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Granites and Schists

“Behold! The granites and schists of my dark and stubborn country,” said Igor, looking out of the window at the crowd below. I looked at Svetlana. “The people are dumb as rocks,” she explained. She rolled her eyes and slumped onto the couch. “And twice as stubborn!” yelled Igor, turning away from the window, “TheyContinue reading “Granites and Schists”

Submission

An erotic poem Domination of a different fashionTaken in by a good reactionDopamine hits just rightThat spot you know, just get in my licksI’ll lick you good, call you daddyEnter in the rear if that’s where you’ll have meI’m on my knees, face down, hands flatEyes cast down but a smile on my lipsYou canContinue reading “Submission”

Webs on the Christmas Tree

There was a lady who lived next doorFrom a town in Ukraine bornWho every year for the Christmas seasonPut spiders and webs her tree inWhat a strange lady I did thinkThat there might be a meaning I did not linkThen one day when we did cross pathsI thought to askWhy the spiders and webs IContinue reading “Webs on the Christmas Tree”

Zero: The Absence Of

Zero: the absence of.And I got zero problem with that,99 problems but zero ain’t one.Zero ain’t alone,It’s infinite in its emptiness.Ain’t got nobody And we’re together in that,Got zero use for foolishness,An intolerance.ZaggedEdgesReachOblivion This is for a prompt by dVerse: Write a quadrille with zero. Hope you enjoy!

Time Moves On

Like the butterflyOr the falling leaves of fallThe passage of timeI knew that it was time to say goodbye. Not that I wanted to go. Or honestly needed to, though if you talked to my dad he would have said I needed to go 5 minutes out of the womb. Haha. He likes to jokeContinue reading “Time Moves On”

Singly #1

It’s a numbers gameYou gotta play to losePlenty of fish in the sea3.5 trillion give or take 3Well you’ll always be alone thinking like thatBut 1 is a prime number and I’m prime with that(actually it’s not)You could join me and her, a throuple of sorts1 69? No, thanks I’m fine.You’ll think differently, when youContinue reading “Singly #1”

Boxed Out

LimitedHandcuffed to a limit I never agreed withNarrow viewOf a specific group I don’t knowBoughtAnd sold to a man with no soulI can’t standNor can I sit by, Running to a crowded exitAll your X’sand O’s mean nothingNow that you’ve boxed me in. Just One Kiss She was at a bar alone. Guy approaches andContinue reading “Boxed Out”

So This is Laughter

Joy radiates in sounds like chokingShort breaths barked out Like dogs looking at their own reflectionSo this is laughter?Appreciation of a taleTold through embarrassment That I share A coupled uncomfortableness that brings a smileSo Thisis laughterThe sound a baby makes when happyOr is that just gas?Giggles but louder, longer, Unabashed in glee, unashamed in enjoymentSo?Continue reading “So This is Laughter”

Can I Coax Your Love?

How can I coax love from theeKisses and sweet words failHearts and chocolate paleTo grant affection towards meWhat can this affliction beThat leads to such a woeful taleAre your feeling so frailThat yearning can not see This was for a dVerse prompt: Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title), includingContinue reading “Can I Coax Your Love?”

Not A Moment Too Soon

The bright sun arose in the morning skyI sat in my bed and watched the clouds bloomFrom the cold comfort of what was our roomThe black darkness fled as the birds did flyRising high taking with them the night’s gloomThe sun arose upon the morning skyI sat and watched the clouds red and orange bloomIContinue reading “Not A Moment Too Soon”