The old men talk-
whispering poetry
to one another.

Eagerly they lap
small elegances of this woman
or that-
plucking at her petals
to warm themselves again
by her once-love.

“She was swanlike,” they say, “Thrown there in winter’s lap,
her eyes were the hearth I walked to;
her passion
was
unmatched…”

Time blunts sharp truths.
The hard edges give way to rabbit-softness
and a gentle succulence.
She is
candlelit, blurred
without the inconvenient sharp bones of
who she was

or the words grooved deeply
into her journal pages
by oh-so-elegant agony
as it writhed, letterlike
birthing a broken world in two words-

“He left…”
(Written/Submitted by GlassSlippers)

Two years can change a lot in time.
Replacing history with the future,
while delicately crossing the line.

“Wait for me though, I’ll be back someday.”
As he left me hopless, i love you was alll i could say.

After the years we spent,
how could he just leave?
I don’t know what’s left anymore,
help me beleive.

If he loved me,
repeating “if” over in my head.
If he loved me,
Why isn’t that the last thing he said.

I was tongue tied,
but now I’m free.
I’m starting heal,
look and see.
(Written/Submitted by Cierra)

You can’t help it,
I can’t stop it,
There’s no use,
Baby don’t fight it.
You’re not ready,
I’m not true,
I’ve got my eyes on much more than you.
It’s so sad,
You don’t know,
I don’t show.
My life, your life,
They orbit ’round and ’round,
Binary system they surely make,
Supernova size destruction,
It’s a given.
Count down the clock,
Tick-Tock.
Ten,
Nine,
Eight,
Seven,
Six,
Five,
We can’t survive.
Brace yourself for a drop,
Here we go!
My heart’s gonna stop.
(Written/Submitted by Joseph Phoenix)

I tried relentlessly
exhausted everything
used time
like it was expendable
shattered relationships
broke hearts
sacrificed money
abused every resource
in hopes and in search
of you
I found you
you treated me right
you cared ’bout me
made sure I was safe
shared happiness, smiles
fun
swore forever and always
you gave me love
cancer stole you away
from me
stole moments and memories
stole intamacy
stole mine
again, I am alone
wishing for you,
again
(Written/Submitted by Brandon Vincent)

Fairwell my love
Why shall I love
I feel like a dove
I want to fly
Don’t Cry
Love
Fairwell my love
I tried
I loved
I fell
I feel
No more
So fairwell
Fairwell my love
I scared and hurt
So many
And myself
So fairwell
Fairwell my love
For I love no more
I have no more
A heart
A heart that cruches
And breaks
I feel like dieing
Dieing in a pill of brush
So Fairwell
Fairwell my love.
(Written/Submitted by Wayde Shankle)