Submissions by CoffeeInfused

The stars are beautiful from the beach-
Especially on this moonless night
Bright and sparkling, every pinpoint
Reflected on the dark water,
Dancing with the soft motion
Of windswept waves
The same sea breeze tousling my hair

They look almost close enough to touch
To reach out and pluck
Right from the inky black bay
To hold like some errant firefly
Far from home

Standing upon the sugary sand
Feeling it work its way between my toes
I begin to walk toward the lights
A siren call beating within my brain

Just a little...

They line up and file in
To fill Sunday's pews
Piled up and stacked
Like cordwood in twos
They come now to hear
What they've been told true
Their souls now to save
If their life they should lose

The pastor ascends
To his pulpit on high
His voice full of hate
To rant and decry
"Our choice is right!
All others are lies!
Your only salvation
Is through our God's eyes!"

And now the tithe
"Give all you can!
(And I'll take what i need)
To meet God's demands
It need not be much
(Just...

Last night I dreamed
That I was dreaming of you
On a darkened, ebony-hued
Crystal moon blue shore

The air wet with sound
From cicada and water-lapped sand
As a windy brass band jangled the trees
And left a soft caress upon our cheeks

Your champagne laugh bubbled forth,
Teasing tendrils echoing away into the night
The soft light of dying sun wrapped in a warm embrace
Around your form, a tailored suit and tightly worn

The tender, tantalizing touch of your hand against mine
Filled my veins like the finest wine, heart pounding...

America:
Land of the Free*
*(some restrictions apply)
Where obeisance pays
And Jesus saves
If you have the proper loyalty card

Equality for all
(except the ones we don't like)
Celebrating individuality
By giving everyone the same
Standardized tests
And preaching uniformity

Television a God
His cold gaze, we trust
All-seeing eyes
And well-informed lies
Teaching us who, where
What to despise
And blindly, we follow

Where credit cards
And broken hearts
Are easy to come by
But health and...