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• EXIT (Haiku)

  by Misheru O'ku 4 months ago

  Above the entrance . . .

  Illuminated in green . . .

  In big bold letters . . .

• Wash and Blow-dry

  by Misheru O'ku 4 months ago

  I love the smell
  Of just washed hair
  The clean scent
  The way it shines
  Falls on my face
  Comforts me
  Still warm
  From the blow…

• Stuck

  by Misheru O'ku 4 months ago

  The clock ticks
  Its time to go
  But others remain
  Who don’t allow you to move

  Shackled to this desk
  A slave because of life c…

• All Alone.

  by Sailor Emo 4 months ago

  Take my heart away, it hurts too much to stay here,
  All alone.
  Take me with you or take my soul when you go. I refuse to be,
  ...

• It's too late

  by Misheru O'ku 9 months ago

  It’s too late to apologize
  I’m holding on to something that’s not around
  I can’t feel what your saying
  Or make sense of the …

• Feeling Faint

  by Misheru O'ku 9 months ago

  take off this dress please!
  dew drops of sweat start to form
  her skin becomes pale

• A Warm Invitation

  by Misheru O'ku 5 months ago

  The molten turquoise glass
  Shimmered beneath the sun’s glare
  And extended me a warm invitation to dive in

  I accepted
  Not k…

• Coping Mechanism

  by Misheru O'ku 5 months ago

  Another day and night spent at work
  Toiling away at the numbers
  Everything is always due yesterday or today
  God forbid it ge…

• The Other Half

  by Misheru O'ku 5 months ago

  He has big dreams,
  But hides them all,
  Unafraid to invest in himself,
  An unpretentious individual.

  A writer,
  A musician,
  A m…

• Ode to Spitzer

  by Misheru O'ku 5 months ago

  The great leader Pericles
  Faces punishment for his sins
  Particularly, for his association with Aspasia,
  Who ran a brothel whi…