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You’ve the Starlight

Posted on April 7, 2022April 20, 2022 by alexis

You’ve the starlight in your eyes. When violins play in perfect harmony it is the sound I hear when our hearts brush like breaths and play in tune. You’re the night sky I look upon that makes me see infinite and ask where I’ve been. My soul navigates by your point and when I’m lost, tossed upon grey waves and siren’s wake, I look up. There you are. I see you through the clouds. You’re the one person I’ll never stop for, never cease for, and I hope it is my life first that fades to dust. I refuse

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Puppet Master

Posted on January 17, 2022April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem by the puppet master themselves.

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Dust the Fog

Posted on December 6, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Dust the fog from window sill,
stare out at grey and meet the still
and quiet morning, no sun can offer
light and waking need no stopper,

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Creative Connections Poem #4

Posted on December 4, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Connecting two randomly selected words every day to create a stream-of-consciousness poem. Today’s words: Secretive + Inhumane

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Sometimes I Feel Bad About

Posted on December 2, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Sometimes I Feel Bad About: a poem about little mistakes.

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Creative Connections Poem #3

Posted on December 1, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Connecting two randomly selected words every day to create a stream-of-consciousness poem. Today’s words: Ginger + Seaway

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My Brain

Posted on November 30, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

My brain decided to distract me today. It told me a list of all the things I needed to do, so I wrote them down. Then it told me I didn’t ha

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Creative Connections Poem #2

Posted on November 30, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Connecting two randomly selected words every day to create a stream-of-consciousness poem. Today’s words: Severance + Intermingle

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Creative Connections Poem #1

Posted on November 29, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Connecting two randomly selected words every day to create a stream-of-consciousness poem.
Today’s words: Safe + Job

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Pigeons are the Worst

Posted on October 4, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

Everything’s fine and the
day’s going great
until, from nearby
something flies in your face!
You scream in surprise
at the startling burst

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