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Mar 2019 Bo Tansky

Marina Beznos

Time is not money;
It's senses and feelings and learning.
Time is not money;
It's night stars and bright dawn of morning.
Time is not money;
It's memories, custom-created.
Time is not money;
It's special dates well celebrated.
Time is not money,
It's snowflakes, Spring breeze, and blue water.
Time is not money;
It's smiles and sips of hot cocoa.
Time is not money;
It's hand-locks, an embrace, a whisper.
Time is not money;
It's chances to speak and to listen.
Time is not money;
It's worries, relief, and excitement.
Time is not money;
It's moments with laughter highlighted.
Time is not money;
It's some ups and some downs repeated.
Time is not money;
It's more goals and more work, as needed.
Time is not money.
It's life that draws in and entices.
Time is not money,
For it is essentially priceless.

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

11 am monologue

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

em

11 am monologue

over the jilted crest of my love
the wave and day break alike
to wash away the sleepy cries
and corner curses, which once my tongue
grabbed
and tasted as you poured,
an aching stream of prayer exits
me every time.

in haste, i am solemn,
in the dark i am desolate
for love.

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Can't be him

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Anonymous

Can't be him

U have me,
But u still love him,
And I love u, but can't be him,
I made a dive, but I can't swim,
In a game, that which, I can't win,
Whatever I do, he always revolves, around your mind, and not to remind, he is the one your heart, always find,
I gave everything of mine, I put my life on line, but still can't outshine him, because for u ,its just a crime
He ignored u, so u ignored me, but I can't do, the same to u, cuz I love u, unlike him, and if I scream, don't worry babe cuz I'll be fine, these past day been, so hard for me, I had a dream, I was locked in a room, and the lights were dim, couldn't find anything, in my sight, that's when, u came in, and lights got bright, hugged me tight, that woke me up, just to realise, that yesterday, we had a fight. And nothing was going right.

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Lost in Translation

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Peasant The Poet

Lost in Translation

Early in the morning,
Laying in bed,
light washing over me,
thoughts floating in my head.

Wondering what it’d be like,
Doubt seeps like morning glow.
What could I say to him?
What might he never know?

- Lost in Translation

#communication #misunderstanding #wonder #lonely #relationship #reflection

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Me

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Nai

Me

I don’t want to
Open my mouth
Because I’m still afraid
The truth might come out
And if it does
If it really breaks free
You’ll see what I am
You’ll see the true me
The one I hide
With jokes and lies
I’m a terrible person
All jokes aside
You don’t seem to know it
You don’t seem to see
Even a glimpse of that person
That I know to be me
I’m such a good actress
I hide it so well
Cover it with a laugh
And you’ll never tell
You see depth in my eyes
You see love and emotion
But what would you see
If I ever did open
I can’t bear to find out
I can’t bear to show
The me you don’t see
The me that I know
If I let it out
If I let it be
I know for a fact
That you would hate me.

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Seductive Night

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

JaxSpade

Seductive Night

I fell into the arms of the night
Hugging the shadow of her silhouette
She pulled me in
And swallowed my eyes

Her fingernails
Traced my lips
As she took a bite

And I caressed her darkness
Without the need for light

Over curves and starkness
My hands were sight

Then she stood tall in the sky
Thick and wide

And as she laid over my body
She cloaked our delight

We played in sweat and Fahrenheit

And as she pitched black
She arched her back and began midnight

A few more hours
The sun came bright

Then she disappeared
And spit out my eyes

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

Fuchsia

Feb 2019 Bo Tansky

emnabee

Fuchsia

I was down.

And so I decided I needed flowers.

But not roses. Because roses have thorns.
And I am so sensitive lately.

I decided, not mixed flowers.
Because I’m mixed up.
And I need to stabilize.

I decided, not tulips.
Because tulips droop.

I decided,
I need gerbera daisies, bright.

Because gerbera daisies stand upright.

And so I bought some
in a wonderful shade of Fuchsia.

#fuchsia #daisies #depression