maggie42 : Writing

A New Home for the Commandant's Wife

A New Home for the Commandant\'s Wife

A Poem by maggie42


She would have a good life here among voluble green. Gatherings ofblood-red blooms about her new home. (Appropriate landscaping for a woman o..
Like What my Father Said

Like What my Father Said

A Poem by maggie42


I stir the news, trying to mix the creamy fluff, with all these dark brewings. An attempt to blend something closer to the truth than what..
On Any Given American day

On Any Given American day

A Poem by maggie42


As God's flippancy turns on a dime, heads are tossed. Pairs of coined opinions, impaired with some righteous stamp upon sentences of legitamacy ..
Quaint from a Distance

Quaint from a Distance

A Poem by maggie42


From an arial distance, where angels look like three monkeys,blind, deaf, and dumb the roofs appear quaint, in thiscivilized view. Distressed ..
Why We Love Cliches

Why We Love Cliches

A Poem by maggie42


No one wants to approach writing geared tightin some grease monkey’s backyard, like a jacked up Yugo thinking it’s a Benz. When I ..
Recalling Mt. Olympus

Recalling Mt. Olympus

A Poem by maggie42


On the altars of Gods daemonscan befound, bound with the sashes of Hera, converted with orthodox lashings. I wear the lamb's blood well. Sacri..
Free

Free

A Poem by maggie42


This is your temple, an altar of alms, where scars are no longer marks of beast, but open palms of beauty. Wailing ceases in this thinness of sk..
Naughty

Naughty

A Poem by maggie42


naughti·ness n. Word History: Middle English noughti, first recorded in the last quarter of the 14th century, was derived from nought, which p..
Small Murders

Small Murders

A Poem by maggie42


My brother murdered a man, incarcerating his body. His soul recieved its sentence long ago. We wasted an afternoon once, over the telephone, and c..
The Religion of a Woman's Anatomy

The Religion of a Woman\'s Anatomy

A Poem by maggie42


this is a complicated one folks lol

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