Reaching that high
When all seems to
Piece together
Time is in sync
Lovers in tune
Life is bliss
Tag: love
As change engulfed her
Fear flooded to the surface
Trust calmed the fierce tides
In the dark
Thoughts are spirals
Of chaos
–
Her personal twister
Traps her mind
Pirouetting through the air
–
Where will it land
–
Anywhere but OZ
–
For this dreaming girl
There is no magic
–
Flying monkeys
And witches
Would be a pleasure ride
–
She will not land
In the Emerald Isle
–
No, this Dorothy
Will not land at all
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The twister has found
Its prize
To keep
Seduce me
With your eyes
Tantalize me
With your words
Push me
To the edge
And hold me there
The canvas sat bare
As I could not get
My shattering heart to pose
A touch
Fervid and igniting
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A body of straw
Scorched
•
Words
Malicious and annihilating
•
A heart of ice
Vaporized
Little by little
Battered and bruised
Elements of her body
Her soul
Disappearing
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Taken and tortured
By Man’s greed
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Gluttony and bloodshed
Seeping into her pores
Poisoning her
*
She lashes out
Inundated with tears
Wailing and quaking
The flames of her anger
Rage on
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Man does not
Obey
Her decrees
Heed
Her roars
Her distemper propagates
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Loss and starvation
Misery and death
Will consume man
*
Allowing her restoration
“What’s past is past”
“Forget the past”
“Leave the past behind”
Lies we tell ourselves
To get over love
Control our grief
Box our emotions
Forget
Forget
Forget
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We cannot lobotomized
Our memories
Our pain
Our grief
We can only live with
Learn from
And never forget
In my dreams last night
Unwanted ghosts of my past
Visited me
Disturbing my slumber
Still lingering once I woke
Haunting me throughout my day
For intangible entities
Their memories continue
Weighing me down
At times we experience
What we believe to be inimitable
Loneliness becomes overwhelming
Until we discover others
Comparably affected
A community formed
As a result of
Compassion and acceptance
Families and friendships form
Loneliness consumed by love
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