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  June 2023     7 months ago

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Beauty, personified

You are beauty, personified.
You are beauty, encased.
You are beauty, wrapped up in a bow
and presented in a bow-tied case.

Your beauty reminds me of a bird, entrapped
within a cage.
Singing softly, sadly, wondering when
he can finally...

– by Joseph Clark

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Nobody’s Son

I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s lover.
Nobody’s fun.

I feast upon the sadness,
lick the spoon clean of grease
and feel it smear across my cheeks.

I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s partner.
Nobody’s fun.

It’s as if my body is a picture frame. ...

– by Joseph Clark

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Anger is a buzzing bee

Anger is a buzzing bee
that stings upon the hour,
its wings distract the fragile moon
of depression’s fragrant flower,

the blue buzz of moonlight
sings softly like a hymn,
yet melancholy thoughts and sounds
repeat a mantra dim,

it hurts...

– by Joseph Clark

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added 11 months ago
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