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Choking on roses

Choking on roses

A Poem by Phillip J Clayton


It's in the quiet times,those moments when the job is done.Whiskey and cigarettes becomecomforting whispers.The silence, obnoxiously deafening.The min..
Monster

Monster

A Poem by Phillip J Clayton


They did not create the monster, that was all my doing;I pity the unfortunate fool who will meet the wretch one day,the stink of my hate and anger.Mon..
Misery

Misery

A Poem by Phillip J Clayton


Misery came knocking,She was as cold as winter.Brutal with her words,sentences like knives.She rode in on a pale horse called death,alone in torment s..
The distant gray

The distant gray

A Poem by Phillip J Clayton


In a moment, darkness will come.Often taken for granted,the light will fade.An old friend, loneliness, becomes atreasured company.The silence is not d..