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  I Itch to be Read

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  As the emotions spiral And the energy blooms- I itch to write Scrambling for a pen Writing on some scraps- I itch to let it out The urgency intensifies As the ink drips out In whatever forms I wish- I itch to be heard Angular letters and scrambled scribbles Each word has an imagina...
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  Waking

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Is the sun still a-shine? Will you love me in the morning? Admiration is divine Our hair is a-flow I know you have to go But when will you go? Will you love me in the morning? Will you kiss me in the rain? Or will you leave as soon as the sound of thunder strikes, cowardly running away? But...
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  I Scream for You

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Everything screams for you But it seems that I can't have you now Can't see you Can't feel you You seem too far away to hear my call So I fight my own screams With swords of denial And spears of numbness I drill them away into deep, dark silence I hammer the sounds into no...
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  G-d's Game

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Dear G-d, i I I I think that you have officially lost your marbles . What is the fun in this game you play? I think you're the only one laughing. If you want to hurt, create us numb. Why not hurt that which can't feel? Dear G-d your preci...
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  Monster

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  It isn't always pretty, what needs to pour out The drops refuse the willing spout They want a rose without a thorn They want beauty without scorn Their monster lies beneath their bed Love unheard, love unsaid Afraid that ugly will roar out Afraid their crush will fill with doubt But the...
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  Remember

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Please don't forget We grow up and we forget She wanted to be a chef At six years old But then... The storms came and the winds blew And here she is at seventeen Dropped out of school Addicted to the dream Of party and play Can’t remember what she did yesterday Forgets that li...
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  Nights

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Sleep in your arms tonight: Rubbing fingers Holding me safe and tight Hearing the whispers of your slumbering breathe Watching pain go up in smoke Because your here Flooding love through my veins My body is screaming for more And it feels so good Because you’re here The worry disappe...
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  Make Me

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Make me I want to be pushed, and shoved, and destroyed By you, and only by you Yes it sounds twisted. It is twisted. But only you can make me Only you can make me make something Only you can make me blush Make me smile Make me cry Only you can make me scream Make me moan Make me wonder ...
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  Pudding

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  I feel like pudding Liquid, like goo Pumping heart Beating head Take me away Snatch me from the sea The vast ocean of rain and tears And daydreams Let me follow you Smile with your eyes And kiss me with your lips Hold me I don’t know what to do with myself I am an explosion of love I...
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  Nowhereland

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  The four of us landed here Alone, yet together We live apart, but whisper each other "Where are you?" we ask of the other halves "Have you yet jumped from the 11TH window?" ~ And so, we stride, in parallel circles Traveling far, but ending up nowhere Back to the starting...
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  Every day

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  All a blur Like a dream Softly sing Like a scream Voices fade Lights do dim Pieces lay Broken limbs Far away Icing’s cake Sickly sweet Slither snake I pray one day I pray Every day And it happens It sinks in Real becomes true Suction’s power Overtakes the glum We al...
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  The Story

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  The glasses can’t hide Lights inside The eldest of elders Will not stand alone Because we will trudge on Through stormy zebras Roses smell so rosy But thorns are forged in gloom Climaxing- The sun shines The birthday of the moon The story has yet to be unraveled With thousands of y...
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  Forever

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  I want you so bad No other words to say I want all of you Forever and ever Your body and your presence Your love and your pain Your heart and your soul Your comfort and safety I want to be with you Always and forever My love overflows inside And I want to show you Express Shower you wit...
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  DeniaL

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  I want denial I NeeD denial Save me. I want it all To stop spinning Occurring Too QuicK 4 human health Never Stops Leaping and jerking Around the ClocK Roller Coaster in my heart Pounding in my Chest Too much I want to puke My Life OuT When did I become This per...
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  The Elephant of Love

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  You and I, we sit While the elephant in the room Stomps like a hyena and cries like a dolphin You and I, we sit And ignore the sound of music Like peas on a pod with no ears You and I, we sit As the elephant in the room flashes neon bow-ties And whips his trunk in our faces Like giddy ...
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  Golden Smoke

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Ending ropes Sighing sighs Whirlwinds whisper At your side Desperate lies Sacred masks Will last Night thunders Thunder cries Power trembles Eyes inside Silky smooth Covered smiles Don't react Or wounds will pile Hit you- Like golden smoke Or a napkin on a fly Piercing throu...
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  Those Lips

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Those lips Like whipped cream on strawberry shortcake I just want a taste And the world will be at peace And the birds will sing And the ugly cats will purr I crave The feel Of those lips Embracing mine Like a rainbow after rain All will be dandy and fine That’s the way it should b...
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  The Deceptive Sunrise

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  That’s why it hurts Because it sees Our soul it feels Every pain around Each tear Creates a sound And it echoes inside Again and again Until we have lost all that was then We try to make it go away So we could live We try to brighten up the days And forgive Forgive us For the pai...
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  We'll be We

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Maybe If I wrote a song Maybe you would hear me And I could reach you And we could be we Instead of he and she I miss you And you miss me So why can't we be we Instead of he and she The glass is gone The masks did fall Uncertainty is there The world is still unclear I'll...
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  Behind the Big Brown Door

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  You said you like girls with green eyes While you looked into mine But I couldn't believe So I didn't see You asked for my hand While I pulled away I felt your warmth But I didn’t see My heart was hurting when you left I didn’t know why But I couldn’t feel So I didnâ...
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  Sole and Separate

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  Endless puzzles Fill atmospheres- Ones who solve Are left alone In peculiar worlds Of warped insights Crazy ramblings And floaty dreams- Sole and separate Unique and unitary Insanely insensitive- But we could SeE. Past petty rooftops Sappy sunsets Births and deaths- Longer times Fill...
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  Blacker

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  What will be? Turquoise waves Royally ripple Footprints Of babies Haunt us We created Personal Monsters Slimy suds Washing faces Scrubbing strongly Cannot conceal Dirty dinosaurs Times of bliss Dropped like vases All of a sudden Black is blacker White is yellowed Love is self...
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  The Inevitable Paradox

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  The warmest Are also the coldest The loving Are Most hateful And Passion is war Nights are the Brightest Cannot love Without pain Cannot see Without strain Sight is loss And Holy is Equal To the ugliest Joy brings Sadness Of Inevitable Imperfection The one yo...
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  My Dreams Will Be

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  In my dreams I have wings In my dreams I can fly Over the cities And past the fear In my dreams My eyes can gaze Freely and longingly At your fiery being In my dreams Not only do my eyes gaze But My legs walk Bravely My body moves forward Hungry My fingers rise Sweetly In ...
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  With Stamps

  

  By Basya44, Brighton, MA

  This paper Is white Like a frosted forest There comes a time When our shell Is too strong Our poetry blank We no longer feel Feelings too real We hop away For Tests of fate We return In circles Sleepless nights Turning tables Wild wills Tip tap Spit spot Dazed brains Lazy Emotio...