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The Memories We Have Made

Elaine MarieApril 4, 2020

The Memories We Have Made written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 I don’t remember the moment I knew I was in love with you But I remember the rea...

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Thy Days Are Done

SpillwordsMarch 22, 2020

Thy Days Are Done a poem by: Lord Byron Thy days are done, thy fame begun; Thy country's strains record The triumphs of her chosen Son, The slaught...

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A Seed With A Need

Charlie BottleMarch 16, 2020

A Seed With A Need written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle She asked me "Where is your past?" I replied "it is not a place without me, nor a pl...

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Scottish Dream

Elizabeth BartonMarch 13, 2020

Scottish Dream written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 The sky was not as troubled As the sullen look in his eye, Though clouds tumbled b...

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Waiting

Tony AdahFebruary 12, 2020

Waiting written by: Tony Adah Eagerly the days crawl or race To where the wind blows Time ripens for the hen's cloacae To be seen. When the storm ...

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Collision of Two Worlds

Anupama DalmiaFebruary 3, 2020

Collision of Two Worlds written by: Anupama Dalmia Dressed in an alluring red gown, To rave it up, she let her hair down. Serenity embossed on her f...

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As I Wake

Lee DunnDecember 6, 2019

As I Wake written by: Lee Dunn @66human My hands cup the nape of your neck, thumb the tawny silk of your hair. Your ears of cockleshell. The ...

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The Breath of Love and Death

Gabriela MNovember 7, 2019

the breath of love and death written by: Gabriela M @shortprose1 emotions leave the wombs of souls inebriation nakedness of pearls forgotten on the...

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Resurrection Tuesday

Judge BurdonOctober 15, 2019

Resurrection Tuesday written by: Judge Burdon The subversive scheme of benevolent intention Fades with the last smile of summer Sounding an...

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The Gravity of …

James Kenneth BlaylockSeptember 9, 2019

The Gravity of ... written by: James Kenneth Blaylock The Gravity of... irrelevant was the label hung over your head the moment you drew your first...

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The Death Bed

SpillwordsAugust 11, 2019

The Death Bed a poem by Thomas Hood We watch’d her breathing thro’ the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept he...

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Voice In Your Head

Alfred OreroJuly 25, 2019

Voice In Your Head written by: Alfred Orero @orerochevvie When he will not stop speaking When his questions outnumber his answers When the voice ...

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The Door

Meghashri DalviJuly 5, 2019

The Door written by: Meghashri Dalvi The big metal door opens quietly. The view outside is familiar. It's what we watch from the inside. The vast...

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E, part of a poetry collection written by Tony Ortiz at Spillwords.com

E

Tony OrtizJuly 4, 2019

E written by: Tony Ortiz @ProfoundAbsence The air stings with the thick smell of brimstone And burning flesh. Here, there is no soil. Only gray ma...

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“Lock down, lock down. We are now on lock down.” The receptionist’s voice came over the school intercom over the incessant buzzing of the alarm bells located in every hall of every phase of the building. I thanked my lucky stars I wasn’t in my regular classroom with my fourth period of thirty-one freshmen. I was teaching my last class of the day in the computer lab of phase five, one of the more isolated wings of the large oddly-shaped school where I’d been teaching for years. There were only seven students in class that day, it being a Friday afternoon ...