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AMAN12 1d
Vultures clutch cappuccinos and half-baked opinions
perched on cafe chairs like royalty,
sipping judgement with foam art
The beaks rip reputations before the croissants
and in between gluten-free hypocrisy.

Consumption is *******
in this brunch obsessed theater of civility.
The catching up is a hunt
and even vultures are on menu.
AMAN12 5d
They said love gives you butterflies in stomach
I had caffeinated elephants doing parkour.
They said you either fall or rise in love,
I slipped on a banana peel and faceplanted.
They said love sweeps you off your feet,
I got entangled in emotional quicksand.

They said love is blind.
Mine wore thick rimmed glasses.
They said love is a flame.
Mine was a raging wildfire.
They said love is forever.
Mine came with a countdown timer


They said love conquers all.
Mine surrendered after one awkward dinner.

My love story wasn't a fairy tale,
it was Aesop's fable.
AMAN12 Sep 8
Once in a town with no name on the map,
Lived two odd brothers and one wild chap.
Anonymous whispered through alley and fog,
Famous lit up like a trending blog.

They shared a small house with their cousin Perilous,
Who juggled sharp truths and was slightly nefarious.
One wore a hoodie, one wore a crown,
The third wore chaos like a hand-me-down.

Anonymous vanished when doors creaked ajar,
Famous rolled in a rented sports car.
Perilous came with a suitcase of schemes,
And a grin that could haunt your dreams.

One day they argued 'who wore it best?"
Was it silence, spotlight, or cunning unrest?
Famous said, “I’m adored by the masses!”
Anonymous scoffed, “They’re shallow as glasses.”
Perilous laughed, “You both miss the game
I thrive in the shadows and profit from blame.”

The town unraveled like threads from a sleeve,
Famous turned ghost, Anonymous took his leave.

Billboards went blank, the clocks lost their sound
Perilous had rewired the town.
He scrawled on the fountain in lipstick and ash:
“I left as a rumor. Returned as your flash


Now legends are told in that nameless town,
Of brothers who rose, and one who tore down.
So, if you meet someone with mystery eyes,
Check their pockets for riddles and lies.
AMAN12 Sep 8
Wit sharp as a sword,
nerves soft as pudding.
I slice with charm,
but melt at the sound of risk.
Courage is custard
topped with bravado sprinkles
Served boiling hot
I just take a teaspoon
and let it scald.
AMAN12 Aug 31
Applause is weather
brief and changeable.
My work is climate: steady,
unmoved by gusts of praise or
chills of disapproval.
I know what cheers and
confounds the climate.
I write for seasons not storms.
AMAN12 Aug 31
Tears of joy and tears of pain
placed on a scale
that never tips
just rusts from waiting.
For the one shed with eyes closed.
AMAN12 Aug 31
One-legged vigil,
sky-***** and still
she surveys the river of tears,
watches oblivion.
Peeving the soul mate
who fled for bluer waters
feathered with heron.
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