A sliver of light shines through translucent curtains and illuminates a bruised face with deep set eyes radiating despair. She always knew her life would be like this. It was her mother’s life, her aunt’s, her neighbor’s, and her grandmother’s as well. It’s been this way for as long as any...
The Ripples travel the soul
The waters irrevocably altered
With the movement
Vines slither across the ivory tower
The wall is instantly aged
A moment described with
The sigh of an old willow tree
It’s draping body
slouching with the
weight of the world
The stillness shakes the...
Erosion of Strength
Waves crash against this rock
Continuing their siege
The rock still stands
Unyielding and strong
The rock remains
But after each blow
An imperceptible piece
Is carried away by the ocean
As time passes
The water assaults the rock
Wearing and tearing
Eroding the ro...
Gentle friction, it sparks the flame
It grows into fire
Leaving ruins in its wake
It burns down walls
It melts the chains
While it ravages this city
We dance with flames
Relish the touch
The warmth from within
Euphoria so powerful
Blind to the singe
Entranced by the colors
Shades beyond ...
Falling down
Onto broken ground
In the mists of a hurricane
In the eye of the storm
Just a gentle rain
With a whisper of the bird’s song
The wind blows
And the trees collapse
Yet the sun still shines on the scene
The dark steel walls
Impenetrable gate
Hide the blissful wreckage
...
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