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Black Was The Crow

A Poem by L

We sat naked between usShredding silenceFor our fingers were nervous enemiesAnd knew not where the time would goEmptiness easierWe talked horizon's cl..

Dearest

A Poem by L

i am lovedand smile like Adamthough my lipshave tasted fruitYou forgave my rough excusesand my belly full of sinYou were there when i was achingFire-c..

Death by Candlelight

A Poem by L

Have you ever watched joy burningLanguidly casting solemn sorrow shadowsOn restless wallsHave you reached outTo feel itSwallow itWith open handsOnly t..

Skin Deep

A Poem by L

I caught a thought for youIt was brightBurning on my tongueAnd mind for youIt fluttered in my fist for youForcing fingersTo splay lead on a pageHeavy,..

Forgiven

A Poem by L

Man shookHeavy off his coatThe wind had snuckStill through sleevesAnd so his admission to skinTo live permanentlypermeableHe need not check another bo..

A group of lions

A Poem by L

I stood beside a vast clear lake,The mountain at my backOur mirrors mingled at my feetAnd nothing did I lackHow mighty my reflection was;Me standing p..

Speak On

A Poem by L

There's nothing in your wordsTo make me stay.A graceless danceIn how they come;Naked, trembling,From your lips.Nothing pleasantIn their rise and fall,..

Said

A Poem by L

Words amassed in cold stagnationPour them out as my libationBlameless, rancid reparationSoul in silence restSilhouettedshaking splendourStill my heart..

Alphabet Soup

A Poem by L

It was brave of those wordsTo grace my lips,Raw and blistered as they were,From trying to pronounceMore empty soundsIt was brave of themTo seek me out..

Were it not for you

A Poem by L

Were it not for youI would be contentthrowing skybeneath my feetwhilst attemptingto solve the seaand my wordswould be whispered onlyagainst the voice ..