Maps of discovery carved with claws Boundaries drawn and scratched on skin And within Adventure tasted through teeth Tearing at clothes and what lies beneath Tangled truths gasped unaware A web, a trap Spun from half discarded underwear Patterns etched with firm hands On a…
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Prompt 21 ~ Post #21 ~ Peace
I am longing for my son to have peace in his life. As he is suffering from the loss of losing his wife. I hate to see him hurt. I hate to see him cry and although we prayed I still ask God why….
Spite Light
Can you see? Shall I turn on the light? Are you scared? Shall I turn on the light? Are you lost? Shall I turn on the light? Have you lost something other than yourself? Shall I turn on the light? I won’t. You are a…
Poem 21 | {Sleep}
By Ajanta Judd All Rights Reserved – 7 pm 28/06/2020 Australian EST Prompt 21; Hour 21: Write a poem about what you are longing for most right now. _______________________________________________________________ {Sleep} …
School
A school is not a building but a community Stitched together with hundreds of hearts and minds All working to the same ends at the same time A unique combination of energy and souls That doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world And will never…
Longings
Since life does not consist of what you eat or drink I have always longed to help others to be light in the dark to illuminate the park to be the head to move ahead to be heard as an acclaimed published author Those are…
Poem 20 | {My Flame}
By Ajanta Judd All Rights Reserved – 6 pm 28/06/2020 Australian EST Prompt 20; Hour 20: Because it’s probably very dark out right now for most of the participants, the prompt for this hour is to write a poem involving light of any kind, from…
19. A season is what we need…
A world wide pandemic had to take shape before we slowed our gait. A battle cry from the earth had to be made to set her free. We did not do it willingly. We were not listening. She needed her plants and animals to flourish….
Baby Come Back – A Light-hearted Lament on the Disappearance of the ZX Spectrum
Please come back. You are trendy now, I promise and not even in a retro way – Your rainbow spectrum icon represents everyone From people who work for the NHS to people who are gay All the kids are coding now – you’d never be…
Coldblood
A youth was shot dead by a policeman in cold blood Other youths raged! Demanding for justice! The street stood still for its fallen hero Tears flowed freely Sadly Followed by a candlelit procession led by over a thousand youths