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It was the monotony That inspired him to leave, that Chased him out of the house With nothing but his passport, His phone and his debit card. He took the… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
It was the monotony That inspired him to leave, that Chased him out of the house With nothing but his passport, His phone and his debit card. He took the… Continue Reading
immoderately responsible she let him stay too long where he didn’t belong with consequences three trimesters later unexpected but not impossible just in time for a christmas not yet invented… Continue Reading
The narrative. Dialogue and plot. Characters. The looking round corners. Where the lost is found Only at the end If at all. The wild hair. There is no wind. Counterpoints…. Continue Reading
I carry guilt about everything Around with me everywhere. It is a toxic chemical in my system Which throws me off balance; my Mind, my body, my soul – if… Continue Reading
Here’s the original: Stealing headlines for poetry Isn’t as manual as it was, no Scissors nor glue, nor ink on fingers Now, just a simple point and Click, a push… Continue Reading
constant from all sides the drip of accusation deceit need undeniable trauma those who don’t listen those who should be listened to give some ground there is no ground just… Continue Reading
Here, in the clearing, where she sleeps With no cover, no house, no walls, no roof, She lingers in the grasp of the spells she Casts over the crumbling skeletons… Continue Reading
At the confluence of her souls and forests, This magic sacred circle of hers, she feels The familiar pain as the trees shrink away From the encroaching world, felled as… Continue Reading
The land reclaims the flesh, and The seasons whirr like the mechanism Of an old clock, Her body jerks and stills When the young lovers do come. She devours them… Continue Reading
At the beginning of spring, she Carefully divides her old lovers, Thawed first, into quarters, and Buries them under the roots of The enormous treees that circle Her clearing in… Continue Reading