BEYOND THE MASK by Beth Haist

Is the original sin of another Imprinted on me So I innocently…followed. Looking so high- UP at you. So tall it seems That smirk of stigma- Easily offloaded On me- I took it- As others did before- Maybe you had no clue- You crushed something So pure and new. Oh, the crosses we bear- My…

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EROTIC DREAMS by Kristi Kirby

Bathed by the river Undressed and bare Stoking the fire inside Sharpening my mind sword I stop the guilt  I am real I can feel No longer crumbling into Oblivion  I crave the unknown Dreamscapes are fun A slow fog Enters the dream Two souls  Lost in the Forrest Wandering freely Searching Together  Bonded and…

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PERSEVERANCE by Kristi Kirby

Took a trip to the lake  Unlocking combinations  Breaking chains in my mind The lake speaks of dead trees, dried limbs, scattered stones, and damp  Leaves. I lay my bones with blue skies above The sunrise kisses my lips  I feel some bliss  I think about all the damage I’ve done All by one I…

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THE NEW DESIGN by Fiona Goodwin

You do know don’t you that we can only take so much love There is a space inside that’s been measured out exactly according to the proportions that we are comfortable with To receive more we have to go back to the drawing board and re-calculate A new design can be costly, Sometimes experts have…

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I AM READY FOR SPRING ACOUSTICS by Beth Haist

I am ready for spring acoustics Though winter has already seeped in- I run from you- But nevertheless               You found me:                                   semi whole                                   semi ready                                    semi sweet Too much for 1 mouth 1 hand-hold Decisive-               You will take it all This tumbling mountain                Of me In You.  PART 2…

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FIRE STARTER by Kristi Kirby

A fire was set by a spiritual goddess A guru a fire starter who shines with goodness The fire is rising It becomes out of control Sound the alarm My heart is no longer in Harm Here comes the patrol Guarding my soul The fire is hot The heat is hard to contain A perimeter…

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BY YOUR TRUTH by Di Klepac

YOU CAN BE HAPPY IN SOMEONE ELSES MISFORTUNE IF IT IS TRUTHFUL BUT REMEMBER EVERYONE HAS PACKAGES AND SKELETONS IN THEIR CLOSET YOU CAN ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN DIE IN YOUR GRAVE YOU CAN LIVE IN YOUR SUITCASE AND YOU CAN BE BRAIN DEAD AND LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS AND ALWAYS STAY…

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HER TORCH HER LIGHT by Rosella Gómez

we have been broken and smashed in million pieces a million broken pieces of tears and so much pain alone and lonely have we been, away from all touch today we pick up a tiny piece of ourlelves so broken and a new wisdom has filled our hearts aglow to try to put back together…

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I LOOK AT MYSELF by Susan Byrnes

I look at myself And see your face And think to myself We are in the place We don’t look the same and you have Fine clothes But I see in your eyes You know what I know In parts of Africa When you reach your death They say you have met your fate But…

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