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Photo Challenge# 81, October 6, 2015 – Silence

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Michael

Image: Mala Lesbia The phone sits silent As if it cares little how we feel. He was supposed to be here Within the hour, Then two, Now three. No news tonight is not good news. He was always reliable Never … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge# 78, September 15, 2015 – The Dishonest Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Michael

            Image: – Rebeca Cygnus I had a mirror once That lied and was dishonest. I asked it for the truth It said the truth was all it knew. I would claw at its surface My endeavours to climb inside … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #77, Golden Hour, September 8, 2015 – Life Is…..

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Michael

Life can seem like that at times That we are going no where. That day to day it’s a case of the doldrums. We can float through life with purpose Direction and focus Or we meander aimlessly From one support … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #76, Hope and Houses, September 1, 2015 – Lofty Abodes

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Michael

Image: – oprisco She lived in lofty abodes He lived in shallow ditches She dressed in finery He dressed in what came his way. She dreamed of love of a life He dreamed of surviving one more day She dressed … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #75, Trapped, August 25, 2015 – At Great Cost

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Michael

Image: vishstudio I awoke Sweat pouring from my brow The dream was so real A nightmare? Driving down a road Enjoying the vista It never occurred to me Disaster beckoned. Not watching the malevolence Circling me Unaware and naïve I … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #74, Mortal, August 18, 2015 – Tell Tale Evidence

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Michael

Image: – cannedimagination.tumblr.com The first time hitting the wall shocked me The second time hitting the wall stunned me The third time hitting the wall I knew I was in trouble. I have never known such anger Even though ire … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #73, Crowned, August 11, 2015 – Inclines with no Declines

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Natalia Drepina Today I breathed The down is not so rapid The up not so harrowing There’s a chance of progress The stream’s not flowing so swiftly Making headway is possible A step at a time Day by … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #72, Verge, August 4, 2015 – A Step Back

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Alexandre Deschaumes Turmoil, terror, turbulent I know you are standing at this point Looking down Trembling, torn and terrified. Below is a abyss One neither of us wants you In any way to embrace; For the way back … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #68, Pause, July 07, 2015 – He loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Michael

Image: – wallpaperswide.com He loves me, he loves me not. Fill it up again He loves me, he loves me not. Don’t talk to me. He said he’d be here Barman give me another one. He said to wait around … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #67, See-Saw, June 30, 2015 – Life is..

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Michael

Image: Alexa Houghton Life is a series of ups and downs We teeter at times On the edge of oblivion. Occasionally we totter When the going gets tough. But thankfully we pull back, The abyss is permanent Few ever return … Continue reading →

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