the summer is cruel
my mouth is a wound
that constantly bleeds
winter comes as my solace
I remembered us once again
on that beach in Virginia
there left only a yellow rose
our story came too close
a closing of hollows
my face stitched together
Raggedy Andy doll
pitched, tarred and feathered
left in black, out back
a canteen of bourbon
brackish water mixers
I find there is only so far
one can run, one can hold
one can carry, one…..has.
Bright lights and big city
seem to dull senses
leave us lolling in shade
afraid of each other
rakish truth is stalking
you will not meet her gaze.
This is killing us just the same.
spell out our names
in sawdust and charcoal
feed this finality and
have done.
we both deserve better
than half-life of dărâma
forgive or forget
let me in or let me out.
image courtesy of www.crystalleelucas.com and Pinterest
I love this! I agree the summer is cruel!
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Thanks Stella 🙏
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You’re welcome
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wonderfully profound!
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Thank you sir 🙏
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You have strummed my pain with your keystrokes on this one, good sir.
‘Let me in, or let me out’
This has been my world, my hell, my experience. If our art is to have meaning – in the minds and hearts of others, then you’ve certainly succeeded here.
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I appreciate it my friend. As a writer, to provoke thoughts and emotion is what I hope for. Thank you so much for the compliment. It means a great deal to me 🍻
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Super beautiful, I loved how these unique lines fit together jaggedly and visually seamlessly
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Thank you so much 🙏
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OMG you read my mind!!!!
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I did? Let me try again…..shrimp 🌮!? Venician blinds! 42? Cheese balls! That guy looks like an upright dig turd with sunglasses and a Fedora? How’d I do this time?
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ha ha ha ha ha! HOW did you know about the cheese balls ? 😉 Seriously though we both wrote on the EXACT same subject today it was UNCANNY
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this unique beauty of your style. And powerful!
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Thank you my friend 💚🚫👽
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haha that’s hilarious. I was just about to sign off. So grateful for the important reminder! lol
And you are welcome! 💚
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🙏💚
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