Exaggerated Expectations (Hour 21)

Her stare went on for miles, penetrating every obsolete structure daring to be caught in her gaze. Eyes that spoke of reservoirs, deep wells within the vision chambers of her skull. Her lips set motionless, as dangerous as the stacked coils of a serpent. The…

Eclipsed Again…

The moving constellations trigger a seizure Oh well, like shadows on the floor Sit quietly and hear the the rhythm of the building Art and sl satify me Heels click and scratch across the wooden floors Muted Amber tones fight azure starry starry nice Indeed,…

Hour twenty one

Write a poem that contains a great deal of exaggeration. Everything else is up to you!!! By Patricia Harris Sleep, Such a random loss, Staring out of dry eyes Who have been open for days too long. Sleep, Required for the brain To function, While…

Baby’s First Bathtime

This is only a short poem so it’s not overly loaded with exaggeration, but pro rata to the protagonist’s size, I suspect it’s certainly got in its money’s worth. Baby’s First Bathtime I’m drowning you bastard get me out of here you mongoose there are…

Big Fishtails

I went fishing with my best friend Down upon the lake. We had rods and reels in hand And a pail of fresh oatcake. We tossed our lines into the depths Certain we would find That old granddaddy catfish That we always seemed to leave…

Ball Lightning

When my voice is old, I’d like to sing into a gorge, into the Marianas Trench. I want my brow to grow heavy, bearing peaches, to feel the weight of decades on my hips, to own a splintered fractal of human history. When my hair…

21 – dreamer-

I have watched this girl for a while now, she is becoming more like the trees she loves so much, every time my eyes catch her tiny frame wondering through the bush, her skin etched with wonder lines her hair mattered like branches, the sun…

Purple Mountain Majesty

When she smiles, she lights up the sky Her eyes sparkle and dazzle. But that hair, That hair, That beautiful purple hair. It’s majestic and royal and grand. Layers and layers of curls, Styled so high. An indigo spire In the sky.

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