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I Am In Awe Of You…

Anabela LoureiroMarch 12, 2020

I Am In Awe Of You... written by: Anabela Loureiro I am in awe of you... The way your eyes see beauty in everyone and everything. The way you acce...

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OUT OF CHAOS

RochishmonMarch 9, 2020

OUT OF CHAOS written by: Rochishmon @Rochishmon The dawn is at mind And light is on tongue A person who has these Will speak like this... "The fl...

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The Message of The Columbine

Max CarlsonMarch 5, 2020

The Message of The Columbine written by: Max Carlson From nature’s rawness and rock it takes root, atop the mountain’s rubble of form it rises, wavi...

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Power

Aurora KastaniasFebruary 26, 2020

Power written by: Aurora Kastanias A stranded auburn brittle leaf before me surrenders to the deftly sweep of zephyr, coriolically swirling to eleva...

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The Essence Has Not Faded Away

Paula PuolakkaFebruary 5, 2020

The Essence Has Not Faded Away written by: Paula Puolakka On the anniversary of my loneliest moment I listen to "The One and Only Roger Miller" album...

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BACK TO ANDROMEDA

James MarchioriFebruary 4, 2020

BACK TO ANDROMEDA written by: James Marchiori @DJames1821 From the top of an overwhelming rooftop of sophism the mute pigeons. In front of the cin...

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The Carpenter

Paula PuolakkaDecember 24, 2019

The Carpenter written by: Paula Puolakka Who is the most famous carpenter (and a carpenter’s son) in the history of man? His birth is the reason ...

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Revelations in The Marrow

Scott Thomas OutlarNovember 1, 2019

Revelations in The Marrow written by: Scott Thomas Outlar @17Numa The vastness of your scope as I stare into the sky reveals itself here and ther...

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Halloween Essence

Phyllis P. ColucciOctober 31, 2019

Halloween Essence written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Pumpkins and scarecrows Autumn whispers galore October breezes, orange hues, crisp...

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Inside

Juan PerezOctober 29, 2019

Inside written by: Juan Perez Inside of all of us Every single one of us Our human character Our feelings, our emotions Our essence, our spirit A...

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Phasing

Jamie Leigh JonesJuly 8, 2019

Phasing written by: Jamie Leigh Jones @insidethecornersofmymindpoetry Phasing in and out of my body like a ghost of past and present riding the waves...

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Waves

L.M.GiannoneJune 3, 2019

Waves written by: L.M. Giannone @LISAGNO Waves crash over me drowning in your essence ‘til I’m good and drunk...

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My Bitter Sweet Essence

Allan kayiiraJanuary 17, 2019

My Bitter Sweet Essence written by: Allan Kayiira @luyakaya Give me love, sour upon the tongue of mind, pleasing to my gut and eye, Give me lov...

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Stripped

L.M.GiannoneOctober 10, 2018

Stripped written by: L.M.Giannone @LISAGNO Bare and vulnerable stripped of my defenses broken down to my very essence exposing my inner sanctum ...

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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 ...