Embedded Inside

The future isn't real. The future is abstract. The now is all we know. Matt Haig

Waltmarie: Chalk Outline

Collapsed in a drunken stupor I sleepDeep in an endless darknesslike deathfor an unimaginative atheistI wakedusted and powderedin chalkcloud plumes that know my entire futureoutline The Waltmarie is a recently created form by Candace Kubinec.10 linesEven lines are two syllables in length, odd lines are longer, but no specific syllable countEven lines make their own …

Deception Comes in Many Forms

The futuredoes notask questionsYet, the pastechoes your name                                    in answer I thoughtand thatwas the problemIgnorance that doe eyed beastTurned  and fled Beauty is butOne form of deceitA ribbonfine, pamperedto a bowDistracting and concealingthe giftof an empty box Weekly Theme:Original Twisting Tail Format Monday: Flash FictionTuesday: TankaWednesday: Free Verse PoetryThursday: Rhymed poetryFriday: LimerickSaturday: haiku/senryüSunday: Children's Rhyme

Colourful Reasons & Delusions

Despite the forecast, live like it's spring.Lilly Pulitzer Where's your coat? Don't need it. It's minus ten! I'm living like it's spring. No, you're living like an idiot. Flowers, treesSun and breezeSpring is the reasonMy heart knowsAnd so it growsIn time with the season ~spring~colour~love~ Life in dusta holy spring resplendentcomplete verve and trust Colour …

None of these Days

"One of these days, is none of these days."Anonymous None of These Days SharpenSharperSharpenSharperYour voiceInsideOutsideInsideMy headone of these daysI'll do itOne of these days,One of these days,One of these days,I'm going to cut you into little piecesI'll bathe in the pinkBask in the lightTune the harmonic screechBeat the weathered tomeRelease billows of windRevel in the …