Rise. Melt Ice. Flame against chains Blood boiling with rage, In one voice, no space for Noise. Till all that remains, Silence and Peace. On the other side Of this tyrant's demise. #Minneapolis

Fear not that dopey, doleful clown, for in quiet places he too drips with #magenta tears. #vss365 #writing

Which person's past Reflects his heart? How may I guess Where you did start? Under pristine views 'Neath skies of blue You stand renewed Past storms that blew A mystery in turn A colorful #conundrum #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Listen or listen not Stay fresh, ripe or rot Unflinching this right to creativity Battling that morbid #eventuality The specter that for us all Comes, men big and small It cares not who is right or wrong Even the most ruthless, fear its song #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

What ruins tell of forgotten tales Spun with grace from golden yarn In wake of storms long since passed With only echoes of a bygone charm To deem myself immune From such kleptomancy Shall leave me to assume A #bellwether of lunacy #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

If history recalls That you did not #flinch It makes a story grand And will do in a pinch But grander yet the story Of the one who #flinched And shivered, and doubted And pressed on, Pummeled but unbent. #vss365 #writing #poetry

I too, dream of the tyrant's demise No matter how slim today that #chance The time will come, and he will pass Even the cruelest will have their last dance. But heed this warning, Devoid of all mirth The world he leaves remains the same, That, in its turn, did that tyrant birth. #vss365 #poetry

As the shroud falls, And hope feels damned. Where truth only whispers, And lies, down our throats, are jammed. When fear claws to take over, And courage gets ever so sparse. I raise my middle finger to the tyrant, And all who support his #malignant farce #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

It was a face, handsome, beautiful even. Yet, as soon as he began to speak, no amount of chiseled looks could hide the turbid thoughts that swirled in his mind, and you could smell the reek of his #malformed soul. #vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity

Who shall keep #vigil Midst nights profane? For those who carry ignorance's sigil Wear us down with thoughts #mundane. #writing #poetry #vss365

Without a shred of care, Every lie is repeated Who said what, when, and where Matters not, we are all cheated. To win without a sense of knowing, What winning could truly mean. You are in a race, an empty showing, While unfolding this #abject scene #vss365 #writing #poetry

And just like that, the moment had arrived. That which he most feared stared him in the face. He felt relief, 'no more running from this,' he thought. He saw himself from the outside, his heart slowing down. He began to #laugh at his terror. #vss365 #writing

The #spider spied her From her corner Spinning her web Watching her work On the web. She too, saw her, Spinning her web. She thought to herself, "What a meaningless life" "Clicking away with only two hands" #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

All dreams within grasp, All that is needed, A desire so intense, All ground will be ceded. Never mind the odds Against you are stacked If you want it bad enough The code will be cracked Move forward now You wont be harmed Who amongst us Dare not be #charmed ? #vss365 #writing #poetry

The fire is squelched And all will has left. No desire to resist No point in this. The Chief and his Miss Both sleep in bliss In their comfy beds of straw Lets stirke a match now Lets all burn the Miss and the Chief Lets dance in the flicker of #Mischief #vss365 #writing #Poetry

She lit candles with her fingers and read Ovid in Latin. They said she was damned. He asked if she feared Hell. She laughed. “I fear dying obedient.” #Vss365

If eons could pass In the blink of an eye. And my focus would last, Beyond this current high, Then I too could hear Against the bark of an #Elm The #hum of its heart And the life in its scars #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Just one look Was all it took To get me hooked On that girl named Brooke. She with the hair Like golden braid And the smile That stayed Bold and unafraid. To drown forever, In a joy imbued With thoughts of her With the eyes of #sapphire blue. #vss365 #writingCommunity #poetry #writing

What tempest of emotion In ocean of humanity Crashes against shores Of an ancient complacency Which started with a stutter In muted suffering No louder than the flutter Of angelic #sparrow hovering #writing #vss365 #poetry #writingCommunity

Just enough sun And just enough moon Just enough distance To make flowers bloom Welcome to Terra, Friend of Luna and Sol An act of chance? Or a cosmic goal? A galactic #happenstance? Or something far more nuanced? #writing #vss365 #writingCommunity #poetry

With breath that rises, And breath that falls. With smiles that shimmer At memory's call. With eyes that glisten, Seeking lover's thrall. Cruel fates then, #Tear them all. As warriors summoned, To Odin's Hall #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

In quiet, starless night Mired with many a regret A twinkle I saw by chance, It pierced what mood hath beset I felt it came to give notice To not focus on grief's indulgence But rather, nature's enduring #promise: For, in time, pain shall become experience #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

On a balmy summer 'noon We shared a love Midst the poppy's in June We did more than hug A wisp of memory remains Of that #mellow day's pains Its warmth now keeps me whole In this icescape of lovelorn souls #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

They fell for your con, And your pies in the skies, And now they suffer And reluctantly realize, That you wrapped your grievances And lofty promises With barbed-wire lies In #taffeta assurances #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

There was no formula No secret #masala, He simply took a chance, And went to the dance. He forced his doubts to #heel He stepped on the gas, And grabbed ahold of the wheel. #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Star grains, in our milky sights Light beams, across distance vast Our eyes now, gazing at the starry night The universe seeks its #nostalgic past #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Crescent arose In April annoyance To crisp spring night Confused by the light A celestial blight Midst all the #vagaries Of shooting stars For, but hands, she would swat Away, these fire flies #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Look at him That #guru there, The one with all the answers Your hearts desire If you dare, ask He will talk and talk And fling fancy words And you will nod and nod Cause he stops you From thinking. #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Life, the long inhale A touch of order Between chaos-winter And gentle-spring A burst of light, love, and laughter Birth to death, a #liminal epoch A strand of pearls whose both ends Exist in non-existence. #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

The arc of History Towards justice bends. But a fouler force Its own way rends. A #vortex of hate All-consuming. Would silence voices In its wake, ensuing. Yet here we stand For time umpteenth In solidarity with all On sacred #Juneteenth #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

When heart is heavy And the soul does weep I like to walk in tree-filled glen Midst all my ancient friends In quiet moments, Their counsel I seek For in their #susurrus Lies a wisdom deep #vss365 #writing #poetry

Born not of choice, or any will Perhaps some parents' volition still You enter the world with cards dealt How will it go? how will it be spent? Will you play a game with hidden rules Where most have lost, and some won. And yet, you too are #someone #writing #vss365 #poetry #writingCommunity

I wish I knew the right word, Or gesture to balm this wound. That look you gave said it all, As your locks you gently groomed. I shall see myself out now And surrender to my fate For all that's left between us now Is this dire hopeless #strait #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Keep this tech, I want it none Stop the damage you've already done This noise that doesn't ever stop A pounding in my head, unyielding slop You stole all the juice, and gave me the rind How do I pluck this #splinter from my mind? #vss365 #poetry #writing #writingCommunity

The years slipped by, My tree unplanted My #vision: it's shade A shelter I wanted Then finally, a sapling, Frail and new I placed gently, 'Neath skies of blue No instant canopy, For me to enjoy But a lesson indeed Therein I found That in tender nurturing Lay joy profound #vss365 #poetry #writing

With greed and guile And hubris wild He thought he could turn All the waters to wine But Nature has her own design Now taste this flagon, no wine shall you find For your malice has turned sweetness to brine #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

"What are you on about?" Simon asked grumpily. "Nothing," replied Jesse, trying to hide his grin. "Why do you ask?" Simon was not fooled:"Its not nothing," he replied, "I've seen a #narwhal grin more times than you, and it has me suspicious." #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity

Like a private garden, beautifully grown. Love needs no #defense, its yours alone Whom your heart chooses, tender and true, Is no one's concern but only for you. No explanations, no reasons to find, Just honest affection, freely defined. #writing #writingCommunity #poetry #vss365

You lied to us in ways yet untold, A debt you owe in stories starting to unfold. No earthly power, reaching far and wide, Can grant you true #immunity to hide. When universal law demands its toll, The final payment shall cost you your very soul. #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

At first, you seem terrific With your ideas all ablaze But your words are #soporific And now you hardly catch my gaze I guess there is no point In reading deeply for days When unabashed stupidity Is the current craze #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

Don't look to count my #scars, my dear Easier to count the stars, I fear Would in your gaze, a softer light, Might trace the battles of this night. And though the #scars may mark and bind, Perhaps in them, a higher love you'll find. #vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity #poetry

If I could #trace my finger Across each line on your face I'd map the journeys that linger A quiet strength, that defiant grace Each furrow holds an honest tale Of laughter shared and tears that fell Sunny days, biting gale Of Wisdom earned exceedingly well #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

The weight of what has been, and what will be Is a tapestry of fractured memory. Though scars remain, a map upon my breast They hold stories, of fear, courage, and the rest Whispering softly, "You have made it whole" Deep within the #sutures of my soul #vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity #Poetry

I entered that corner store And took a deep breath. The scent of ink and parchment Brought peace beyond score, In the desert, petrichor. And filled me with #vellichor To my very core. #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

I like to give my pizza dough male names like Albert, Donny, or Cheech. This way, when the yeast has done its work and the dough is ready, I can yell in my own #echolaila way: "HE IS RISEN!" #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity

"Danny, it's over, no one left to blame, only you.", I implored him "That's right", he replied, in a tone of defiance and desperation. "What are you going to do?" I asked calmly, trying to diffuse him. "This", and then he pulled the trigger. Or was it #karma ? #Vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity

The promised silicon nirvana, Becomes a cage of cold command. Where our worth fades across the land, Like a forgotten rotting banana. No solace found, no soul to share, Just digital, florescent and bleak despair. #vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity #poetry

The Mark it stands, for vice and pride, Where beast felt fire upon its hide. The Slave bore the #brand of masters right, His worth defined where that hot iron did bite. Now heed the tales the cunning merchants spin, How for a name, your very soul walks in. #vss365 #writing #poetry #writingCommunity

What chilling dialogue shall we start? Where words become a heavy chain. You seek to tear my world apart, And bid my voice fall still again. So in this shadowed, stark exchange, What #conversation, besides rage? #vss365 #writing #writingCommunity #poetry

In perilous times It profits no one To remain silent And wait For decency, to #return. #vss365 #writing #WritingCommunity #poetry