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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Deserving of Sutures

My lips crack and bleed the essence of my life coating my smile Can you taste it in my kisses Ignoring the pain therein to smile and say "You taste of cherries" even as you wipe away The blood, bright red and staining the back of your hand as well as my tongue If I swell any larger I'll burst apart... Sign in to see full entry.

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Straight Jacket

My heart is heavy My mind an ache All these dreams Are at stake. Questions to ask No answers to give Dust to dust Live and let live To my asylum I joyfully go Emulate kindness Despising my woe Implacable midnight In darkness I dwell Thoughts of malice Dominion of my cell Tighten my straight jacket... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

My Bubble

Darkness spreads across the land like spilled ink on tile. It stretches out across the sea and devours the river Nile. Cancerous thoughts inside me beat upon my brain Inhaling grease into my soul that lodges in my veins. The morning sun is trapped inside an automatic drip And happiness can be found... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Soul Seeker

Deep inside Something’s broken Heart in hand Words unspoken Someone whispers Lost all night Darkness opens Swallowing light Empty outside Hollow within Fake shining grace Harboring sin. Copyright© 2009 Shanna Jones all rights reserved Sign in to see full entry.

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Fast Food

Whisper guilty secrets That tickle the ear And lodge in the throat Like bits of apple. Sleep deep Snow White The apple is poison Sleep deep and dream Colored like video games Encompass not mind But instinct. Fat little piggies all in a row Now who has the button? The dimes are gone and You’re almost... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Weight of the World on Five-year-old Shoulders

She dances in the moonlight Twirling, twirling While the fireflies swirl Around her like specters. If she would just Stretch her fingers She could tuck them Into the ends Of the earth And hold the world to Her chest. But she dares not reach Only closes her eyes And dances Shedding tears for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Home

The tempest rolls through unseeing eyes And mists envelope all Tiny trumpets sound the coming And beckon to its call Haunted eyes drown deep in sorrow Shallow saunters the empty king That once his cup was o’erfilled Now reeks of dying things And somewhere the baby’s weeping But the mothers breast is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bus Ride

Sitting, silently, waiting, watching From the corner seat in The shadows Pretending to be Asleep So you can be Left alone Then having the sudden Urge Not to live anymore Trying to remember Things you’ve Already forgotten Reciting Poems, quotes, lines, verses, songs That you’ve never Heard But know... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Blurring the Edges

I see things unseen Moving shadow to shadow A glimpse from the Corner of my eye Something that disappears Before it comes into the focus Things that I saw As a child But that I have Forgotten how to see I see things unseen That move with ease Just beneath perception A ghost of an image A phantom of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Heartstrings (Chris' Poem)

Bask in the afterglow Stretch long and lean Like a large cat Velvet tongues lap at The pulse of the throat And moonlight shimmers Encased like a cicada Skin melts away Leaving amber colored light Floating soft Like butterfly wings Gently, gently Go softly You walk upon my heartstrings. Copyright ©... Sign in to see full entry.

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