Maria

Your star is coming home, beside a policeman's light, picked up from laid prone, whisper out your love, drink on throwaway nights, your ravaged face a moon, saints reveal their bones, you only want to fight, leads you to booze alone, alcoves shine with doves, it's useless just to cry, better pray to those above, buy fresh linen and cologne, try to treat me right, it'll give you more scope, do you bring any good, millions live and die, many without roof or wood, luminous at my door, you wobble by their side, beyond the credit zones, I wait up all night.

Lonny

I'm not your drip, within a big sea, the yellow light hid, what about your lover, with all her surly needs, has she got your number, how you want to live, alongside your creed, having money to mint, does this make you wonder, in your pitiless belief, to tear the rich asunder, stones and pieces of drift, land above the tidal scree, they are not your gift, enslaved or encumbered, face a lifetime of greed, instead of sweet slumber, state you leave me in, a life's end in weeds, heaven is not fibs, none of us need.

Quinn

ON these long nights, side by side in harmony, we are cool anthracite, why take a train, or sail out to sea, when there are jet planes, so far we're all right, who needs reason, to act like young socialites, it's fun being away, we never ever concretely, inquire about pain, a long silent birthright, doesn’t stand scrutiny, at what we can’t buy, our horizon’s on display, the sun is all-seeing, it beats out the strain, we ate so free, we say from on high, below us eternitu, don’t ask us why?

Poppy

He acts like he's right, can demand anything, sunlight water sky, like the waves for'ard, his smile is estuary wide, asks for a fresh start, he never leaves my side, but sits here and flings, sobriquets to the fire, his legs pound the boards, he bellows for a ring, words spill golden hoards, next to me he's bright, lips twist like centimes, a millionaire's smile, but his eyes go hard, an actorwhose fame sings, to drop any guard, he dances in the tide, his day is just beginning, nails me with that smile, am i the one forgiven ?

Oriana

I don't need a shrink, but a lover that skates, over his time to think, whom I might disown, like a shire horse dray, his word skim and spray, I know what you think, you don't need to say, my home is an ice rink, letters from ocean towns, make a useful display, everything upside down, I swerve on the brink, though these Spring days, dishes gather in the sink, the stuff that I swallow, would make a priest blink, sweat gathers on my brow, takes a gold medallion, to hold open my gate, my face a little pink, wind at my sails.

Nancy

What might have been, is not always fair, for a life of ease, sing me the blues, say you’re too aware, to turn to virtue, flowing like a bitter stream, your nostrils flared, it's never a simple dream, tell me the truth, is my voice so slurred, do you need more juice, we drink on sad evenings, would you care, if my heart stopped beating, look at me I seethe, is it my wrecked chair, does it hurt to breathe, can you still love me, think you’ll dare, my path to the sea, are you scared?

Mona

Your smile's a prance, no fear of being caught, over smart tongued chat, take all the bean counters, you show around the course, make them turn around, wounds that you’ve lanced, singing yourself hoarse, let others call it balance, when they seem to rant, show how you to go taut, give some glib answer, hold your nerve and ask, is this what they're taught, by rich happenstance, forget the missed chances, work out the score, wheel it to the chaps, sip vodka from a flask, those who are caught, always want your glance, their eyes frozen.

Lucy

A cold wind blows, it stokes my fear, who remains in the know, pearl doves arc above, what else is clear, so far away from love, give me money for clothes, everything’s so dear, you're not a bad Joe, detail those who're rough, weather suits us here, we understand the rub, if my vision's slow, It can still be clear, we are never alone, blreeze across the coves, don't worry if you fear, someone always shows, dressed in my long coat, spring is late this year, kiss me to my toes, eschew sympathy tears.

Kiara

Signs to fly away from, we won't ever forget, all those scattered and gone, the inspiration I drew, thrust like a Tornado jet, our many whispered views, fire and a distant babylon, arrives to meet my target, no listless walk amongst us, beyond these daily clues, my days are ever spent, fighting over what to do, I wash myself down, no matter what the bet, lay these golden crowns, now on a world cruise, through my rainbow precept, I'll cover all my dues, on my sleeve’s a wrong, no bell calls me yet, think of government bonds, not yet dreamt.

Joely

Time brought her here, a yellow light of feasting, she dreams of the Spring, let others condone, their passing release, from broken homes, more than any fair, she'll do what's needed, forging her own being, a shiny pebble stone, she skims from the beach, swears She'll go it alone, love echoes in her care, beyond where fear seeps, salt reaches her skirt, like weaving pheremones, knows what she’s leaving, scatters it at waters gone, fixated or in prayer, many a grey dawn reveals, the way she is spared, all elswe is easy.

Irene

She laughs and hums a tune, says it’s stupid to lie, it’s just what others do, we skirt around the garden, she gives another sigh, children are in late bloom, issues a muffled ooh, her failing sight, roses come out before June, the same pragmatic Chardin, follows the afternoon light, mice scurry in the furrows, knows she faces ruin, don’t ask me why, she's one for owning truth, neither will she bow, says she’ll go out high, pretend she’s above Idaho, make her voice boom, rage across the night, men can state they knew, she wanted to fly.

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Georgia

Tunes jingle and ring, my insides screech, I need another drink, between home and you, you help me to reach, what I have to do, your face full of kinks, lemon blue by the sea, fissures as I sink, tell me the truth, is it my own conceit, makes everything ruin, let others think, am too dtupid to squeeze, all those memories, they still echo my blues, butst in my sleep, no dreams left to rue, if there's ever a chink, of light scattered easy, I’ll return in a blink, when released.

Fannie

Say prayers to the diety, try to act with grace, what about swollen feet, strained in my groans, I wander about this place, heart pounds against bone, demand a chorus of pity, spit it out in rain, polish this unholy litany, alone in a baroom grotto, I wonder how to state, who needs to atone, for all my history, given these lovely days, find a piece of offertory, I don't plan to shout, put ribbons around a cage, but just need to show, how this life kills me, all its useless games, part of my own stupidity, let me see your face..

Erin

My good parts, I can firmly state, are for his heart, I look at the moon, a spring tide today, everything comes too soon, my eyes dart, wouldn't it be great, to make a new start, live somewhere cool, I’m poised but wait, he hardly moves, lawyers now debarred, say emotion's just a game, would you sell the car, hold fast to usual rules, nod yes or hesitate, make me blow the news, life tears us apart, you're a fool I say, you're not that smart, kiss each day?

Destiny

Why live in a haze, fight battles with the wind, stuck down like cellophane, best not to moan, smoke your cigarettes thin, life is only a loan, when you buck the grain, scour over golden sand, careful it's not the same, in your worn-out clothes, dress up in your pins, you're not on your bones, make a step change, blow the first ten grand, find love instead of trade, if someone groans, say they have sinned, get out of that zone, liberated in all your ways, let your dreams expand, on uncertain days, be a legend.

Carmen

What you call consistent, remains being single, beats all resistance, search for the deep sea, sometimes just its tingle, dance the sunlit breeze, don't go with the listless, an assembly of mingers, rue things that you kiss, your quotation of pieces, learn how to jingle, away on the sand beach, less you stand faceless, each evening a statue, on wind-crashed promise, Oh you say go easy, instead of this spindle, see the moon's a dish, turn around your vista, beyond tides and shingle, what’s not to unhitch, a song full of rings ?

Billie

Drunk enough to ask why, accept you've been chosen, before you deny, fall from his crazes, what he tries to provoke, with stupid phrases, sing your favourite lines, our time goes unspoken, accept for heaven's cry, ring out all your praises, do not shrink nor coax, such wonderful days, the grave comes in time, to verify love's cloaking, clouds sail the sky, what settles on his face, within these cold bones, you note with good grace, , a flower at your side, a piece of stone, more than any pride, just your small token.

Anna

Don't fall at anyone's cue, sing on the wire, you always pay your dues, life isn't a stone, taken to the fire. why should you atone, whoever speaks the news, ask who’s for hire, question every truth, a philosopher to your bones, say poison's for desire, but not in your home, read every book, believe all that inspires, let nothing be overlooked, give sympathy but not alone, why be a denier, fools always play on hope, for each little piece of you, in case anyone enquires, leave only the barest clue, why make you a liar ?

Zaylee

Under a moon that creaks, listening to the space, he turns to me and speaks, this is not your tune, he says, the rhythms are too crude, notes stuck in between, he hesitates, knows where I've been, Paris and sunlit avenues, somewhere in Spain, all the crass interludes, wrapped in a cotton sheet, he pulls at my traces, my long legs and knees, outside a Magnolia blooms, the bed's like a cradle, love comes around too soon, somehow he squeezes, all life from my face, rescued from the sea, he's going to pay

Yana

We live or die in here, the first one offers wine, others circle near, bereft of drama intense stars, our dreams reach high, the journey’s never are, the moonshine here, is lit with troubled light, no one hides their fear, somewhere there's a mark, another wonders why, we resist such happy starts, bitter lemon tears, soak the lonely night, dabger's lurking near, forget our shining cars, they won’t hear us sigh, we wait before the arc, walls of fire and ice.

Xareni

What do you care, that they rue my face, as if you’d understand, aoft tunes blue trees, the web-like trace, spins soft on the breeze, you still need to share, heaven's kissing place, you put me in there, enchained to the sea, the same as your gaze, anchors bind my feet, hard to know what's fair, is your voice raised, your lips that snare, across sandust sheets, no one's fate, can rest sugar sweet, it's not allowed, to sing my praises, are you aware, I count the days?

Wanda

Your face like a drone, somewhere far from ecstasy, tells me all I know, far many a time, the daily conspiracy, our life's on the line, your mouth a cruel loan, that a body pulls free, rests on your bones, on Sunday's drink wine, a white tablecloth seizef, love in this ugly clime, every death a footnote, flags dance in trees, float on ocean stones, our house besides the sea, at the bottom of the road, brings us some fantasy, our bodies list and groan, let us dare to free, angels coming home, alive for all eternity.

Verity

What dreams have we kept, they ask us the ghosts, sat on bar stools bereft, leave us alone thank you, our mouths do not coax, the sounds of grim news, we sail on the crest, if they call us dopes, still dancing no less, do what we say we'd do, faces strong as stone, we don't heed your views, stuff learned to test, carry tiny worms of hope, deep within our breasts, you won't make us rue, carry all we know, sunlit Streets Avenues, we hope you mean well, asking how we'll cope, does it really help, measuring our bones?

Ula

Who would dream of empathy, sitting on a wall, listening to the sea, I catch his eyes snake, they dance on thorns, as if my life's a fake, each day of uncertainty, I protest in my calls, absence is all he feels, who wants to take, a fear of being torn, so I watch and wait, if someone asks me, a penny for your thoughts, I'd say infinity, doubts fog my days, I wonder if I'm born, don't know what to say, he buys a cup of coffee, what else been's bought, this isn’t me, can't I walk tsll ?

Trinity

Pull on marigold gloves, take your time, are you still in love, think of those tunes, that mend broken lives, still sing inside you, all heaven is a cover, when you reach that time, it simmers in the blood, want me to hum it soon, make the clocks fly, together in this room, give to those who scrub, lead generous lives, nothing more to prove, act like unpursued, mysteries of scribes, hear the wind go boom, listen to what's above, stay there 'till you die, fly like a released dove, never be frightened.

Rosalie

What it's like to fly, within a screaming gale, no use trying to lie, escape is in my bones, you don't need bail, to find yourself alone, studying a time, when all measures fail, I look back all right, can we ever fully atone, do we always flail, before reason drags us home, flip a coin to the sky, think of setting sail, always leave this way, drink wine from a jerboam, scan desolate mail, throw stones at my ghosts, it's no worse than jail, forsaken all the while, when you hit the trail, you just have to try.

Queen

From my white garden seat, sounds come without end, take a while to release, secrets like lemon seed, blow ravaged on the bends, they recall whispered feelings, when lovers trick or treat, my perfume used to extend, to whiskey downed neat, living by a swollen creek, my prayers are all sent, a gun lies next to me, I'm no lolling cheat, what better cure than friends, who set you all at ease, bathed in wine or yeast, to my door is where they wend, to measure out my beans, no public retreats, let's this place offend, down fields of blue wheat, we reach for heaven.

Penelope

Tell me, tell me why, they treat me like dirt, lips dissolve their cries, who says to run clear, retrieve a stolen hurt, throw a veil of tears, against such hurful slights, candles scent the air, bells ring out the night, my life contains their fear, in yellow-robed nightshirts, they beg me stay here, walk like a woman of insight, through desolate squares, they search my eyes, will they ring my ears, jeer at my furs, ask what's beyond the stars, I'll make them care, they love orators here, in dark and green lairs, I'm ready to reveal.