Poetry

  • Plushy’s World

    The footage began with wind. Not a strong gust—just a soft, rhythmic howling, like something breathing through a plastic tube. The image flickered. Static. Then: a slide. Bright red. Covered in dew. Calvin Reece’s voice was shaky but clear. “I, Calvin Reece, am recording this in case I don’t come back.” The camcorder jostled. A…

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  • I Need to Write

    I need to write—Fantasy, thriller, action, sex—Yeah, that’ll catch their attention. Raising Chaos and Order,wrapped in mental disorder—but they’re mine. I need to write—“Sorry, we’re moving forward without you.Good luck in future employment.” Damn… I need to write—Another argument with you.Look baby, I know apologies ain’t enough. I need to write. Betrayal again?Ain’t nothing new.I…

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  • As I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.Angels East and West, hold back the winds of war and grief,Angels North and South, bring our tired hearts some peace. Oh Father—walk with us through bad times and the good,Watch over your children, especially those in the hood. Lord, so many…

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  • Heaven Can Wait…

    Heaven Can Wait…by Amir H. Could you lay with me, underneath these twinkling sea stars,I’m an adult that still needs a night light in the dark.No need to conversate with me—I just want to hold and be held,if that’s not plain to see. To just fall asleep in your presence,where silence speaks in waves,and your…

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  • I’m trying to heal, quietly,without disturbing the quiet lives of others,my thoughts a chorus of broken wordsfrom broken lovers. You say you don’t know whyyou want to be with me—it’s just the times, you said,and we’re far from finding resolution. Our arguments roll like thunder,words striking like lightning,until silence swallows our hearts,and we hide in…

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  • Indigo Thoughts 69

    Wasted on Jack and coke, thoughts of you linger,the taste of our last kiss, your lips—sweet as cream.I crave you, raw and unguarded,spread your passion wide; let me savor you,a feast to consume, rich and boundless. You haunt my mind, a vivid hunger,calling me back to the depths of you—reckless, unfiltered, fierce. Entwined like roots…

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  • A Letter to my Child

    To my Child, They will come for you, Those human like you, but curse you with forked tongues they will come for you. They will rob you of your heart and ask for you to smile As one who they’ve tried to steal from, they will come for what cannot be taken, only given. Protect…

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  • A field of Lunar flowers; a field of thoughts.

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