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Jul 6 rick

Theresa Hartley-Mace

I thank thee for the sun
It brightens up the darkest day
I thank thee for the rain
It feeds trees plants and flowers in our terrain
I’m grateful for it all
The wind may call
We have it all in our summer

But in the winter
I thank thee for the snow
Because you know
I love it so

An Autumn breeze is so nice
When the golden leaves just show
And when they drop
A carpet of golden leaves will grow

But spring is beautiful
When the little lambs are born
Bouncing in the fields
Together but never fore-lawn

Jul 6 rick

The Faucet made of China

Jul 6 rick

Kai

The Faucet made of China

My eyes
Used to run exactly like a faucet would
Crying because of every bruise
Head damage
People hitting my head
And calling it a day
Daily
I would trip
Fall
And land on my head
Push
Shove
And land on my head

Every Amber alert I would hear
Would make me cry
Turning on the dials
And tears would be pouring out of my eyes
Because I thought
I would be the next victim
To be kidnapped
Scared to leave the house
Scared to leave my mother

I thought the same about thunderstorms
How the lightning
It would possibly catch the house on fire
When I was sleeping
Or electrocute me when I'm touching a window

Seems to say
Times have changed
Years have gone on
I'm still the same faucet
But now just a ruined one

Drops of water
Leaving the faucet
On unprompted moments
And some
Wouldn't even come out
On the most tear-threatening
Situation
As if the faucet has the mind of its own

The faucet
Would turn on
By mere phantoms
Trying to take out the faucet
And warning to make it shatter

Faucet
Made of china-glass
The fragile glass
Was made to be broken one day
And be replaced by another

It's like- 11 pm on a school night and I'm tired. Goodnight.

#tired #faucet #china #glass #tears #anxiety

Jul 5 rick

fourth of july

Jul 5 rick

T

fourth of july

fourth of july,
night sky.
sparkling lights
ands fireflies.
hands together,
and you were mine.
we smoked,
until we could fly.
i never felt,
so right.

two years later,
youre not around.
but when i look to the sky,
on the fourth of july,
im back with you,
in our small town.

Jul 5 rick

Together We Can Endure

Jul 5 rick

Bipasha Dutt

Together We Can Endure

I want to know you inside out,
I want to know it all -
It doesn't matter if it's important
Or if you consider it to be small.

Tell me all your secrets,
Tell me what makes you, you.
Tell me things you won't tell others -
What you have gone through.

Tell me what upsets you,
Tell me what you lack.
I won't tell it to anyone -
Dear, I've got your back.

Tell me what annoys you,
What makes you mad,
Things that you regret
Or things that make you sad.

Tell me all the reasons,
The reasons why you cry.
Let me make you laugh then;
At least let me try.

I don't know about future,
But this much you can be sure,
No matter what life brings you,
Together we can endure.

#joydip #joydipdutt #lovepoem #love #truelove #reallove

Jul 5 rick

Untitled

Jul 5 rick

Rain

Untitled

Why is keeping up with people so difficult
Why is keeping up with people
Why is keeping up
Why

Jul 5 rick

Wings Like A Bird

Jul 5 rick

Jason Paul Klenetsky

Wings Like A Bird

I still remain cautious
I’ve talked with the dead
I listened and learned to all that was said
They spoke about horrors
About the things they had done
Flying like Icarus into the sun
I wasn’t judgmental
I let them speak their peace
I just stood there while gazing
Watching their demons release
Into the cosmos
Beget or be gone
Nurture your offspring
Don’t string them along
And your prayers will be answered
Your voice will be heard
Then you can fly like an angel
With wings like a bird

Jul 5 rick

S(p)r(out).

Jul 5 rick

Ayisha R

S(p)r(out).

One can either
pouts
or
sprouts.

More often—
sequentially both,
yet vital for one’s
self-growth.

🌱

#selfgrowth

Jul 5 rick

Grandma

Jul 5 rick

Jamie

Grandma

To lose someone
while they sit next to you
is devastating

Our brains are fragile
protected by bone that gets weaker
as we grow

My grandma
Is losing her memory
just like her mom

Its not quick
but its lethal to the people
who love them