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  • Twilight
    Her inner demon is finally sated.
    by Restless Brook 55 lines, on Nov 23 2:47 PM. In Dark, Thoughts, Anger
  • The Princess
    His teeth shine oh-so bright; they remind her of the stars.
    His lips, oh-so red, stain like bloodshed upon her skin.
    by Restless Brook 22 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 27 2:33 PM. In Dark, Fantasy
  • Nightmare
    She shudders. And then she wakes.
    by Restless Brook 22 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 10 1:21 PM. In Personal, Thoughts, Life
  • Summer Ghost
    She does not comb her hair;
    she sinks into the tangles,
    by Restless Brook 28 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 3 7:45 PM. In Nature, Personal
  • Uncle Sam
    History lights up the sky,
    yet all he wants to see is his own reflection.
    by Restless Brook 32 lines, on Jul 4 3:10 PM
  • This Is Me Coping
    She understands perfectly the lucidity
    in Lucifer’s point of view.
    by Restless Brook 38 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 4 3:54 PM. In Pain, Personal, Sad
  • Sublime
    Dante, Milton, Shelley, Bronte-
    all beckon from the depths
    by Restless Brook 24 lines, 2 comments, on May 20 7:41 AM. In Nature, Supernatural
  • Miles
    This recycled aftermath means nothing
    to the beguiled breath of my fractured heart.
    by Restless Brook 32 lines, on May 6 5:39 PM. In Hope, Life, Personal
  • Woman
    Dehydrated blades of grass turn cartwheels like professional acrobatics
    in the breeze that struts with all the eloquence of a benevolent r
    by Restless Brook 34 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 21 8:33 PM. In Abstract, Dark, Other
  • New England Love
    And when our lips collide,
    I am breathless, I am whole
    by Restless Brook 35 lines, on Mar 24 7:30 AM. In Love, Thoughts
  • Exile
    By the time the ceremony ends,
    she is left wanting, grown weary
    by Restless Brook 45 lines, on Mar 9 9:51 AM
  • The Humiliation of Eve
    What’s one battered bone
    for one devoured apple?
    by Restless Brook 44 lines, on Feb 5 10:17 PM. In Personal, Pain, Thoughts
  • Between Madness and Romance
    The curve of his smile prescribes sweet nothings into her skin as phantoms rise
    between them like the chimerical dreams of amorous angels
    by Restless Brook 25 lines, on Jan 11 10:05 PM
  • Courtesan
    Your lips undress my skin
    with rash urgency
    by Restless Brook 28 lines, on Dec 18 10:47 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Abstract
  • Blackout
    Mother gorges herself
    on that crooked smile.
    by Restless Brook 35 lines, on Dec 15 2:58 PM 2008. In Nature, Thoughts
  • Last Breath
    She never could hold her own
    against the caprice of carnal circumstance
    by Restless Brook 41 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 4 6:16 PM 2008. In Nature, Dark, Thoughts
  • Exodus
    I wish I were a Pagan goddess
    of the hunt. You are such easy prey.
    by Restless Brook 27 lines, on Sep 25 10:34 PM 2008
  • Ragdoll
    Provoked threads scatter in the slightest breeze,
    insects devour all the innards left vulnerable
    by Restless Brook 22 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 17 7:49 PM 2008. In Nature, Thoughts
  • Cracked
    Vivid eyes shoot a malnourished smile. Starved of piety and grace,
    by Restless Brook 23 lines, on Apr 11 9:48 AM 2008. In Personal, Anger
  • Disowned Angel
    Disowned Angel
    Indecent is the width
    by Restless Brook 40 lines, on Feb 27 8:38 PM 2008. In Personal, Anger, Betrayal
  • Sacrilegious
    Poised and paralyzed, positioned by the edge of the schism,
    by Restless Brook 40 lines, on Aug 20 11:49 AM 2007. In Hope, Personal
  • Grace
    Glass hands cultivate his sad smile. A fragile face without a name,
    by Restless Brook 43 lines, on Aug 9 11:55 AM 2007. In Protest, Dark, Society
  • Uninspired
    Motion halted by the distinct sound of dull thunder / gives way to the fading plea of dying church bells. / Adolescent wasteland, burdened by the weight / of such a distorted, decadent world. / Summer is be
    by Restless Brook 27 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 29 12:18 PM 2007. In Personal, Other, Thoughts
  • Oasis
    Fresh breath gathers in the chilled air / like the aging apples of autumn are harvested / by the ripe hands of cherished tradition. / Her words, like poetry, embedded / within the dying ashes of the August sun,
    by Restless Brook 33 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 29 8:56 AM 2007. In Nature
  • Pandora's Sacrifice
    Profane philosophy littered upon the sidewalks / haunts like the fading breath of a dying candle. / He inhales the smoke with all the expertise of / a skeptical observer on the outside looking in, / suave shadows smo
    by Restless Brook 43 lines, on Jun 8 3:45 PM 2007. In Lyrical, Narrative, Fantasy
  • Tapestry
    Contorted vines wrap around / pillars built of bark, / savage wood splintered / by cold, cruel hands. / There is a desolate eternity in his eyes. / Distortions run amuck across / divided pumpkin patche
    by Restless Brook 39 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 5 3:00 PM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Other
  • Lolita
    Quaking palms buried beneath layers of caked tears / pose as if poised in promising prayer. / Skin as smooth as coffee sweetened by cream / clashes like the politics of vehemence against silent sin / with the sepia-t
    by Restless Brook 36 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 4 3:01 PM 2007. In Fiction, Dark
  • Strange Angel
    Jubilant eyes illuminate the retreating shadows. / In the line of war, they've overcome casualties to / triumph over the bloodlust of pungent animosity. / The last remnants of doubt no longer linger, / like scorched e
    by Restless Brook 18 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 2 10:24 AM 2007. In Other
  • Lyrical Love
    Lyrical lover lies like a languid lily / between the pressed petals of / heartbreak and the sown seed / of soiled, sordid love. / Ghostly lips trace obscene bliss / with fragile kisses that inspire. / Desire ling
    by Restless Brook 36 lines, 4 comments, on May 12 8:00 AM 2007. In Abstract, Other
  • Duality
    Misery upheld like the dignity of a noble lady / inevitably comes crashing down with all the / vehemence of a careless, violent storm. / Nevertheless, the mirror reflects / only what she wants to see. / Black tend
    by Restless Brook 25 lines, 1 comment, on May 5 2:40 PM 2007. In Thoughts
  • Almost
    Blithe trees reach for the winds. / She is young and free, like / the flowing hair of a careless gypsy. / The delicate sun bursts into bloom / with all of the glory of a magnificent rose. / Her lips pout perfectly a
    by Restless Brook 25 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 28 3:16 PM 2007
  • Serendipity
    The sunlight smiles, handsome like the face of Adam framed by Eden.
    Roots reach for radiance from beneath the garden ground
    by Restless Brook 26 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 24 10:14 AM 2007. In Other, Thoughts
  • Mirage
    Masks melting manipulate marred mirrors.
    by Restless Brook 41 lines, on Apr 19 8:03 PM 2007. In Society
  • Guardian
    The nightingale begins to sing
    callow cadences incomplete.
    by Restless Brook 49 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 14 4:45 PM 2007. In Society, Thoughts
  • Petulance
    Acrid alabaster agonizes aching April.
    by Restless Brook 21 lines, on Apr 12 2:48 PM 2007. In Nature, Anger
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