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Orange Sky

The sky is orange todayThat is a good thingMuch better than grey Dark and menacingNot black like nightBlack is the comfort of a blanketWith no starsYou can’t see what hits youAnd that’s just fineAs long as what hits youDoes it’s job and ends the lineBut the dark of greyLike steel in the skyMenacing and meanJustContinue reading “Orange Sky”

Electronic Myths

Superhuman beings of unknown originBytes of information formed in hieroglyphics of 0 and 1Scrolls of code written in subterranean suburbiaMyths created in the garage of dad and mumSpread across the planet, crossing the labyrinthNow held in the handConquering man This is for a dVerse prompt: Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not countingContinue reading “Electronic Myths”

Punk You Ate

There is a rhythm no matter the periodThat comes in the speech of theseOr in a pair of these pair in these pair in the these However you say itIn the speaking of theseThat is natural as in the honking of geeseCome ma, see the speak easyExclaim to the nationHer exClaymation, a post declarationA eulogyContinue reading “Punk You Ate”

Soft Explosion

They say California is where fools go to find their dreams and dreamers go to find their fool. Henrietta was neither fool nor dreamer yet she found herself stepping off the plane in LAX. “Father forgive me for I have sinned. But not my will but thine,” she thought as she walked out of theContinue reading “Soft Explosion”

My Love & My Behavior

My love for you is unconditional however my behavior towards you is notMy love would swim the seas and grab the stars from the skyMy love knows the depths of the ocean floors and the heights the sun climbsHowever I will not get on my knees and crawl just because you beckonMy love for youContinue reading “My Love & My Behavior”

Not The One Marrying You

I had a friend or so I thought Well more than a friend if I were true If I had been true to that what she sought She wanted more, that I knew It wasn’t something I was told Not in words at least The games of love are often old The feelings of oneContinue reading “Not The One Marrying You”

Horny

Horny?Like the brass section in Beethoven’s symphony no. 9My trumpet yearns for your lipsTo blow out sweet melodiesSlide along with my trombone and break out the bandWe’re celebrating tonight’s masterpieceHorny?Like a water buffaloLet me stand in your wetlandsProtect and dominate Large and majestic my hornsRide me and we’ll exploreHorny?Like a car stuck on the highwayAContinue reading “Horny”

Horny?

Horny?Like the brass section of a bandMy trumpet yearns for your lipsLike a water buffaloLet me in your wetlandsLike a car stuck in trafficA Bugatti full of luxury Me? Don’t let these deceive youI’m an angel in disguise. This is for a dVerse prompt: For those new to dVerse Poets Pub or to the quadrilleContinue reading “Horny?”

Written on Spindrift Pages

Refer to myself as such yet get lost within the crowdWords on a page, hoping to convey my confusion clearlyTop of -, oh I can’t say that, top of my game but you’re no play thingAll of that to say *waves hands around or points with palms open* YeahAnd you’re not going to be livingContinue reading “Written on Spindrift Pages”

Let Them

They want to come after meLet themThey’ll see what fire bringsThey’ll see what happens when my anger winsWhen the control I have Slips the ringThey want to tear me downLet themThey’ll see how hard of a rock I amHow hard it is to rip brick from brickThe tools they haveAren’t fit for thisThey want toContinue reading “Let Them”