Tiffany

He tears at my heart, you're a fool he says, why be so tart, fly out of his web, he strokes my face, what the shrink said, he's the first to start, asks why am this way, says he's not carrying on, my security in shreds, he sits poised but waits, always distances himself, with his rattling parts, I finally get to state, you've got no bottle, it's not all in my head, emotion is his game, tries to get me to bed, Mister not today.

Stella

Will you go that far, I wonder periodically, to know who you are, what your secrets hold, Aretha singing sweet, who's left who's gone, wiser than a lucky star, a flash of your keys, says you love fast cars, beach houses by the foam, where you laugh and party, are you there to float, put Ray Bans on the bar, watch misty Ocean scenes, sun play on jetty spars, little talk of shadows, the life of make believe, someone else's window, wish you were at sea ?

Riley

Ride horses with red pleats, my lover shakes a head no; sways gently in the breeze, demands an answer at noon, asks why I'm so slow, my heart beat like a drum, like the air I breathe, the kids are at home, is all my past a turkey, I have to tell her soon, stop chewing on this bone, break free of her school, raise spirits to believe, gallop instead of roam, beyond some innocent me, want to dance in the sun, enjoy my sepia moments, give myself some room, even on my bones.

Quiana

She notes the distance, around public telephones, measures the instant, she won't dine or sing, waiting for a call, strapped by this age thing, her granny comforts, like the Book she holds, bind her to the present, what's better than anything, than a field blue smoked, around her barns and kin, her drink's a mint julep, clean linen sweet Cologne, give what heaven's sent, face a shining pink, solitary but not alone, arising out of nothing, this is her home.

Penelope

Try to suspend, your lifetime of gain, eking out a stipend, who will enjoy that gift, down sinful lanes, every time you whisper, beneath the sky's rend, all fires give way, more than any dividend, washed by the cliffs, sheltered by rain, you need a spirit lift, chained to their ends, let other mistake, all what love pretends, please just listen, each has their say, your eyes may glisten, get clearer today.

Olivia

Our love of God, a healing fire, tells us we belong, offerings off the docks, an ice- cold fish knife, cuts through our songs. how different is so far, life's never drawn right, burdens us in Bars, angels slip in the fog, jump neon lit signs, tell us what we want, designed by our cars, a polished desire, we trip to the font, our time jolts and rocks, the situation’s dire, we need more than stars, his spirit inside.

Natalie

Do we keep or burn, love we thought would last, a flame could never turn, you can demand anything, now it's passed , but what does that mean, something's not fair, maybe enough to crash, our rocket down to earth, gone and it’s raining, songs of our collapse, who saw it coming, please take my words, they won't provide a map, yet speak as if shared, all you did was bring, stuff to make me laugh, now there’s nothing, didn't think of that,