Lullaby #1

It’s not a pretty sound It never was It sounded like wheels grating Stony, gravelly It made you itch A wound you couldn’t reach Gave you no peace Slowly, silently I fell asleep

The Revolt Poet – Gang Mentality

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it’s raining. my eyes glued to the window, i need them for writing though. my book is full of stories i’ve yet to read. i just need to finish them. i write better when i’m in Love. Infatuation, if you will. still raining. it’s nice…

Dance Like People Are Watching

I am alone acting like I’m done acting. i feel like dancing, I am in the park surrounded by people. i bob my head i rock my body gently. i smile as my body dances softly. because I am here with them, and they are…

The Lake

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Hour 5, prompt 5 Bottom of the River

Meet me at the bottom of the river, where we can no longer speak, existing beyond the horizon in a current of stars and sighs. Let me wash you with stardust and rinse you with moonlight. Let my skin say a prayer against yours. Let…

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