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Poisons, Lies, and Silent Crimes
by Igor Vykhovanets

Saving for a Rainy Day

"Save for black day!"—so they preach.
Now it’s here—but fools won't see.
Slaves to evil, dull and meek,
Hoard their lies in misery.

Counting, trusting, full of fear,
Planning decades far ahead.
Yet when shadows gather near,

......

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Little Brown Bottle
by Alexander Palmer

heaven sent, arrhythmia rests
silence from my aching chest
though there's no tombstone where I sleep
all I need is what I reap
the earth beneath my fingernails
bleeds into the soil of verdant hills.

my skin a canvas, often wasted
on trifles better left to rot
now blooms violet among the wakeless

......

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you exist most of the time
by Bogdan Dragos

you don't exist when
my eyes are open
you don't exist when
my blood's not poisoned
when my soul's at peace
when my gut is full
and when I'm in company

So you exist most of the time
dear muse

......

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Poisons, Lies, and Silent Crimes
by Igor Vykhovanets

Saving for a Rainy Day

"Save for black day!"—so they preach.
Now it’s here—but fools won't see.
Slaves to evil, dull and meek,
Hoard their lies in misery.

Counting, trusting, full of fear,
Planning decades far ahead.
Yet when shadows gather near,

......

Continue reading
Little Brown Bottle
by Alexander Palmer

heaven sent, arrhythmia rests
silence from my aching chest
though there's no tombstone where I sleep
all I need is what I reap
the earth beneath my fingernails
bleeds into the soil of verdant hills.

my skin a canvas, often wasted
on trifles better left to rot
now blooms violet among the wakeless

......

Continue reading
you exist most of the time
by Bogdan Dragos

you don't exist when
my eyes are open
you don't exist when
my blood's not poisoned
when my soul's at peace
when my gut is full
and when I'm in company

So you exist most of the time
dear muse

......

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