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Don't Lust for Love

Don't Lust for Love

A Poem by Ben LR


I learned some hard lessons along the way.
Desdemona

Desdemona

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Desdemonaby Michael R. BurchThough you possessed the moon and stars,you are bound to fate and wed to chance.Your lips deny they crave a kiss;your feet..
Burn, Ovid

Burn, Ovid

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Burn, OvidbyMichael R. Burch“Burn Ovid”―Austin ClarkeSunday School,Faith Free Will Baptist, 1973:I sat imaging watery foldsof pale s..
Sex 101

Sex 101

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sex 101by Michael R. BurchThat day the late spring heatsteamed through the windows of a Crayola-yellow schoolbuscrawling its way up the backwards slop..
Come!

Come!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Come!by Michael R. BurchWill you come to visit my grave, I wonder,in the season of lightning, the season of thunder,when I have lain so long in the in..
When I Was Small, I Grew

When I Was Small, I Grew

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


When I Was Small, I Grewby Michael R. BurchWhen I was small,God held me in thrall:Yes, He was my Allbut my spirit was crushed.As I grew oldermy passio..
Let go

Let go

A Story by Mistress of the moon


the stars see all
In This Quest Of Mine

In This Quest Of Mine

A Poem by AJNJ


"No poem was ever written by a drinker of water" ~ Horace
What Works

What Works

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


What WorksbyMichael R. Burchfor David GosselinWhat works―hewn stone;the blush the iris shows the sun;the lilac’s pale-remembered bloom.The..
Love Unfolded Like a Flower

Love Unfolded Like a Flower

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Love Unfolded Like a FlowerbyMichael R. BurchLove unfoldedlike a flower;Pale petals pinked and blushed to see the sky.I came to know youand to trust y..
Roses and Lilacs

Roses and Lilacs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Winterby Michael R. BurchThe rose of love's bright promiselies torn by her own thorn;her scent was sweetbut at her feetthe pallid aphids mourn.The lil..
Urban Queen

Urban Queen

A Book by M.W.Rose


Charrise has just come out of a situationship and is not looking for love. However Love finds her and tests her. She goes through a rollercoaster of e..
Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A Chapter by M.W.Rose


Chapter 1 On a sunny windy afternoon, there was a 25 year old educated black woman named Charisse. She is getting ready to meet up with her friend. C..
Longing

Longing

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Longingby Michael R. BurchWe stare out at the cold gray sea, overcomewith such sudden and intense longing . . .our eyes meet, inviolate,and we are n..
Short Stuff (epigrams)

Short Stuff (epigrams)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SHORT STUFF: EPIGRAMS by Michael R. BurchNegligiblesby Michael R. BurchShow me your most intimate items of apparel;begin with the hem of your quicksil..
Gifted Mime

Gifted Mime

A Chapter by ♛ Monet Madden ..


Everlasting passions.
How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?

A Poem by Omar


This poem is an expression of a love recently lost to time,
Sappho Translations

Sappho Translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short revealing frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!Sappho, fragment 156loos..