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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Anubis
Whispers in the darkness Shadows lying deep Shifting uncomfortably Ending tortured sleep Sheened in sweat now Grasping for the light Coalescing from the shade Jackal…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Monsters
I see them you know. Not just in the dark. Not just out of sight. They haunt me, They're coming for me each day and night. Through the park in the early morning sun.…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Void of Song
They mastered the earth And conquered the sea The black space without And the impossible to see Nothing was sacred Nothing unturned Their rule long and bitter Over…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Swing
They said you wouldn't feel it It's pinch A little thing The said you really needed it You would barely feel It's sting They said you loved it too much When it made you…
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sazbird (64)in #meme • 8 years ago
Gotta Be Smart
My entry into the smart cash meme contest. Have you heard of smart cash yet? Go on, be smart
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Always Be True
I swung him around by the hand And I said You promise You'll always be true He'd laugh and he'd smile He would pull me in close And say I've eyes only for you Years…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
All Our Tomorrows
When we met I should have run away You always said Everyone is free But believe in me I lost myself in you I want you to stay I want you to know You're all I need…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
The Markets
The markets went up and everybody cheered No pennies for the beggars When they asked they were jeered Then the markets headed down and everybody screamed Started pulling…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Over
The sadness in my eyes Comes to you as no surprise As you caused everything I now feel In you I thought I'd found the prize My emotions hit new highs My foolish heart oh…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Epitaph
He bumps into you and apologises profusely You walk away Mopping at the spilled coffee on your coat You stop at a newspaper stand Reach for your wallet Of course, its…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Moan
He seemed unhappy Discontent with his life Much of his angst Aimed at me his poor wife And then he confessed Our sex life's no good When we do it Could you moan Or…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Crypto Fish
The water lapped invitingly Burnished gold in the sun's dying rays I settled down to wait for him I came here often these days It was the only time he would see me My fish…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
Hell You?
Machines bleep and pump Oppressive heat pushing me down In the too soft bed My voice scratches out Thin and needy For water For help I see them rushing past Benign…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
It Happens Again
I shake the hands of those around me We have grown close this last year I know they are not my real family It does not mean I do not shed a tear To know they will be gone…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
That is Not Dead...
That Is Not Dead... A good sign for my bedroom door Yet when I wake it's often on the floor My house does rumble Creak and Groan Especially at night When I am alone…
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sazbird (64)in #poem • 8 years ago
Bad Santa
It was the night before the night before Christmas My geese were getting fat I dug out my gloves and my old red velvet hat It looked like it was time again To get the…
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sazbird (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago
So Cool
Hey hey Mr I'm so cool Thinking you're too cool for school Giving all those funky moves On the dance floor Making grooves You're not so special Dont'cha see Your hair…
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sazbird (64)in #poem • 8 years ago
Send Me Death
Send me death I beg you She pled At his impassive feet I want nothing More This life Has me beat His stern beard Motionless Despite the wind That blew If you don't…
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sazbird (64)in #poem • 8 years ago
Odin's Balls
The snow has stopped The roads like glass I step carefully So as not to fall On my ass Winter hit us hard Each year it gets worse This one or the next Will see me In a…
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sazbird (64)in #life • 8 years ago
Doubters Tears
They said the price of steem Would go up in 2017 Some even said the moon Whilst others thought too soon But are the doubters looking on The tears falling out their eyes As…
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