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(thanx all for the great suggestions) <!> women who wink drive men to drink together, glasses clink tattoos follow in ink and that ain’t the only thing ~ the tiller tied & forgot, the slip knot jinxed the sailboat nearly sinks ~ he cries aloud “you minx!” I’m all done in, you’ve got me sminked,^ you winking whilst me sailing on the oceans brink ~ she smirked and laughed that slinky mink, “clearly you are confused - I’m a lynx, count to cinq, don’t overthink, join me overboard into the **** I’ll finish you off in the the kitchen sink where drowning possibilities are next to nothink promise, we’ll be quite in sync”
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Jul 14, 2018
Jul 14, 2018 at 11:50 AM UTC
Please Help! This Poem Needs a Title!
Went to my magwinya lady today, she's contained at the canteens on north campus, As she rose up her left eye was bluish ****** grey, A lump in my throat formed not as big as the one on her face, my eyes secreted their salty solution, my mind quickly processed confusion, "M-m-m-m-may i-i-i p-p-lease have five magwinyas" She smirked at my muttered utterance as she began to fill the thin transparent plastic with the oily flour-filled ***** I reluctantly asked "What happened to your eye?" She responded in Xhosa reasonably assuming my common cocoa coating meant our tongues matched until I told her otherwise. Eventually she simply said, "Fight". I said, "you got in to a fight?" She said "Mmm". I went over to my banana lady and said the magwinya lady has a black eye and she casually claimed, "Her boyfriend beat her yesterday." Confirming what my teary eyes and lumpy throat knew to be true when I saw my sweet magwinya lady with a swollen eye ****** grey and blue. Frustrated at the nothing I could do. Powerlessly pirched on a brown bench as the black sparrows chirped pleading for a piece of my last magwinya, Should I tell her to escape? Is that even my place? How many black eyes are blotched on this bruised land i, a fearful foreigner, trace? I'll bury my brain in my book, somewhat cowardly crook, I'll see what i saw but take no second look, like a camel's head in the sand, I'll timidly tell myself these things are just too hard to understand.
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Nov 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021 at 6:43 AM UTC
black eyes & silent sighs
The introvert smirked to himself, the extrovert winked, The introvert blinked and turned his face, The extrovert pursued the look, and the introvert blushed and left the room. The extrovert shrugged and broke his stare, The extrovert forgot that he was ever there, But the introvert never forgot, ingrained in his mind was the extroverts face, The extrovert saw many people that day, too many people to recall by name, The extrovert forgot his wink, The introvert replayed his blink, For many days the introvert hid, The extrovert lived, And both were content, The introvert who sat alone, The extrovert who broke the silence, The introvert who raised his hand, The extrovert who listened, We learn our greatest lessons from living at a distance.
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Nov 16, 2016
Nov 16, 2016 at 2:00 PM UTC
One Way Street
The snow leopard and the little fox were sound asleep. The leopard curled up around the young fox keeping them both warm in the cold weather. As the sun started to arise the leopard awoke from his slumber. He then softly pat his little young fox apprentice's head, "Wake up little one. A new day awaits us," he said with a smile as he stood on all fours and stretched out his back. The little fox grunted and yawned "It's too early," she whined as she curled up tighter, "The sun isn't even fully up in the sky yet" was her rebuttal to his awakening. The leopard took her by the scruff and softly tossed her into the snow covered field. "Ahhh!~Ooof." The little fox yelled as she tumbled into the snow. "You know what they say, the early bird catches the worm, the early cat catches the bird." The leopard laughed slightly as he spoke, watching the little fox stand up all covered in fresh snow from last nights fall. "Well what's that have to do with me?!?" the fox shouted slightly, being slightly agitated about him tossing her. The leopard smirked as he walked by her and pat her head again, dusting off the snow, "It has everything to do with you, it has everything to do with everyone. It means the sooner you wake the more you can do. The more time you have in the day to do what you want," the leopard exclaimed with pride and excitement in his voice, "Do you ever ask yourself why there is so much left you want to do by the end of the day but just didn't have enough time? Well this helps you get more done. It gives you more time." The little fox tilted her head slightly to he side and looked down a bit, "I guess you are right," she said softly. Not knowing what else to say, she stood up and shook the snow off of herself then rush over to the leopard. "So what lesson will I learn today?" she asked eagerly. The leopard smiled as they started walking, "Didn't you just learn something?" he said as he raised an eyebrow. The little fox giggled softly and started pouncing around him laughing happily and saying "Well yea. But I want to learn more." The leopard laughed and looked to her, "Slow and steady wins the race little one. Slow and steady. we will find something for me to teach you, or for us to learn, as time goes on." he said softly but wisely as they kept walking into the woods, away from the sunrise.
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May 11, 2014
May 11, 2014 at 11:12 PM UTC
The Leopard and The Fox(Part 2)
The snow leopard and the little fox were sound asleep. The leopard curled up around the young fox keeping them both warm in the cold weather. As the sun started to arise the leopard awoke from his slumber. He then softly pat his little young fox apprentice's head, "Wake up little one. A new day awaits us," he said with a smile as he stood on all fours and stretched out his back. The little fox grunted and yawned "It's too early," she whined as she curled up tighter, "The sun isn't even fully up in the sky yet" was her rebuttal to his awakening. The leopard took her by the scruff and softly tossed her into the snow covered field. "Ahhh!~Ooof." The little fox yelled as she tumbled into the snow. "You know what they say, the early bird catches the worm, the early cat catches the bird." The leopard laughed slightly as he spoke, watching the little fox stand up all covered in fresh snow from last nights fall. "Well what's that have to do with me?!?" the fox shouted slightly, being slightly agitated about him tossing her. The leopard smirked as he walked by her and pat her head again, dusting off the snow, "It has everything to do with you, it has everything to do with everyone. It means the sooner you wake the more you can do. The more time you have in the day to do what you want," the leopard exclaimed with pride and excitement in his voice, "Do you ever ask yourself why there is so much left you want to do by the end of the day but just didn't have enough time? Well this helps you get more done. It gives you more time." The little fox tilted her head slightly to he side and looked down a bit, "I guess you are right," she said softly. Not knowing what else to say, she stood up and shook the snow off of herself then rush over to the leopard. "So what lesson will I learn today?" she asked eagerly. The leopard smiled as they started walking, "Didn't you just learn something?" he said as he raised an eyebrow. The little fox giggled softly and started pouncing around him laughing happily and saying "Well yea. But I want to learn more." The leopard laughed and looked to her, "Slow and steady wins the race little one. Slow and steady. we will find something for me to teach you, or for us to learn, as time goes on." he said softly but wisely as they kept walking into the woods, away from the sunrise.
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The last kiss from you Lasted like a huddle in The snow blitz Rocking my anatomy In the frosty glitz The last words from you That barged in my eardrum You were in a hurry To smell a new leaf Draped in a diamond dew The last gifts from you Was an instrument Which still I use To recognize people Or to refuse! The last time You said I love you I remember I was laughing Hysterically as if I was watching Jared Leto’s jaded mimicry of Joker in YouTube Intriguingly, when the last time I saw you **** It felt like pretty Ivanka’s embarrassment Noticing her dad is a lewd The last time I was chatting With you on Facebook I was wondering why I shouldn't hack your account? To check your inbox Yea, it was filled with the message of ******* F- Bombs, **** shaming and tagging you as harlot All they were asking was your service of escort Either in full discount or in hefty cash drops! The last time I wrote A letter of love to you I discovered my Keyboard Began to blurt out No more, No more, No more… The last time I had a chit-chat With you in the Burger King or Pizza Hut I listened to your hissing clack-clack That someone else has become your puppy cat… The last time I became sick When I was with you I heard you threw a party Where you were whispering To your besties, how I become your double whammy! The last time I was With you in the bed I felt like I was indentured To **** a dummy toy Sans spirit and flesh! Loving you was like Santa Claus gifted me With a Pandora’s Box As soon as I opened it You decided to release Our *** tape of your having ****** In pornhub’s forum of interracial! The last time I heard of you Is that you were giving an interview To The Cosmopolitan’s board of review Facing the barrage of inquisitions You calmly joked, the series Of latest uproar about you In the social media or Internet Is because certain people always Love to rave about Women’s body Shoving in and out of their pigeonhole With their one night stand queen trophy To flavor your form in their fantasmic mouth You also smirked in a raspy voice Defiantly declaring “we (women) Have been locked indoors With no air, no food, no water” My last boyfriend is also no exception He certainly thinks I came this far Through ******* and deception
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Apr 30, 2017
Apr 30, 2017 at 12:33 PM UTC
Oppressive patriarchy or self-imposed victim hood- Hasan Maruf
The last kiss from you Lasted like a huddle in The snow blitz Rocking my anatomy In the frosty glitz The last words from you That barged in my eardrum You were in a hurry To smell a new leaf Draped in a diamond dew The last gifts from you Was an instrument Which still I use To recognize people Or to refuse! The last time You said I love you I remember I was laughing Hysterically as if I was watching Jared Leto’s jaded mimicry of Joker in YouTube Intriguingly, when the last time I saw you **** It felt like pretty Ivanka’s embarrassment Noticing her dad is a lewd The last time I was chatting With you on Facebook I was wondering why I shouldn't hack your account? To check your inbox Yea, it was filled with the message of ******* F- Bombs, **** shaming and tagging you as harlot All they were asking was your service of escort Either in full discount or in hefty cash drops! The last time I wrote A letter of love to you I discovered my Keyboard Began to blurt out No more, No more, No more… The last time I had a chit-chat With you in the Burger King or Pizza Hut I listened to your hissing clack-clack That someone else has become your puppy cat… The last time I became sick When I was with you I heard you threw a party Where you were whispering To your besties, how I become your double whammy! The last time I was With you in the bed I felt like I was indentured To **** a dummy toy Sans spirit and flesh! Loving you was like Santa Claus gifted me With a Pandora’s Box As soon as I opened it You decided to release Our *** tape of your having ****** In pornhub’s forum of interracial! The last time I heard of you Is that you were giving an interview To The Cosmopolitan’s board of review Facing the barrage of inquisitions You calmly joked, the series Of latest uproar about you In the social media or Internet Is because certain people always Love to rave about Women’s body Shoving in and out of their pigeonhole With their one night stand queen trophy To flavor your form in their fantasmic mouth You also smirked in a raspy voice Defiantly declaring “we (women) Have been locked indoors With no air, no food, no water” My last boyfriend is also no exception He certainly thinks I came this far Through ******* and deception
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After his eyes explored her as his hands did the same. Working them down from her hips, his fingers explore between her legs; skin smoother than the silk she wore. Sensations coursed through his body, transferring to her flesh. The more he explored her, the more she opened up to him. His hunger and eagerness grew and she was writhing in pleasure, and her lips started to water, soaking his fingers. He smirked.
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Jan 23, 2023
Jan 23, 2023 at 3:53 PM UTC
Beach Front Part 2
a goat encounters a lion. normally the lion sees the goat as food. instead The Lion offers shelter warmth theo goat offered protection awkward that a four-legged hooved animal could protect the queen of the jungle protection together they stood both natural leaders both immature in the ways at the time neither wanted to back down from the other but that's what made it work despite the goats dexterity and natural stubbornness in his ways the lion SAT and ate with the goat. years and years they feast upon the golden ducks they collected at the rivers which they traveled odd as combination is professionals know that that is not even a combination amongst the food chain but fore a while they dined peacefully. the lion roared bloodthirsty the goat while being the loner the leader willfully back down from the lion scenario has a goat beat a lion. The goat couldn't bear the lion parting ways the goat be that as it may just wanted his own way but the goat has to learn sometimes the best win is to back off not every wall is meant to be broken especially that of a lion and her pride so the lion beautiful as ever smirked as if we were the prey and the goat knowingly put his head inside her mouth I'll let you tell it
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Mar 18, 2015
Mar 18, 2015 at 1:16 PM UTC
a Capricorn and Leo Wow
He killed them all drank their blood to the devil, he called. He screamed 'I am enchanted by luck.' Bullets missed him he smirked 'The devil has blessed me with a curse.'
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Jan 7, 2015
Jan 7, 2015 at 4:41 AM UTC
curse
As they walked along after the matinee, the older brother teased his sister, “Hey, guess what, Frankenstein lives in the attic and he’s goin’ get you.”  With a flushed face the little sister responded, "Nah-ah, besides the attic door is locked."  And her brother smirked, “Think Frankenstein cares about locked doors?" Throughout their childhood, the brother jumped out behind closed doors, terrifying his little sister, and with each fright he gave his own fear seemed to lessen.  After a startle the sister thought, ‘Does my brother love me, like I love him?’, and she concluded, “He must, why else would he try to scare me to death?’ Within the decade, a sudden brain hemorrhage took their dearly loved mother.  Now, untethered in their mother’s love, the siblings changed, tightened, within,  While their father, a traumatized, war veteran, swiftly fell off the wagon, and the brother and sister cast off, rudderless, uprooted into troubled waters. And with their hearts snapped shut, immersed in relentless grief, they parted ways.  Some years later, their father died, bequeathed them both his unhealed pain. The brother, the sister, slid secretively into alcoholism, conceded the family custom, invested deeply in their despair, the two went on, married, raised families, conformed. And time went by, as alcohol soothed the pain until the brother breathed his last, his belly taut with fluid, his liver destroyed, a life sentence ended.  While she, the lone survivor, mysteriously yielded unto Grace and was pardoned, recovered, she finally understood, she knew deep inside; everyone did the best they could, even her. …and within a circle of one; I loved them all forever and ever.
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 11:53 AM UTC
The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957
As they walked along after the matinee, the older brother teased his sister, “Hey, guess what, Frankenstein lives in the attic and he’s goin’ get you.”  With a flushed face the little sister responded, "Nah-ah, besides the attic door is locked."  And her brother smirked, “Think Frankenstein cares about locked doors?" Throughout their childhood, the brother jumped out behind closed doors, terrifying his little sister, and with each fright he gave his own fear seemed to lessen.  After a startle the sister thought, ‘Does my brother love me, like I love him?’, and she concluded, “He must, why else would he try to scare me to death?’ Within the decade, a sudden brain hemorrhage took their dearly loved mother.  Now, untethered in their mother’s love, the siblings changed, tightened, within,  While their father, a traumatized, war veteran, swiftly fell off the wagon, and the brother and sister cast off, rudderless, uprooted into troubled waters. And with their hearts snapped shut, immersed in relentless grief, they parted ways.  Some years later, their father died, bequeathed them both his unhealed pain. The brother, the sister, slid secretively into alcoholism, conceded the family custom, invested deeply in their despair, the two went on, married, raised families, conformed. And time went by, as alcohol soothed the pain until the brother breathed his last, his belly taut with fluid, his liver destroyed, a life sentence ended.  While she, the lone survivor, mysteriously yielded unto Grace and was pardoned, recovered, she finally understood, she knew deep inside; everyone did the best they could, even her. …and within a circle of one; I loved them all forever and ever.
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On our first date, I took her to a romantic place, We kissed and she smirked. Every time she looked at me, she giggled, When she left I realized my zipper was open.
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Oct 24, 2018
Oct 24, 2018 at 8:31 AM UTC
First Date
Today I got a heartache, it wasn't so bad I told her my feelings but she just look back It ain't even that hurtful, it ain't even sad I just got to work out some things that I lack Today I got a heartache, twice I think too. Crushes aren't my strong spot. But I know what they meant When they said no, I smirked and just say thank you For their honesty and for my further development Today I got a heartache, it stings now I know I was hurting a lot and in progress, I reap what I sow Doubts start to drown and I begin to fall Should I keep on going or should I just stall. Today I got a heartache, it was subtle and clean But the girl is not bad, she was not mean She said I am sorry and things will be just fine I don't know if that's true. down the line My head suddenly fell down, and I start to frown How can I turn this around, I know that I should not be a clown Today I got a heartache, a devastating one for sure I was really rooting for myself, I got myself to endure All those efforts and all those what I make But she suddenly have someone now, and that I can't take Today I got a heartache, it seems so repeating When I try to change myself, I just keep on believing But again it fell flat and all went bad Will this continue while I am being sad? Today I got a heartache, it's dreary and frustrating I should get over it, I should just say it's okay But the feeling is gone and I am in dismay From staking everything, now I feel nothing Today... I got a heartache, and I broke my own promise It seems it always happens, like a cycle that keeps repeating The feeling of affection I long, and that is now I miss Please help me remember what is love and what should I believe in But the cycle continues until someone saves me
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Sep 9, 2018
Sep 9, 2018 at 3:35 PM UTC
Today I Got A Heartache
Today I got a heartache, it wasn't so bad I told her my feelings but she just look back It ain't even that hurtful, it ain't even sad I just got to work out some things that I lack Today I got a heartache, twice I think too. Crushes aren't my strong spot. But I know what they meant When they said no, I smirked and just say thank you For their honesty and for my further development Today I got a heartache, it stings now I know I was hurting a lot and in progress, I reap what I sow Doubts start to drown and I begin to fall Should I keep on going or should I just stall. Today I got a heartache, it was subtle and clean But the girl is not bad, she was not mean She said I am sorry and things will be just fine I don't know if that's true. down the line My head suddenly fell down, and I start to frown How can I turn this around, I know that I should not be a clown Today I got a heartache, a devastating one for sure I was really rooting for myself, I got myself to endure All those efforts and all those what I make But she suddenly have someone now, and that I can't take Today I got a heartache, it seems so repeating When I try to change myself, I just keep on believing But again it fell flat and all went bad Will this continue while I am being sad? Today I got a heartache, it's dreary and frustrating I should get over it, I should just say it's okay But the feeling is gone and I am in dismay From staking everything, now I feel nothing Today... I got a heartache, and I broke my own promise It seems it always happens, like a cycle that keeps repeating The feeling of affection I long, and that is now I miss Please help me remember what is love and what should I believe in But the cycle continues until someone saves me
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1.MY MOTHER WOULD STAND IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR AND PAINT HER LIPS RED FOR A MAN WHO WASNT MY FATHER. 2.MY BEST FRIEND STOLE HER MOTHERS LIPSTICK TO IMPRESS A BOY AT SCHOOL AND THE NEXT DAY SHE CAME INTO CLASS WITH A FAT LIP. 3.THE BEAUTIFUL BOY FROM MY FIRST PERIOD CLASS FRESHMAN YEAR BROKE MY HEART WITH LIPSTICK STAINS CRAWLING UP HIS JAW. 4.THE INSULTS ON THE BATHROOM STALLS WERE WRITTEN IN BLOOD RED LIPSTICK. 5.MY GEOMETRY TEACHER USE TO SNEER AT ME WITH SCARLET LIPSTICK ON HER YELLOW TEETH. 6.THE GIRLS IN MY FAVORITE BOOKS ALWAYS MADE ME CRY. THIER RED LIPS STILL HAUNT ME. 7.WHENEVER I’D TAKE IT OFF MY LIPS WOULD STILL LOOK PINK AS IF YOU’D SPENT HOURS KISSING THEM. 8.WHENEVER I THINK OF RED LIPS I THINK OF THE SCENE IN ****** WHERE HUMBERT IS ******* HIS LITTLE NYMPHET IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT FOR HER TO STAY AND HER RED LIPSTICK IS SMEARED ON HER MOUTH AS SHE STARES UP GLASSILY AT THE CEILING 8.WHEN YOU FINALLY GOT OFF MY BROKEN BODY THAT NIGHT MY RED LIPSTICK WAS SMEARED ACROSS YOUR CHEEK. YOU PULLED ON YOUR PANTS AND ZIPPED YOURSELF UP . YOU THUMBED THE RED MESS ON YOUR CHEEK AND SMIRKED AT ME AND SAID. “GOD I LOVE THOSE RED LIPS"
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Apr 6, 2014
Apr 6, 2014 at 12:13 AM UTC
Red lipstick: a history of hatred.
I took a seat at the chess-board I felt tense as a tightly stretched cord My opponent turned around to face me And a look of great fear did grace me Feebly, I moved up a pawn I felt vulnerable as a fawn He smirked, and he brought out a knight So consumed was I with fright That I did do something so rash I brought out my queen, and then CRASH! My queen was captured by the horse My face was consumed by remorse I thought of offering a draw I thought of my chess-playing flaw Then I remembered one thing That I was still badly losing He brought his queen to the seventh rank He knew that he had to be frank With a knight of his standing idly by, My king moved up, up into the sky He clearly stated in a voice great, I have won, you lose, Checkmate! My eyes welled up with salty tears My cries against the victor’s cheers From this day forth I dread to play Chess does make my mood so gray I forever ponder the mess That I made of that game of chess.
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Aug 10, 2015
Aug 10, 2015 at 12:50 PM UTC
The Mess I Made of a Game of Chess
Malignant gazes warped the the fabric of the air around me. I couldn't do anything but tell her that to wish upon a dying star                           will never end well. The atrocity that clung to the ships hull, was no less human now than     the artificial meat 3d printed.. It taste liked chicken, but..             there were no eggs in space. Words like plasma cannons fired around me bouncing off the walls. Ok, ok listen I didn't do this to you! Your the penny that could pay the price, and this is your tarnished self pity. I wasn't having any of her grief,        though it could vacate me with ease. Standing before her I said I could less cure her than breath in space.. With that she raged in a language of ferocious exasperation. I knew that it was time to vacate her need for some sort of vengeance. I'd got the necklace on under my garments. Pointing my pistol at her, she smirked,              then a gargled laugh spat out. That toy cant harm me, is this your last stand what a pointless endeavour.. Now it was my turn to smirk,         I don't know if it was panic or confusion to why I was laughing.             like a hyena knowing that the pray had just cornered itself. With that I shot past her, like a random act, I still laughed loudly. And then a buckling ache approached. As the hull cleaved open like a piñata hit feverishly by an excited child.   As we where exhumed from our coffin, suffocating in the emptiness of my actions. I could see her fear, no matter her augmentations, nothing could survive the vacuum of space. I pressed upon my chest, my nanite suit encompassing me.             I was like a new born taking a first breath Looking at this sorrowful figure, floating in to the abyss. I knew I was partly to blame. But now was not the time for respective thoughts. This was about survival, and I used the small thrusters to edge closely to the air lock.                        Time to move on, time to breath deeply.
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Mar 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM UTC
When The Past Isn't Welcoming
Malignant gazes warped the the fabric of the air around me. I couldn't do anything but tell her that to wish upon a dying star                           will never end well. The atrocity that clung to the ships hull, was no less human now than     the artificial meat 3d printed.. It taste liked chicken, but..             there were no eggs in space. Words like plasma cannons fired around me bouncing off the walls. Ok, ok listen I didn't do this to you! Your the penny that could pay the price, and this is your tarnished self pity. I wasn't having any of her grief,        though it could vacate me with ease. Standing before her I said I could less cure her than breath in space.. With that she raged in a language of ferocious exasperation. I knew that it was time to vacate her need for some sort of vengeance. I'd got the necklace on under my garments. Pointing my pistol at her, she smirked,              then a gargled laugh spat out. That toy cant harm me, is this your last stand what a pointless endeavour.. Now it was my turn to smirk,         I don't know if it was panic or confusion to why I was laughing.             like a hyena knowing that the pray had just cornered itself. With that I shot past her, like a random act, I still laughed loudly. And then a buckling ache approached. As the hull cleaved open like a piñata hit feverishly by an excited child.   As we where exhumed from our coffin, suffocating in the emptiness of my actions. I could see her fear, no matter her augmentations, nothing could survive the vacuum of space. I pressed upon my chest, my nanite suit encompassing me.             I was like a new born taking a first breath Looking at this sorrowful figure, floating in to the abyss. I knew I was partly to blame. But now was not the time for respective thoughts. This was about survival, and I used the small thrusters to edge closely to the air lock.                        Time to move on, time to breath deeply.
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Lion, dweller of the desert with gleaming fur and crushing paws    wandered, searching, thirsty, wanting when only yards away was fresh-rain ponds just barely out of sight          and the lion was almost satisfied For now, it was patient But then, from its dark, dry hole a snake, red, long, its body curled in waves    it came and teased the lion selfish, ignorant, it swam through sand right in front of that thirsty lion Not counting its consequences The lion's fur rose as it watched the snake go It's heart, mighty, proud, longed to ****** the serpent or chase, at least chase But its clever mind scorned- The lion needed water, its thirst growing great The fresh-rain ponds were just over the sand hill The heart fought the mind The mind finally gave Knowing the worst with great disregard It leaped through the gold dust and pounced on the snake      But there- its heart was great      but its mind was resentful with spite thirsting to wound that heart's lazy pride so it let that scarlet snake slipped right through, free from the paws    to retreat in its hole until morning This lion's heart, it beat and swore This lion's mind, it smirked and snubbed And it sat in the sun of the desert, much greater than it    Just wrinkling to nothing        Bitter with loss for drink and food No compromise to be reached,   The lion withered for nothing To have its ashes mixed with the sand and blown          away
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Apr 20, 2013
Apr 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM UTC
The Lion
I don't love my body. I don't love the curls on my head, the way they become frizzy at the drop of a hat. The way they get in the way when I do my dishes. The way that they have a mind of their own in the morning. You call me 'curly sue'. You pull on my brown ringlets and smile when they bounce back into place. You like the way my curls smell when I get out of the shower. I don't love my body. My ******* The way the hang from my chest like sandbags. The way they restrict me from buying the clothes I like. You named them. Alessa and Alexis. The way a little girl names the dolls that she loves so much. Desire flashes in your eyes when I take off my shirt. I don't love my body. The first time you saw me naked I wrapped my arms around my tummy so that you couldn't see my belly. You grabbed my arms and put them by my side, and smirked and said "beautiful". I never hid myself from you again. I don't love my body. I hate the way my sides roll when I move. You came home from practice, bruised and bloodied. You told me that your friend tackled you to the ground and you saw your life flash before your eyes; you said that my **** body was the last thing you saw before you momentarily blacked out. I don't love my body. I hate it. I look in the mirror and see the most pathetic pile of flesh, fat, muscle, bone and hair that ever lived on this earth. I waited so long to share it with another, because I thought that this body, this vessel, was not worthy of appreciation. You look at me the way a starving child looks at a five course meal. You touch me like a homeless man sleeping on Egyptian cotton sheets for the first time. I don't love my body. But the way you love my body, the way you love my lumps and bumps and scars and flesh, gives me hope that some day soon I could grow to love it as well. You make me feel things that I never thought I deserved to feel.
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Apr 26, 2015
Apr 26, 2015 at 9:54 PM UTC
Curly Sue
I don't love my body. I don't love the curls on my head, the way they become frizzy at the drop of a hat. The way they get in the way when I do my dishes. The way that they have a mind of their own in the morning. You call me 'curly sue'. You pull on my brown ringlets and smile when they bounce back into place. You like the way my curls smell when I get out of the shower. I don't love my body. My ******* The way the hang from my chest like sandbags. The way they restrict me from buying the clothes I like. You named them. Alessa and Alexis. The way a little girl names the dolls that she loves so much. Desire flashes in your eyes when I take off my shirt. I don't love my body. The first time you saw me naked I wrapped my arms around my tummy so that you couldn't see my belly. You grabbed my arms and put them by my side, and smirked and said "beautiful". I never hid myself from you again. I don't love my body. I hate the way my sides roll when I move. You came home from practice, bruised and bloodied. You told me that your friend tackled you to the ground and you saw your life flash before your eyes; you said that my **** body was the last thing you saw before you momentarily blacked out. I don't love my body. I hate it. I look in the mirror and see the most pathetic pile of flesh, fat, muscle, bone and hair that ever lived on this earth. I waited so long to share it with another, because I thought that this body, this vessel, was not worthy of appreciation. You look at me the way a starving child looks at a five course meal. You touch me like a homeless man sleeping on Egyptian cotton sheets for the first time. I don't love my body. But the way you love my body, the way you love my lumps and bumps and scars and flesh, gives me hope that some day soon I could grow to love it as well. You make me feel things that I never thought I deserved to feel.
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Your lips never looked so beautiful, Until moments truths exited with a twist, When corners smirked, Smiles exited, and your voice flowed free. Every indication that I could believe you, I hated how I craved honesty, Until I understood, I hate the way you lie, But I could never hate you.
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Sep 25, 2015
Sep 25, 2015 at 3:09 AM UTC
I Hate Liars
She said she was Ibo And spoke with a fake accent Wanna’s and gonna’s Littered her speech Not a trace of Igbo, in her exotic accent. She smirked boldly As I answered my phone Greeting my friend natively In a lavish of deep expressions So deep, only Ndi Igbo can share. With a ****** passport She spoke better than most Britons She was born in her village Yet all she knows is “bia” She thinks she’s cool, I think she’s lost! The whole point of wooing her An “mgbe-eke” from the east Was so we could regularly, take a break From all formalities and English And bask in mother tongues… I might as well be yoked With a foreign damsel For the whole purpose of looking within Is defeated if your tongue is white And we can only commune in “oyibo” Call me tribalistic Call me uncivilized Call me superficial if you will But what you call vernacular The same is my root. I am proudly Igbo! © Raphael Uzor
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May 9, 2014
May 9, 2014 at 6:18 PM UTC
Igbotic!
you are venomous I said she smirked and gave a little hiss we are washed up on snake island a one bed flat where a monstrous building has been converted into lamentable living spaces for lonesome souls à deux neighbours plague us through paper thin walls but we have found our own strange happiness in our serpent coils
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Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023 at 6:44 PM UTC
snake island
I remember her from way back. Teasing me, bending back. Gave me a curious look; looking back. She teased me, I teased her; she needed me; I needed her back. She was a naughty girl, her mind one track. Orchid: tattoo, the vine crawling up her side: Lil Red Devil, on the small of her back. Red hair up their, the curtains match; but it’s more like a flame, cause I asked her to shave it like that: burning passion; she smirked when I named it like that. Her fantasies, always seem to be schemed like that. Feisty little thing, hope she keeps it up like that. Even in my dreams, the memories, keep coming back: Her pale skin; looks better covered in black. My ink dripping, in between her white lines; I hope this imagery is blew your mind. Better in person; words just can’t describe. Something about her eyes; the feeling the vibes. Looking at me from the outside, feeling what’s inside- the connection so real; emotions impossible to hide. Started out as just *** ended up with me needing to be inside.
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Jul 4, 2014
Jul 4, 2014 at 11:34 AM UTC
Rated(R):Little Red She Devil
You dream of someplace where the men have better reasons for calling and you no longer feel so alone. Where the sun shines without the inevitability of the rain, where the skies aren't blackened by the smoke of his cigarettes. You'll exhale the fresh air, and you won't remember the colour of his eyes or the scar above his left brow. You'll forget how he smirked when you said that you loved him. You're moving on, the past will no longer suffocate you with the fragrance of its cheap perfume, you'll learn to count the days rather than to tick them off. One day you'll step forward without looking back and you'll realize you are infinite and he is just a glitch in time.
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Aug 15, 2015
Aug 15, 2015 at 3:52 PM UTC
Infinite
Fat blats fill the humid, night air Chromed up machines ride tonight Leather clad bodies with slick lines Long legged, lean ladies rev their smiles Black lined lips glossed smooth with red Blood red fingertips scratch their pleasure Nails run races up the backs Smirked smiles know where they long to flit Lip curling snarls as shivers run out Sloe eyed partners strut by the line Flicking their tails like bashful does Paired up pretties ride out in squeals Tires spin flashing through the lamp light Paired up pretties hang tight tonight cc1210
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Dec 28, 2010
Dec 28, 2010 at 4:04 PM UTC
Paired Up Pretties
Don't **** the Genie Peg-leg Pete, the pirate, in the good old days of old; found a sealed amphora, whilst searching for some gold. The label bore a warning & a faded, scary skull but Peg-leg Pete was curious & gave the **** a pull. The bottle appeared empty, so he gave it quite a shake. A rumbling, grumbling let him know – a genie was awake! “You didn't ought to do that, you one-legged, one-eyed beast; to someone who's been fast asleep, a hundred years, at least!” The genie was so angry, like a bear, with a sore head. “You'll only get one wish for that, so make it count.” he said. “Only one!” poor Pete complained. “but I've just set you free. I've got the very task though, that you can do for me.” “Me owd peg-leg has woodworm & me glass-eye's on the blink; me 'ooks gone rusty & me trusty ship's about to sink. If you can make me whole again, one wish will be enough. So, come on grumpy genie, shake a leg & do your stuff!” “Make sure you word your wish exact, for there's no going back.” The genie smirked, then got to work & everything went black. When Pete came round, he quickly found his hook & peg-leg there & underneath it's tatty patch, his glass-eye's icy stare. “What trick is this, you scurvy dog, you've gone back on your word?” “I think not Pete, just look around & see what has occurred. Your ship is now a merchant & that warehouse on the dock. It's yours, for import/export work – for honest trade old **** Pete “I don't get this, I'm still stood here, like Ahab, off the whaler.” Genie, smirking “You asked me, quite specifically to make you a whole-saler!” Briz 5/11/13
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Mar 3, 2014
Mar 3, 2014 at 3:35 AM UTC
Don't **** the Genie
Don't **** the Genie Peg-leg Pete, the pirate, in the good old days of old; found a sealed amphora, whilst searching for some gold. The label bore a warning & a faded, scary skull but Peg-leg Pete was curious & gave the **** a pull. The bottle appeared empty, so he gave it quite a shake. A rumbling, grumbling let him know – a genie was awake! “You didn't ought to do that, you one-legged, one-eyed beast; to someone who's been fast asleep, a hundred years, at least!” The genie was so angry, like a bear, with a sore head. “You'll only get one wish for that, so make it count.” he said. “Only one!” poor Pete complained. “but I've just set you free. I've got the very task though, that you can do for me.” “Me owd peg-leg has woodworm & me glass-eye's on the blink; me 'ooks gone rusty & me trusty ship's about to sink. If you can make me whole again, one wish will be enough. So, come on grumpy genie, shake a leg & do your stuff!” “Make sure you word your wish exact, for there's no going back.” The genie smirked, then got to work & everything went black. When Pete came round, he quickly found his hook & peg-leg there & underneath it's tatty patch, his glass-eye's icy stare. “What trick is this, you scurvy dog, you've gone back on your word?” “I think not Pete, just look around & see what has occurred. Your ship is now a merchant & that warehouse on the dock. It's yours, for import/export work – for honest trade old **** Pete “I don't get this, I'm still stood here, like Ahab, off the whaler.” Genie, smirking “You asked me, quite specifically to make you a whole-saler!” Briz 5/11/13
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I pick up this book of Robert Burns poems As my great-grandfather picked it up a hundred years ago I put it down in exasperation As I guess he put it down Promising himself As I promise myself To give that sentimental Scot (getting teary-eyed over a mouse) One more chance maybe 1912 2012 The numbers swirl As numbers can do And I find myself Talking to this man I never met At a loss for small talk I just say, “Hey, did you know I googled your surname and my middle name And our roots are in the Isle of Wight.” He smirked Then took me out to his front yard (If they had front yards back then) Pressed his hand in the soil Grabbed something Hefted it Pulled on it And said to me, “They’re in Texas now.”
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Oct 5, 2012
Oct 5, 2012 at 10:44 AM UTC
Roots