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But not quite yet

A Poem by Mark D

I am on the cuspBut underneath somethingPushing forwardPushing the line further backStaying on the cuspLiving on the cuspThere ishope standing hereThe..

By your own hand

A Poem by Mark D

Love’s wildest son Stepping in time with torment A love of the hunt Leads to love of the death So you trod on the flower That..

Life's long conversation

A Poem by Mark D

At peace with life’s past imperfectionsWe had to come togetherTo effortlessly connectOn our second attemptAt life’s long conversationAmong..

The words I know so well

A Poem by Mark D

My tears ran coldAs monsters crawled up my legAnd tongued upon my kneeI started to fumbleOver the words I know so wellI embark upon the last long walk..

Spitting blood

A Poem by Mark D

I was spitting bloodIn reality and dream alikeThrough the bitter winds of winterAnd when flowers opened their budsLikewise was I empty-handedWhen I en..

I know she's braver than me

A Poem by Mark D

In almost total darknessEven the crows have gone silentIf only for a momentAs the shadow slipped awayMy friend and I inch forwardHolding our breathTo ..

A desire to distance myself

A Poem by Mark D

I refused to pay my last respectsI rejected the ideaThey never found my body in the morningFoundering in the aftermathOf my latest bout of self-judgem..

I dare to look back

A Poem by Mark D

I dare to look backOur cool moonlit evenings togetherThe way my jacket suited youAs you held onto my armAnd how my name sounded different when you sai..

Now hunting the raven

A Poem by Mark D

Of the elite in lover’s Ireland I was the surviving monument But I was never initiated In the romantic tradition of being lied to ..

A little closer

A Poem by Mark D

From being the weakest of little girlsShe went her own wayAnd found happinessOn her own termsFrom a distance we could all see the soft smileThat came ..