Freshly Dusted

The rose gold glow of the setting sun reflected off the rim of my light blue glasses, casting a slight blinding brilliance into my view. We stood in the doorway leading out onto the front porch, one standing inside, the other four of us gathered in a semi-circle around the first, outside, back to the pink sky. I stood passively, waiting while the...

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“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Asked Cain, sprouting evil from his soul. His words became famed farther and deeper, Than the sheep boy could have known. You who stalk the darkness of the written word, Delighting in the struggles of lives not your own— You try to play God to the unsuspecting steward Of a place in which you do not belong. “All...

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Listen for the scratch of a pencil, Forming a letter or two. Listen for quiet breathing, And the knowledge that makes new. Now take a moment and listen again, To the music roaring all around. Students dancing in the back, And stomping on the ground. Listen for the mental journey, That a single pupil takes, Free to learn their own way, For that...

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The building looms above the traveler, And trekking through, ‘tis darker than should be. All sizes, colors, and ages wait here as a lure. More united here than ever in the outside world. Tonight, we’ll hold hands, And await the midnight wanderer. Side by side we’ll guard our lands While what’s inside yearns to break free. Too much time has passed for her...

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Imagine a ruler, fighter, or slave, Hunting for a crown or a female to save. And always before they finish the feast, The drama begins with a roar from the beast. Cities rise and fall with a word, Murmured meanings never heard. But imagination will never last And broken-hearted heroes settle to the grass. Years later, he took the job, And as he...

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Coffee colored aromas fill the air, As I duck into the bathroom And fix my hair, Tuck in my shirt, and tie my shoes. At times like this I am ashamed, Of how easily peer pressured-- How easily tamed-- I am by the girls my age. Gossiping and laughing In mascara and white— The three with everything worth having… Perhaps everything except a...

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