Sitting round the fire my family told storiesOld tales and legends about full moonsThey meant to frighten usBut I was enthralledThey told us of womenBeautiful and kind Terrible things happened to themAnd they were so filled with rageThat they turned into coyotesThe women sought out their assailantsAnd they took what was owed themBlood or lifeAnd whenContinue reading “Poem prompt: blood, moon, rage, coyotes and fire”
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Poem prompt: rainy summer days
I feel like you know me too well. Thank you ily. The calm sunny day beforeThe hot winds that whips the limbs in a danceAnd the feeling of the storm building Heavy rain falling in sheetsLoud enough to drown out the worldStreaming down glass like furious tearsThunder that shakes the window panesLightning that paints the worldContinue reading “Poem prompt: rainy summer days”
rabbit hearted girl
She holds her tongue and stays quietAll while those called her family make remarks that leave marksShe sighs and wishes she could just speak upBut doing so would rock far too many boatsThat thing in her chest pounds harder with every moment of angerShe can’t see straight but she says nothingShe suffers for the smallContinue reading “rabbit hearted girl”
I Am Fire
– witchofkeysI was born of fire and ashAt my beginning I was mere smokeI have burned and bled I have clawed and fought for myselfI am coated in soot and mudAnd I breathe tendrils of steamI am anger and rageI am the daughter you take for grantedI have other familyI have more love from themIContinue reading “I Am Fire”
writing prompt: wandering soul
My Wandering Soul – by witchofkeys Physically I am so barely here.My soul is firmly at home in other places.It roams the roads and sends postcards with well wishes.It climbs mountain peaks and sing out for me to hurry up,Just come on already!It seeks shelter from storms under old gas stations awnings.It listens to theContinue reading “writing prompt: wandering soul”
cake, poison, pomegranate, neighbor
I never liked my neighborI should have known why soonerThey knocked at my door one dayHolding a lovely cakeFrosted to perfectionAll piping and little pomegranate fruitI was suspiciousI took it with thanks and left it on my tableI stared at it for hoursTrying to understand why it made me uneasyI called upon Persephone as aContinue reading “cake, poison, pomegranate, neighbor”
Prompt: Poison, silver, and sex
Her lips are laced with poisonWoe befall the fool that kisses them Jewels grace every fingerWrapped in shining silverHer eyes sparkle like gemsMaking them want more than they’ll ever getSimple minded idiotsSimple to ensnare and controlSo many years she’s played this gameSo many chances to flex her magicShe rarely chooses to use it these daysToo manyContinue reading “Prompt: Poison, silver, and sex”
Prompt: kitchen, baking, revenge, death
A pinch of thisA spoonful of thatAdd this in for loveAdd that for revengePerfection on a glass plateBut best to know the magic before you eatWill it lift your moodOr bring all your actions down on your headNone have been unfortunate enough to dieYetBut the years are still youngAnd the witch knows there are manyContinue reading “Prompt: kitchen, baking, revenge, death”
Prompt: dollhouse ^.^
Perfection incarnateWith scalloped edgesAnd a picket fenceAll in orderAll in it’s placeBut things are never so perfect as they may seemUnderneath there lie secretsA world unseenLaughter from an empty roomAnd creaking of inanimate figures Thanks. Sorry it took so long. >_<
can you please write a poem with the word “glitter” ?
Shiny things that please the eyesYou hold them tight and hope for them to lastBut alas the tighter you hold themThe more likely they are to crumbleThat glittering bauble may not be goldAnd those shiny bits may not be gemsBut precious they are nonethelessAll things come and goAnd I suppose I’m willing to set thisContinue reading “can you please write a poem with the word “glitter” ?”
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