dec 2018
Sprinkle salt on my tongue and call me a nun.
I am the spitfire american
Ridden with oppression
While submerged in depression
My mindset is anything but stagnant/but my mind is ablaze
Inferno, internal, in-ex-plain-able.
I will conquer.
Even if it’s a slim to none chance
hope this inspires someone
Emma Nov 2018
For those who do not understand,
we must be the ones who listen.
We must ask our sisters
and our brothers
and our mothers
and our fathers
and our friends
if they are ok.
Then, we must shut up
and listen.

We must listen
to how yes meant yes
and no meant no
but that did not matter that day
to the one that betrayed them.
We must listen to everything
and everyone
as we may be the only ones who do.
We must be the voices
for those who will otherwise remain voiceless.
For those who think they are alone,
please know that you are not.
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