Think Twice

Hour Nine Dansa form Think Twice before you burn the bridge or one must learn to swim in a stalemate none can win unless the slights one acknowledge for a new start to begin before you burn the bridge. Think Twice before you burn the…

what is love? #2023poetrymarathon #prompthour10

Love is the light that shines through the cracks, The touch of a hand, the flash of a glance It’s knowing that you’ve got their backs. Love needs no assurance except that it’s there The touch of a hand, the flash of a glance. The…

Prompt Ten – What is Love without regret?

Prompt Ten – Text Prompt The first three words of your title should be “what is love”. That can be your whole title, in and of itself, probably followed by a question mark, or you can add more context onto the title before proceeding to the…

A Hapless Poet Asks, “What is Love?”

In the aftermath of an argument about nothing and everything. I wondered what is love if not the turning of perspective so that one sees clarity over confusion feels peace consume suffering sees the dark of fear dissipate in the light. What is love? Love…

Trafficking

Hour Eight The devil nestles underneath car door handles flooding lungs and invading the bloodstream of society. The drivers fein placation with promises of Pleasure Island. Nostrils extend in deeply croaking breaths heavy-handed and grappling protests are caught in the throat as a scurry of…

Missing You

The smell of cinnamon takes me back to the baking day we had before you left. I climb atop an overturned 5-gallon bucket to reach the top shelf in the carport and the crate that holds your belongings. Tremors visit my hands as I don…

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