did they wake up?
are they upset?
have I killed the butterflies?
and if I have
will the world fall apart?
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Category: 108 Poetry Challenge!
midnight
clear
calm
I sit
& write
to you.
the night draws longer
and the day draws closer
and I am free
from sleep
what am I learning
as I burn the midnight oil?
patience.
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how to start a poem
begin.
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how to end a poem
stop.
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earthquake
ice shake
shake
and bake
a cake
with me
my world turned up-side-down
tumbled
tousled
tangled
and the cups are chipped
and the bacon falls on the floor
sitting on the kitchen floor
I weep
because I know
nothing
will ever
be the same.
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cool breeze
a shiver
runs up my back
it’s fall
and it courses through my blood
with hints of winteryness
and there’s a hint of mint
on your breath
as you whisper
in my ear
what I’ve known
all along.
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you/me/together
who are you?
and what is me?
and why are we
together?
the trick of the silver tongue
touches something
and we are
alive.
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eating oreos
I open my mouth
and pop one in
delighted
sweetness tickles my tongue
electricity courses through my body
and I know
I have come home
to you.
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mountain
solid
like a rock
you stand beside me
breathing.
I turn and walk away
taking a piece of your heart
with me.
I am alone now
in the silence
I breathe in
I am free.
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prison
stories
of hearts broken
too young
but they are alive
and I laugh
at their jokes
I am scared
by the suicide attempts
some darkness
I do not have
but I know where the darkness is now
in me
so I can see it
in you
I can see your heart
can you see mine?
feel it.
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