Honeybees

(for hour 18—from the hour 11 image prompt)   Honeybees   Crafting questions to question my talent (or lack thereof) Vibrant colors could cover inadequacies in technique and mixing of medium   Buzzing bees bring a smile reminding me of dragonflies checking a child’s coloring…

#17- L (I) FE FOR A/N L (I) FE

Tragedy always celebrated, In all forms of art, Pain glorified, Accepting with open arms. The fuel behind the artist, Bringing the art in them to life, Lives of real people, In exchange for the life of art. But what about the tortured, But still alive,…

#11- The beauty of an ink blot

Straight lines and precise curves, The intricate crosses in it, Not crossing in any other way, Not a scratch out of place. Blocks and shades, Within the lines, Out of the box, But still within the lines. Controlling every move I make, Making sure its…

An Ode to New York

Ah, New York! I know that bridge. I know that rock where he first kissed me. Not really… I made that up. But, I know that bridge. And, I know that rock. I know that beautiful bustling place where the muses live. I know the…

Poetry Marathon Submission #3

Injustice in America Form: The Bop Ann WJ White When a teen, I raised my fists against racism, violence; but for LBGTQ rights, women, elders, battered children, nature. I squeaked and squawked in righteous fury, pushed away, seated, a white bread girl against a tide…

When A Nobody Speaks

It’s hard to say, when a Nobody speaks. Cause when a Nobody speaks, a Nobody hears. But a Nobody hears when a Somebody speaks. A Somebody’s a Nobody with masterful techniques.   It’s not about his color, her gender or their sneaks. It’s about remaining…

All-In (Masterpiece)

We’re a masterpiece, don’t you see? Just try to see what it means to be alive. Beating, singing, dancing to existence; Thinking, feeling, planning; This condition is persistent.   We’re a masterpiece, we’re a witness, an author and an actress. You identify what it means…

Ideas Equal Reality

Ideas are things, I don’t need to tell you this. Like the thought of her lips touching when you kiss Or the sting of death on your mind, painful abyss 2 shots ring, thankful you miss. Ideas are things, they’re the seeds of our reality…