THE WOODS BETWEEN THE WORLDS

Written by Lizzi and HastyWords The sun trickled magically down Lighting the very tips of my toes Oiling my skin with glowing warmth Glittering in the air between those Canopies of red and orange blurred As my eyes searched for morning I didn’t know; my ears had not yet heard The blackbird’s cry of warning…

CEMETERY VISIONS

Written by Mark Schutter and HastyWords  Visions of memories long since lost Silent voices cry from beyond the looking glass Frozen emotions flow like rivers of ice Eyes of stone gaze upon pacification by force Ancestors once prayed long and hard For the freedoms they hoped would endure But time ticks away all false pretenses…

THE ESCAPIST

 Check out this wonderful new duet partner!   WRITTEN BY HARSH AND HASTYWORDS     I lived inside fuzzy dreams Behind old shredded drapes Held captive by irrationality And broken by all my regrets Darkness surrounded me, And pain shattered my soul, Yet, I stood there, powerless. Hoping that someday, I’ll be happy. But someday…

VODKA BAPTISM

Written by Primal Night’s and HastyWords She presses her breath gently from her lips Unaware that she had been holding it in The quiet breaks slowly; a sad sort of beauty   Numbness threatens every bony limb And chills the length of her spine As he fills her tub with liquored sin   She stills…

MONARCH WINGS

      WRITTEN BY OFF DUTY MOM AND HASTYWORDS Waxy colors rained down Turning bright colors Of greens, reds, and blues Into those of muddy brown.   And in war and strife, I drop anchor here In this sea so soft with murk, Thinking of how much better it is to let the children…

LOCKED BY ANGEL WINGS

Toad paid me an email visit and we wrote another duet.  It has been awhile and it was nice to partner with him again.  I love how this one turned out!   WRITTEN BY THIS OLD TOAD AND HASTYWORDS Dancing indecision melodically upon my burning heart, A desire so overwhelming liken a wave smothering me…

FAINT ECHOES

He always seems to sense when my world gets to be too much for me to handle and he is the first to offer help. I love you TD and thank you again…and again…and again.

RIPPED JEANS

Ripped jeans expose The skin underneath Scars like jagged lace Flaunting emotion For sealed lips That won’t speak   ♠ I love that Lizzi at Considerings added to this: Arms, stronger now, like the heart and soul In the summer turn golden brown Apart from those filligree places; Those white, stark memories Laced through my…

RHYTHMIC VERSES

Written by Twiistd and HastyWords The moonlight sparkled on the surface of the sea There was no one around Just you and me I turned to gaze at your starlit eyes It was in that very Moment I realized How connected we were to the stars, to the sea to the breathing of the trees…