I want to taste it Just one time How does it feel like to be loved?   How does it feel like To be loved by someone for whom you are flawless?

A botched time you arrived, isn’t it? Been around the corners, have you? Curving the ball, winning the game. Don’t get all blousey on me, mate. Enough teabags for a lifetime. Fount off! Go slow or be swayed. How about coming up to where you…

Green grass covered the hills We were running bare-foot in circles Watched the sunset Until mosquitos tried to make our blood their dinner.   We stole some straw-bales after midnight Sleeping in the warm hay without blankets Who got to the top of the pile…

The moon had a cloudy night, Refused to smile, and even shine, Lonely and sad remained Until a closer star invited her to chant, The moon realized something new, in a cloudy sky, Its light was always bright. (Thirteen hour – Maritza M. Mejia)

7:04 PM Ears or Mouths or …? Depends on who’s saying it he said The same words, sentences, paragraphs can be spoken in multiple ways Words have different weight with expression Equal or stressed can create something that isn’t there or is Tone of voice…

On my knees, on my knees hell-bent begging, silent pleas through eyes on fire in desperate need to staunch the dam about to break, gavel the rabble into place, gag the dissenters, divert rubberneckers, hostage youngsters & negotiate in neck-twist-burns with the forces behind bed-time,…

Prompt Twelve This is my last prompt and I got stuck on the word count and couldn’t come up with anything to write. So, I checked the random prompts from previous years and one came up suggesting I use at least five of the eight…

We gazed at each other and felt love In that faraway island with white sandy beaches And swaying coconut trees   We poured out each other’s emotion Cocooned ourselves with promises And planned our life of forever   We gazed at each other As the…

You decided without consulting You judged without hearing You walked away as if I meant nothing   I was left with questions I felt unlovable and worthless You meant everything to me

My love for you is like a stormy sea Raging, howling, unrelenting Willing to see it through into eternity   Your love for me is like a placid lake Quiet, languid, restful Unhurriedly seeking the route to forever   We clashed We battled We wrestled…