A Child Is Born A child arrives, soft breath, fresh light, held in arms so warm and bright. From deepest love, a gentle start,
By Marie381Uk 6 months ago in Poets
The Night Didn’t Come The sky held its light too long, as if the sun refused to leave, shadows stretched thin but never deep,
Candles Burn Candles burn if you play with them just like matches do flames do not care for reason they only know how to take
Too Late to Save My Soul The night found me before the dawn its hands colder than I remembered pulling me into corners of myself
In It to Win It She lit a cigarette and smiled cards on the table her car in the pot eyes fixed on the one at the head the boss with the gold watch
Gondor called for aid But all the cards had been played No one rode out Because Gondor had alienated all of Middle Earth
By Atomic Historian6 months ago in Poets
Halfway through the drive I wondered if the world here felt as in-between as I did, the summer breeze already flirting with autumn,
By Ellie Hoovs6 months ago in Poets
The Killing Games It began with laughter in the dark a sound that cut through the air like glass shadows stretching too long on the ground
Living Alone These are the things I can do because I am living all alone no one to answer to but me no noise to break the quiet room
The Locksmith Legend They said he carried the keys of night a ring so heavy it bent his hand each one cold with a different tale
The Stranger Who Looked Twice He passed me once his gaze sliding like rain on glass fast enough to vanish yet warm enough to notice
The Man Who Knocked Twice They said a man once lived alone in the house at the end of the lane. A locksmith by trade, though not the kind who worked for neighbours.
