Submissions by shoelacepixie (Tamlyn Bateman)

The breath of spring licks the earth into smiles of colour;
Bursting, unfolding, spreading.

Warm promises blow the past away with the dry carcasses of winter;
A tabula rasa future.

Winter never happened because Spring has arrived to make us forget dusty dryness; dullness.

Spring's here !
See the juice of life spill everywhere !

Send shivers to stars afar
Sink
Marianas Trench
               Deep.
Mangle the mind, knot and mar
Shape lips, let silent words seep

Let voiceless echoes catch a glance
While gesture guides the blinded voice,
While dream neglects the circumstance
And leads the way to mocking choice.

Now try
Fathom the great distance of the future
To solder the gaps of a heart-shaped suture
And live in an ecstasy of endless possibility.

Distanced by reality
Treading on the contours of time.
Our souls are bound together by wisps of frayed minds.

To find a place of freedom,
To find a place of peace,
Is climbing in difficulty,
And harder to defend.

-I stop- to hear a moment
-I pause- to keep it near.
Awakening to the sound of distance I flee to keep my fear.

When all around is further than I dare to be-
nd my thoughts
My altered state aligns me with the lies I've sold and bought.

Please stretch to hear a whisper
Among your fancy dreams.
While all around is torn, I remain to mend the seams.

You've known my little secret
And I've let you hold it tight
For if I were to let it slip
I would face my darkest night.

"Don't say a word my love, don't say a word."

This secret you call my crutches is what cripples me every day.
In some ways I want to make you proud so you'll appreciate; have something good to say.

How are your actions so dark, yet your eyes reflect a lighter shade ?

I've seen you as a...