"Oh, you there full of roses.
Why does it hurt you so to feel your skin,
thorns everywhere," ...more
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Why does it hurt you so to feel your skin,
thorns everywhere," ...more
The Goddess Is Flirting With Me
I sit here restlessly, folding
my legs, stretching my arms.
I’ve been in this seat too long.
In one state of mind, I’m writing an essay.
I imagine the Circus Maximus, twelve chariots racing away.
I look up at the columns, taller than the people, the trees.
I see the domes, great overturned bowls of life.
Flipping the page back over, I’m flirting
with a girl who loves me.
Five months later, and I still don’t believe her.
I don’t believe that she’s real enough for the earth.
She’s too unreal for me, so she must be a goddess.
Yes, I’m flirting with the goddess of the universe.
I don’t believe that she could be.
She reminds me of when I used to hallucinate
that a girl was sleeping beside me.
She’d turn over, put her arm around me, and sigh,
but I’d wake up to an empty bed. No, I don’t believe
that she could be. I don’t believe that it could be.
I’d wake up in the middle of the night
feeling like dying,
and I’d reach out into the dark for the one
who loved me…
No, she never was there for me.
I imagine the dome roof of the Pantheon exploding
from all of the people.
It falls to the ground to cradle the earth
and bear fruit, becoming part of the landscape.
The goddess brings me this bowl of life
and sets it at my feet.
I don’t believe that it could be.
The goddess is flirting with me.
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Skyclad Savannah
read and liked a piece of writing titled "Moon Shine"
by Anna van alstyne
"the moon shines bright
not a cloud in the sky.
i lay in my bed, safe and warm.
the cool breeze enters through my window
it whispers to me
"come, come"
slowly i" ...read more »
"the moon shines bright
not a cloud in the sky.
i lay in my bed, safe and warm.
the cool breeze enters through my window
it whispers to me
"come, come"
slowly i" ...read more »
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Skyclad Savannah
read and liked a piece of writing titled "untitled again"
by Lai Parcon
"I took off my shabby coat
worn and ragged at the edges
collars frayed
buttons missing
pockets torn and never mended.
From where i sit i shiver
cold damp numbing my senses" ...read more »
"I took off my shabby coat
worn and ragged at the edges
collars frayed
buttons missing
pockets torn and never mended.
From where i sit i shiver
cold damp numbing my senses" ...read more »
Skyclad Savannah
read and liked a piece of writing titled "Deep down, you're complex, like silver."
by Kelpie
"I wonder what to go with,
a vibrant green,
sparkling ocean blue,
pink that catches in the sun,
or even someting as subtle as red.
What if you don't like girls who paint their " ...read more »
"I wonder what to go with,
a vibrant green,
sparkling ocean blue,
pink that catches in the sun,
or even someting as subtle as red.
What if you don't like girls who paint their " ...read more »
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