Laurie Kuntz writes

a calm morning

until the trees

begin to dance

Soulistic Poet writes

I fell hard
For the lies
Told by L
And now I'm lost
Somewhere between
O and V
Desperately
Seeking the end
Of E
Cause I've come to understand
Love does not love me

I gave him all I had
And made apologies
Every step of the way
Begged for forgiveness
When I handed over
My broken heart
Told him to handle it with care
For the sharp edges tend to cut
Anyone who tries to hold me tight
And it would kill me
If he were to bleed even just a drop

I asked him to stay focused
On the light
Of my eyes
Because I know my mind
Gets pitch black sometimes
And that inner demons
Play ping pong
With my emotions
I pled for his mercy
Whenever he bore witness
To the dark side of my smile

I knew I was asking a lot
But I needed him
To forgive
My transgressions
My soul
She has a tendency
To build walls
And set traps
With hopes of having just one
Climb to her rescue
She behaves like a prisoner
Because she is constantly beaten
By her own rejection

I took a chance
And laid my all on the table
As he convinced me
He would never leave me to eat alone
And yet
Here I am
Starving for the Loyalty of L
While forsaken
Somewhere between O and V
Desperately praying he returns
To the Everlasting
Arms of E

Vernon Mooers writes

"Art is not usually a bad thing- artists usually

destroy themselves before they destroy others.

Poets, artists, musicians, dancers, actors aren't

so prone to violence- they're usually  pretty

harmless. The Twentieth Century has been the

most violent of all centuries, and the Twenty-

first has continued that pattern. So I'm a firm

believer in art- whether it's graffiti or theatre

concerts. Violinists don't usually go around like

cowboys or bikers bashing people's heads in for

the sheer joy of it. We all need to see less blood

spilled in the streets- less animalistic behavior.

I mean, you don't want to see poets packing

heat- it would be outright dangerous.  Art, we

can safely presume, is usually tame, and logically,

it follows,  should be encouraged and supported."

Laurie Kuntz writes

The old man 

in a wheelchair still holds

his dog's leash

Timothy Spearman writes and presents

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Nana Mark shoots

Charles Dickens says

We talk about the tyranny of words, but we like to tyrannize over them too; we are fond of having a large superfluous establishment of words to wait upon us on great occasions; we think it looks important, and sounds well. As we are not particular about the meaning of our liveries on state occasions, if they be but fine and numerous enough, so, the meaning or necessity of our words is a secondary consideration, if there be but a great parade of them. And as individuals get into trouble by making too great a show of liveries, or as slaves when they are too numerous rise against their masters, so I think I could mention a nation that has got into many great difficulties, and will get into many greater, from maintaining too large a retinue of words.