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 Jul 2021 Kelsey
David Adamson
I met a woman
brutal in her mercy.

Her embrace was a clinch
to prevent hard blows.
She pulled me close to push me away.
Seeing my nakedness
she leant me a dream
of chainmail and shield.
Taking love from me she gave a reprieve
to a mind resigned to the slow death of feeling.

Ignoring my words she heard
my faint silent heartbeat and
understood that it was music
too quiet for the world to hear
and turned it up louder
than I could stand.
I wept in my deafness
as she danced.
 Jul 2021 Kelsey
m a k a y l a
it’s quiet

your back is in the grass
hands playing with the blades
the sky above you
the wind dances
your eyes are closed
everything is slow
breathing so slow

there’s nothing else

no heavy heart
no overworked mind
no empty feelings
its quiet

and there’s nothing else
 Jun 2021 Kelsey
Ian Robinson
Tragedy isn't even very tragic anymore
another 6 word poem
 Jun 2021 Kelsey
Mykenzie
Unwritten
 Jun 2021 Kelsey
Mykenzie
So many poems
and stories
have gone unwritten
due to fear of not being good enough
 Jun 2021 Kelsey
j a connor
2021
 Jun 2021 Kelsey
j a connor
Could it be
We
Are the Artificial Intelligence
 Apr 2021 Kelsey
lost cause
if i wrote my future
all would be changed
from the way i was raised
to the thoughts in my brain
if i wrote my future
no love would be lost
so i’d stand right beside you
no matter the cost
if i wrote my future
i’d bring nothing but peace
and save you from sorrow
and the darkness that creeps
if i wrote my future
you’d still be here
but you wrote my future
and i did nothing
but stare
 Mar 2021 Kelsey
Em
Sleep
 Mar 2021 Kelsey
Em
Sleep my darling
Sink into the dark
Close your eyes
Let go
Don’t struggle
Time will continue
There are worse things to suffer
and in the morning, you'll be ready
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