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 Dec 2021 Aparna
Thomas W Case
It's the continual
opening of the
eyes that disappoints,
not that sleep brings peace,
but it's the momentary
reprieve from life's
clenched fist, and
it's ruthless apathy.

Life is a toss of
the coin,
a roll of the dice.
Often, it's snake eyes.
As a kid, I always
thought that everything
would be alright.
Now I see the
randomness of
it all.

I'm always trying to
get back to Eden.
Sometimes, the
dreamer in me
forgets the futility.
The banishment is
forever.
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 Dec 2021 Aparna
Salmabanu Hatim
throw away your grief
a season to be merry
here comes santa claus.
25/12/2021
 Dec 2021 Aparna
blackbiird

nothing would make me happier
than to hold your hand for the rest of our lives
grow old with you
and watch our grandchildren play under
the magnolia trees in the summer sun.

 Dec 2021 Aparna
Arcassin B
By Arcassin Burnham

I swear I burned too many times before,
Just to hear your name,
We knew what was in store,
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
The gasoline rose to my head,
Then a perfect rose sprouted knowing I'll be dead,
And laid me out like butter spread,
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
Size me up and guarantee you'll fall,
In too hot for you , including you all,
I could end the world in fire,
Just to Burn you all,
Because,
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
~Inside me up in flames I'll be blazing~
I'll be blazing.
Burn
 Dec 2021 Aparna
Aishu
Your words are so precious.

Your words are so powerful.

Your words can create a new world.

Your words can inspire.
Words, so powerful. Your words and ideas can change the world.
Dear Poets, thank you for Inspiring me😉
 Dec 2021 Aparna
MuseumofMax
Soft skin
And fluffy hair
His personality
Rare

A boy I barely knew
Lost in his own world
Found himself in his writing

Picked up his pen
And the words flew

Black and white comes too easily
Forgets to see past his shadow
I try and remind Tiempo
When Fate has time

A friend made
Not so breezily

Curls and deep thoughts
Late night poems sent
Back and forth
I’m thankful for my poet friend

God-send?

Let’s begin.
Tiempo requested this one
 Dec 2021 Aparna
Persephone
Their names still burn your throat with the same fire that lit their pyres 3000 years ago.
And yet you still have the audacity to call them dead?
 Dec 2021 Aparna
Ema
I am
 Dec 2021 Aparna
Ema
like a deer drinking from a stream
in the clearing
I am clearing
time away
I am the wolf
amongst women
I am a jar
half full
I am residue
on the sink edge
dusty, smudged
I watch people on trams
I watch people on buses
I don't smile
I watch the deer drinking
I play with my hair
I stare
I am the wolf
from afar
I am
I am waiting
for the clearing to wilt
and stream to dry up
I watch the deer
I am
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