Written by TwinDaddy and HastyWords Voices swim by Muted as I drown In the crystal calm Away from sound Light fades slowly Dancing in waves Blissful asphyxiation Subaquatic grave I breathe the depths Into my burning lungs Feeling the warmth Of its liquid tongues Deprived of vital air Existence seeps away I turn to face…
Written by Steven Clapp and Hastywords He stood angry; freezing Watching them leave Hurried footprints marking Their narrow escape Leaving him to grieve Their witnessing voices And the dead silence he Couldn’t bring. ♦ Over blood and ice; His eyes follow into Tomorrow’s endless night, Where the wraith of regret Would lie in wait…
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…
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I came across a very well-worn teddy bear the other day. An eye was missing, stuffing was exposed, and something had been spilled on it matting its hair. I started to wonder what in the heck had this poor bear been through to end up so battered but I was sidetracked before I gave…
Written by Fatima Naeem and HastyWords Her eyelashes flutter, like ruffled feathers As sunshine peeks into her dreams Searching for that one truth she longed for Looking for the innocence lost for love Reliving that first kiss again and again In the park on the most perfect spring day The sun shining beautifully bright It’s…
As the sun rose Within a fiery haze It didn’t see me And all the birds Sat blind in trees As chattering teeth Fell from pregnant Emotional clouds Of contamination Onto black mossy Scalps and limbs Floating Mindless Careless On stagnant ponds My talks With the moon Made it flake With rust And those Torrential…
My fictional poem below is inspired by a true story where a woman was found in her home after being dead for six years. HOW? They said nobody noticed due to automatic bill pay. WHAT? Saddens me greatly. I am sorry… you were unnoticed. She never left her home Neighbors mowed her yard I thought…
I am excited about my new duet partner. Sometimes people come into your life and you think, “there is a reason for this”. I had this thought as we wrote the duet below. I think we are going to have some fun writing together. I also found out she has published a few books I…
This duet was hard for me to write. I was given some thoughts to go with and they were heartfelt and real. So I hope I did the thoughts justice. My heart reaches out to you AJAYTAO and the many cancer patients you give your love to everyday! Life keeps waving goodbye to me Signaling…
Written by John Bentz and HastyWords Creaking trees ice-laden Limbs snapping, echoing Eerie quiet unsettling My heart shaking in the dark I can feel your angry eyes Staring at me from beyond Your fingers digging into my flesh A ghostly reminder of your touch The burden that you laid upon me Is…
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