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No Reply
I'll whisper softly in an ear, I'll attempt to describe my fear, There's silence, no answer, There is no reply. I'll say quietly to somebody, I need...
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Need This
Pull my fingers through my tangled hair, Toss and turn in bed in despair, Wipe my right wrist of her cold grip, I constantly relive that day, I...
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Truth
I think of the laughter Of the illusion of trust We'd live happily ever after But you ruined us The times we fell down But picked each other up The...
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The Waiting Room
Cracked walls demand that the silence within them Maintains itself, contains itself In this the Waiting Room A stubborn silence That pretends not to...
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The Prospective Client
Part 1. Singleton craves Pop Tarts.
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Trying To Move On
"Will you look at her picture?" "I have, I’m a man." "Will you gasp at her beauty?" "I can’t, I’m a son." "Do you love Leeds United?" "You cursed me...
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My Max
Goodbye my darling, my precious, my all. You helped me throughout my fall In health and looked at me in awe With those big eyes and that brown paw...
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The Examiner

A look back at the past. (Image from Dreamstime.com)
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Breathing In Life
Sunday 18 th August 2019. Sarah's birthday barbecue. Enjoying need For inspiration As hearing caw Of crows, Deep thoughts turn To northern winds,...
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The Son God

I’ve had my head in the clouds since early memory. I feel safe up there. As a result, people find it hard to get my attention. It’s not that I don’t...
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anti depressants

I take these two orange pills every night They dull out the pain the struggle and fight They numb my senses until I feel Nothing that this world...
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the zoo

‘Will you come to the zoo?’ my father suggested. I originally said yes but then I reflected; Why put myself through that, I’m an intellectual, His...
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A Boxful of Beads

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/a-sorceress-at-pompeii/ A good point well made, Professor Beard . Cesare Abate took this photo. I asked him if it was okay, if he says no, I'll remove it. Can't say fairer than that. *He said yes.
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Death by Water 2
-Mom, remember that Korean bum I told you about? -I told you not to hang around that man. What about him? -I think he's dead. He's lying in the...
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Leech of the World, Chapter 3: Family, Part 2: Succesor
“Later, Aqua ~ ” were the words of her beloved as she left the Hall, Aqua was excited. “(What’s lil sis hiding from me?~ I wonder, is Azu finally...
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herculean
Trust in the process. Adversity breeds strength. The hammer is still not done with its blows, a marble statue lies within you- and each strike a...
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Jaspernon The Prince : The Rise of the Cult of the Goddess: Ch.3 : Part 1 Patience Is Tested (Section 1)
The Prince apologises to the High Priestess for his behaviour and explains himself. The High Priestess, despite her principles, finds herself dreaming of him. Set 1,000 years before the events in 'Life and Times of a Priestess'.
Red Alert!
I hadn’t visited Baxter in some time, having been off in Albuquerque tending to business with a malfunctioning electrical system in a parking garage...
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Happy 48th!
Mom carried me for ten months, I was one month late. Tomorrow will be my birthday and I'll be turning forty-eight. In just two years from now , I...
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