poetry

  • picking up hitch hikers

    By: Shelbi Henny I was hanging on broken branches scavenger massively turning corners labeling indiscretions creativity to manifest in perceptions loving the columns that separate the talent portrayed to me as antidotes that face the flamboyant trinkets we exchange devouring this white lie that runs the valleys of pure water piercing the ear drums and…

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  • losing insecurity

    By: Shelbi  henny spacing out the natural instinct taking the dynamics of releasing toxins placing myself in a different habitat changing zip codes stumbling on private islands when once basking in deserts exiting to fatal distractions that breaks its trance awakening the visual delinquency once had feeling relief of visions and clear signs unwrapping callings…

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  • We don’t belong

    By shelbi Henny  Leger the formalities That lead me a stray To tackling the mass emotions Caterpillars scattering Open wounds We lingered here To tap the water Into wine again To space the closure We provide the scam Is it familiar Is it ok To walk on by To switch both lanes Is it uneasy…

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  • New Phoenix

    By: shelbi Henny Its primary That this seemed crafty Toying with inadequacy That we cradled its temptation Yet we took forgranted Collector’s paperwork Left in strangers hands Meaningless To cerebral dimensions That played you Plagued me Sampling smokers’ delight Clouds surfacing skies That are worthy Billions locked in my heart By lock and key Was…

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  • Spirits missing

    By: shelbi Henny  Most spiritual are often sabbatical I’m constantly asked what happened When speaking allowed the Formalities of deceit Does it tickle the tongue Of the sinners When it seems they live in Mischief Crawling on fours Like serpents Time reflecting my innocence To defeat Coiling the absent mind That i was full Different…

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  • Will it pass

    By: shelbi Henny  Does it pass The monumental capacity Of yearning Taking responsibility of Falling reluctantly And remaining there Frozen In a space of torment In wondering do you think of me Me Standing rock and gravel roads Screaming at the top of my lungs Stay then leave Wanting you to beg Yet hoping you…

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  • In tune

    By shelbi Henny  Casting the impression Of outlines To uniquely seeing the indecent Exposure of my frail heart That i simplfy My interactions That vibrate Yet carry no tunes Leave no marks Being impatient I flex mistakes To reading into too many options That foreclose on signing fates I’m unsure of Others tackle at shorelines…

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  • Cross your ts

    By: Shelbi Henny Skipping thru wrongdoings depressing the romanticism that caresses and kisses everything we miss I stain pillowcases taunting myself knowing I need more than dedication it hurts watching voodoo place spells and conjure spirits that once housed my heart torrents biblical to interactions we played in the dark unmasking my fate and lonely…

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  • By: Shelbi Henny Protagonist speculating the fascination of possibilities that don’t exist spacing out the explanation of temporary fixtures placing myself in conspiracies that attack at dawn and leave me sleepless when rushed into critical conditions I realize that you ain’t shit and I was playing piano to silence you tested the waters well I…

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  • By: shelbi Henny Sampling what i can remember Way over collectors’ adventures Places shadow in visuals That tantalize my senses To missing Embracing inhabitants That only repeat itself Providing clarity When i was lost into Rivers That housed our acquaintance Do you remember Or are you compulsive To lay in your exposure When i replay…

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