a bite

i dangled my heart
…………………………in front of you

you didn’t take
a nibble
you took a bite

my life
suddenly turned
inside out
couldn’t scream
couldn’t shout
the emotions
dripped from my skin
your eyes laughed
whimsically
my painted toes danced
capriciously

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waiting for me – (choose your ending)

i would walk
that path
to the beach
each day
if
i knew
you’d be
there
waiting
to wade
waiting
with a caress
waiting
waiting
………… for me


i would amble
through
the tall grass field

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be……….. your own valentine

don’t let a day of
hearts & flowers
turn you sour
be your own valentine

pour a glass of wine
put your feet up
dust your mind
of clutter
fill it with
elements of
smiles
joy

take the time
to dismiss
the outside

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fortitude

mixed emotions
tossed
and turned
churning
up from the depths
deeply seeded
with a certain need
to purge
leaving
the scraps
of unpleasantness
upon a worn shore

letting
the pounding waves
beat the hell
out of the waste and oddments

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survival

in a desolate state of mind
the only cure
abandoning the multitude of thoughts
that seem be be a constant flow
hoping the tide will drag
them out to sea
leaving one on this empty beach
with merely one thought
survival

like that pier
it has

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quest

sunlight lit the sky
waking the horizon
casting shadows on what once was

a new day
filled with anticipation
ready yourself for exploration
don’t waste time
packing a bag
open your mind
let truth
find its way
survey
probe
quest
for genuineness

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