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Homesick

A Poem by Phoen-ix

For all that lay out under the futile sunwith kaleidoscope eyesI wish nothing more for you to reach outand with fingertips left unscorched by theflame..

Peace of Mind

A Poem by Phoen-ix

Peace of mind is only given in a room withWhite wallsA twin sized bed and a view ofGenuine povertyHad my memory come back to meI could of sworn I was ..

Circus Man

A Poem by Phoen-ix

A mother sold her baby to a man in the circus and promised her if she was a good girl she would give her half of her earnings In the evenin..

Honey Limbs

A Poem by Phoen-ix

Soak the honey bees in Kerosene andLeave the wasps between the teethCut and line the gum with pothosAnd swallowFaux fireflies danceAnd struggle with..

For What it's Worth

A Poem by Phoen-ix

She offered me a smoke on our way back homeWhile she rambled on about how freedom tastes like tang andChildhood of dried blood and gravelThat when you..

Inadequate

A Poem by Phoen-ix

Nails dug into the earth as thoughFingertips dipped into waterAnd I watched the dampened earth seepInto the lines of your handsTongue to lips, to teet..

Eyes of Onyx; Mouth of Maggots.

A Poem by Phoen-ix

Leeches and foxglove wrapped around the ribs of a faunAn acidic cell of gluttonous mothswith fertile eggsAnd fragile wingsPlastered to aTainted tongue..

Purgatory

A Poem by Phoen-ix

I wonder if God wouldBe spiteful ifHe found out thatI'm in loveWith all thingsTaintedI wonder if the DevilWould be displeased ifHe found out thatI'm i..

Highspire

A Poem by Phoen-ix

Sickly sweetRipened fruitOn the tip ofYour tongueLikeSulfur

no one ever gave me the right

A Poem by Phoen-ix

I’ll wait for you To crawl into the crevices of my brain Collapse into thousands of Pure white feathers And sink into the black res..