Rainbows and carnivals
And beautiful women
The end of the world swirls
With incredible visions
Dragons and unicorns
Fantasies unending
Unfathomable riches born
Imaginations pretending
Green grass and fairytales
Fireflies and beginnings
First loves and wishing wells
A collection of pennies
Spent on the stars
In exchange for their shooting
Sea shells and scars
One lost and one looting
Sweet dreams and nightmares
Sharing the same bed
While we remain unprepared
As they live in our heads
Finding the source
Of beginnings and ends
Swinging on the porch
Enemies into friends
Whatever you choose
You’re in charge of the outcome
Don’t be fooled or confused
The hourglass is the ransom
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Political Thirty-Three
Inevitable? A woman named Good is lost. Unforgivable. * Note: I don't think that I have to explain this one to anyone noting recent news, but I have included a video link below for future generations who can still feel empathy and compassion for someone who got caught up in history. And I was just too angry to say more with this piece.
By Kendall Defoe 2 days ago in Poets
Violence Begets
"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
By Adam Diehl4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (9)
This one is a delight ! Loved it.
beautiful, kelli <3
I sometimes think I’m in charge. Some other times I think I’m not.
You’re in charge of the outcome Don’t be fooled or confused The hourglass is the ransom 👏 we have more control than some think. Our decisions definitely impact the outcome. Great entry
I don't think I'm actually in charge of the outcome in any but the most miniscule & insignificant of contrivances. But so be it. I still love the poem.
It's all about choice indeed...our lives are what we make of them. Well-wrought, Kelli.
Loved this! Particularly, "A collection of pennies / Spent on the stars" really stood out. Great writing, as always!
This is an interesting look to living life as we know it. Good job.
Wonderful