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 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Emily
Dirt
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Emily
Graduating college
Such a large accomplishment
That's what they all say
He has a job lined up
She's had an internship
Full of experience
I, on the other hand,
Am just me
What do I have
Other than my brain
Other than my grades
Sure, I've lived life
But while everybody seems to have a plan
And seems to be moving in the right direction
I keep moving further into the ground
Isolated and lost
Unable to move
Trapped under the dirt that is
My mind, my insecurities, my confusion
Received my graduation invitations today and it feels surreal. Scared for the future and the real world.

© Naomi 2014
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Zoe
No Crying
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Zoe
There is no crying tonight
even though you're not here.
I merely wished to be held
and cared for...that's all.

...
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Colin Anhut
Ah yes, a
poem about
love loss
and confused
intention
yes, it seems
that some of
us don't see
the orchids in
the garden shaking
what they got,
Oh! to be a flower
in spring
a darker shade
embraced my shadow
and sew smiles out of my lips that he hung
on my mouth like the red-white bracelets
we give each other
each March
(somewhere far away from here)

I do not write,
I am spilled out on a page
like that time I got drunk on an empty soul
and vomited behind a dozen loves
on dog-****** snow

I am faulty
for I am an inhalation of the wind
and for

I fell from

love

into him

the tip of my fingers itch
and my eyelashes quiver like images of leaves
in water

Why did he decide
to make me part of his dream?

Why did I decide that these lines
are written for him?
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
betterdays
crinkle the chippies
wrinkle the bag
savour the salt
you're now a potato lad
buy the chippies
bag after bag
don't bother
about the belly sag
you're now a potato lad
wonderous flavours...
to be had
don't you worry
if your skin has gone bad
you're now a potato lad
cholesteral rising,
have trouble prising,
your doubled in sizing,
couch potato spread.
no, not you  
you're a potato lad
don't worry bout that,
at least, a third of the
world is morbidly fat.

besides my man,
you don't need to cry.
they went organic,
buy, only happy, free range kipfler joys.
they reduced the fat,
changed the taste.
and now your favourite
chips, are too
expensive to buy.
so my boy, you,
no longer can afford...
to be a potato lad

*here endeth
the unhealthy
potato lad
fad
napowrimo day 10
prompt; write an adverstising
jingle

as you can well see
my jingle turned
feral on me
and became
a comment
a wry look
at
the adverts
reality
enjoy
with salsa
or
dip
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Cream Puff
I knew it was you
Your soul was inscribed on mine
The man I envisioned,
I knew you were the one
The man I dreamed of
I have always known you.
Though only recently saw your face
Your smile, your touch,
The way you calm and inspire me
I always knew it was you
Even when I didn't yet know
Just who you were
The sky may be blue,
With white clouds floating overhead,

The grass may be green,
With dewdrops that spread,

Flowers may be blooming,
With a lacey petals on the edge,

But all you can see is,

A dark gray sky,
With storm clouds overhead,

Hard, brown grass,
That's dried up and dead,

Flowers that are wilted,
Drooping with dread,

The day may seem perfect to me,
But to you its something else.
De La Rose<333
I sat on the swing,
Shifting my body weight,
Coasting higher by the seconds,
leaving all my thoughts behind,

Finally I am soaring high,
Wind hugging my body,
And the blue sky outlined with white clouds,
Creating an instant shock of insanity,

Making me feel like I'm about to be swallowed,
And I might never come back down to earth,
Because I'm finally happy,
Here on this swing alone.
-Zalea
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Liz
Safe place
 Apr 2014 y i k e s
Liz
My teacher told us to draw
A place where we feel safe
I drew myself in your arms.
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