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In philosophy class
My desire for
sleep is the ultimate cause
of my suffering.
Costumes
We wear our skin like costumes,
hoping it’ll change with the season and in
the deep, dark hours of the night,
no one will catch us sliding them off as we slip into bed.
Sweep
Sadness is sweeping over me.
Not in gentle, breezing winds
That
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Coming and going
I don’t care where you
Come from so long as you leave
Me the hell alone
Disappointment
Mid-week misery
It is not easy
to edit sub-par writing
when I am sober.
Note from the poet: No, I am not some drunken college student who can’t function without a beer. This is just a reaction to a joke between some friends and I.
Creeper dude
I have a boyfriend.
No really, I don’t care if
you shit bricks of gold
Would you like cheese with your whine?
Your life is so hard,
I don’t know what I would do.
Would I complain, too?
Writing to death
Creativity
flows from me like the sap from
a dead maple tree
Cover up
Smear on more makeup.
They will never have to know
that you look like them.
When angels sing
Music is the sound
I usually adore
to mask your foul voice.
Change
I thought I was strong,
I knew who I was,
Only living for you,
Nothing could shake me,
But changing for you will.
Then I got comfortable,
Lost in my mind,
Stuck in the motions.
Things started changing,
And made my head spin
Who am I becoming,
And what have I done?
The world spins around me,
Pushing on my heart,
And changing my Desires.
Questioning my whole life,
And wondering why,
While new thoughts arise.
Does God want this for me,
Or is the devil in my mind?
Lost and found
I was once in a state of utter stray.
My heart, though strong, could not find the way.
No light for me could seize the day.
I could not find my own path.
The seasons seemed so bleak and unclear.
The elements could see, for this was clear.
My way in this world I could not steer.
I was lost, forgotten, I had no path.
I believed in the thing I could not find.
Fought for it, thought of it, it swarmed my mind,
Though I couldn’t make up for lost time.
It seemed I’d never find the path.
Then came a day brighter than any.
I could see light, all around and plenty,
The darkness that seemed so sure and so empty,
Now turned bright to light my path.
Hark! Angels sing of that glorious day.
A day so glorious, so true and sincere,
That gods themselves shed true tears.
What seemed as though I’d never find,
Now appeared before me so beautiful and kind.
Peace enveloped my bewildered mind,
As all seemed to be made clear,
I felt as though I’d never shed a tear.
For sadness no longer would appear,
And happiness would be all that’s here.
Sealed by fate and chosen by love,
The soul of a fairy, the heart of a dove.
The soul of a dragon, a heart full of love,
Showed the path mentioned above,
I was lost, and then found. My one and only,
True Love.
Dedicated to Amber Marie Estes
Cover graphic by Alex Morgan
Sunrise
I hear chirping, spring chirping,
The birds in my tree are excited to see you.
The smell of cut grass consumes me.
No clouds in sight, winds from the night have died down.
I open my eyes and your heat warms my face.
I breathe a sigh of relief.
Cover graphic by Alex Morgan
Looking to the sky
The sky is clear tonight,
as I look into its great space.
Remembering how far you really are,
and knowing that the closest thing
to you is the stars at which I gaze.
That one shines so bright.
Hoping you’re in the same place,
looking at the same star.
Hoping it will bring
me out of this haze.
Such a beautiful sight
I could never replace;
wish I could capture it in a jar.
On this moment I want to cling
and be in a daze.
This would be right
if I could see your face,
but you are so far.
What will this bring
for the rest of our days?
-Kasey Sutphin
Cover graphic by Alex Morgan
Love
I feel love,
When you walk into the room,
And I see your face.
I feel love,
When you stare in my eyes,
And kiss me softly.
I feel love,
When you say nothing at all,
And just lay there with me.
I know love,
When I see it in your eyes,
And I know it’s true!
Cover graphic by Kasey Sutphin
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