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POEM STARTER
Submitted by Chantel Akrawi
Write a poem where an inanimate object is a metaphor for love.
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Like a sweater you are comfortable
You have your own personalized knit
Beautiful patterns compliment my fit
Like a sweater you are well-made
Materials crafted so vibrant and colorful
Lost in a sea of cashmere, cotton, and wool
Like a sweater there are many options
You’re far superior to others I’ve tried on
You fit me perfectly, the others are wrong
Like a sweater you keep me warm
You wrap me ...
Two hearts beating, twisting,
Cautiously spiraling from,
Within one center, giving,
Life to the other, pulsing,
As one.
Love, Passion seeping,
Beneath the skin and into,
Open wounds, Becoming,
Part of the being,
A welcomed parasite.
Throbbing, coursing delicately,
Through scar tissue, and veins,
Buried and devouring,
Red and tender flesh, settling into,
A new home....
Most people in their line of work have a statement piece— something uniquely them about their masks.
Dazai has his bandages, mapping across his arms, neck and face. Kouyou has her traditional Japanese kimonos and her flashy lipstick, wrapped beautifully. Mori has that red scarf, passed down through generations of bosses. Hell, even Tachihara has a plaster on his face.
Chuuya has his choker.
It'...
You scored our initials in your sourdough
It was sweet watching them crisp as they baked
The edges going golden in the heat
As the fragrance of romance and bread filled the house
My mouth watered as you opened the oven
The loaf pressed into a heart-shaped mass
Warm butter and jam on a baker’s wet dream
That burned most pleasurably as it went down
But once again I wake up to disappointment
You’...
It’s just a penny they would say,
But wouldn’t look at all it’s worth.
It’s such a small thing they’d think,
But it’s big enough to hurt.
It could leave you broke,
And lying on the floor.
Too many pennies,
Could have you walking out the door.
You could have the newest one,
Fresh off the press.
But unless you take care of it,
It will become a tarnished mess.
You could pass it along,
For those in...
Like a siren song at sea,
Her eyes whisper to lonely sailors.
Eyes of blue,
Like the clearest of waters.
Draw closer and witness the fine-tuned melodies of a divine creature
A siren’s sound-
A voice that pulls you into its bounds,
Only to turn tides
With waves that clap like thunder.
They rise to steep heights to push you deep into its mouth,
Then spits you out to parch grounds.
Look too deep an...
The person you love
Is that person
You can run out into the fields with
At midnight
The person you love
Is that person
Who will rest your head on you
As you both gaze at the stars
The person you love
Is the person who you dream of
At night in the dark
When you close your eyes
So to you
Love is the book you spend hours on
Love is a soft blanket on a cold winter day
Love is a paintbrush, the so...
In the thrift shop of life, I found a new pair of jeans,
Bright denim blue, the nicest eyed scene.
Fresh off the rack, they fit just right,
As soon as I put them on the world felt right.
They were just perfect, every stitch and seam,
I felt like a model in these new blue jeans.
I hoped to hold on to them forever,
But fabric, like love, doesn’t always hold together.
Time's a crafty one, with a...
Slowly rotating on a plate,
A muted buzzing,
Bag growing inflate.
POP!
Kernels forced open,
Leaving their shells,
Peaceful spell broken,
To the old them, farewell.
For they have been reborn,
Through warmth, attention,
Bloomed straight from corn,
They are now free of tension....
**_ Headphones 03/27/24
_****_ _****“You left me on the cold Friday night in ****_Canadian_**** Winter.”**
** “But you left me.”**
** “So what could I do?” **
** “I wined up in the office wanting for you, after all I was a **
** ****_gift_****.”**
** “The thing you prized above all else because I helped you.”**
** “I helped you escape from reality.”**
** “I carved that path for you ****_...
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