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Human Silhouettes
E veryone averts their eyes C onvincing themselves that they're not L ike me. I n rain or shine I sit and push through, as they
Joe O’ConnorPublished 20 days ago in PoetsA Smile Before the Darkness
Ever experience that feeling when calamity stills, if just for a moment? Love shines, glowing in her eyes, as ideas form with a smile, as clear as the spoken words
Cathy holmesPublished 22 days ago in PoetsBreaking News
A family is shopping the Town Center Mall In the lot, someone damaged their car There’s a note with an address and number to call
Earl W. PearlPublished 16 days ago in PoetsOld Spice Memories
Crooked smile, dancing blue eyes Citrus and Spice aftershave I still see the green bottle Sitting on the dresser next to
Cathy SchieffelinPublished 22 days ago in PoetsGrin
Your smile is so contagious They might start another lockdown just to be safe. They will definitely make you wear a mask
TheSpinstressPublished 22 days ago in PoetsL'Exquisite Douleur
Eager madness wrestling me into submission Claiming my allegiance, refusing my independence Lying sideways on my vessels to cut off my breathing
Love Eclipse
Every star, hidden behind the light of the sun, burns in secret for you Circles of flame, trace around my dark spaces, in outlines of your moon
The Invisible WriterPublished 17 days ago in PoetsPipedreams
Echoes and shadows spool around the flutters of a Moth gifted two moons Cascades of gilded new-age blues cast out in long and lacey circadian nets
Caroline JanePublished 15 days ago in PoetsIt's Fake Outside
What if you log off Go out, touch the grass, and find It's artificial?
D. J. ReddallPublished 14 days ago in PoetsShe Was The World
* The first time the world winked at me I blushed in colors, strawberry My heart of glass, disposable I hoped it was an augury
Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 21 days ago in PoetsAPPRECIATION
Appreciation of their work. No one respects a jerk. Repairer's pointer for the photocopier. Company values a top brand copier.
Babs IversonPublished 19 days ago in Poetsmanifestations of love
strawberry stains your honeyed cheeks sabotaging my virtuous intentions, just the silhouette of your delicate form highjacks my thoughts, my clever ambitions.
Heather HublerPublished 20 days ago in Poets