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Pastel Forms

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Chalk lines in October rain Never stay in such a way—

Cascading pigment On a concrete base, With pastel forms Living in the space.

Rain later laughed The scene Away—at least the lines Partly colored Monday.

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Andi Leigh 10/14/2024

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My Ghostly Friends

I greet each ghost as I walk to class.

They press in around me.

I used to fear them,

so they tormented me.

I see now that they are my friends.

They advise and protect me,

and I bring them flowers.

It is a nice arrangement.

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Roots wrapped in embrace

Cool and earthy is her love

Rain kisses from above.

-Solomon H.J Kitts

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Cecília Meireles, from "In Autumn, My Heart," featured in Antologia poética

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Simone de Beauvoir, from "Inseraparable: A Never Before Published Novel,"

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— Rudy Francisco

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Hate Made Me Walk Away

Pollution and you,

Go hand in hand,

Shaking like the devil striking a deal.

When your mouth opens,

Life around you withers away.

Of Course I think Im better than you,

Im not you.

A part of me misses the burn of your radioactive love,

But I got sick of melting away.

- Solomon H.J Kitts

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Birdly Breathing

Sing to me,

Your sweet, sad, melody.

Find a branch in my heart,

Perch, and let out your art.

Jeers and boos,

You hear them all, but I never do.

Every time you grace this stage,

It takes me up in a sort of frenzied way.

Let everyone else fade,

It is just you and I today,

And might I say-,

A God has visited my way.

You take it gracefully,

Stealing my breath softly,

Between that and your chirps,

Im birdly breathing.

-Solomon H.J Kitts

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Simone de Beauvoir, from "Inseraparable: A Never Before Published Novel,"

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When a Whale Sinks Slowly

I think im losing steam

Slowly

I might be losing sleep

Lately

And in my head it seems like everyone

Hates me

Breaking down in the background

I fade, silently

Waiting patiently for loyal bones to break

Beneath me

Keep swimming

But its more like sinking

Like watery fish bones

Finding deep resting places

Find me where the mountain begins

And the ocean ends

Find me where dead souls tend

To lively whale remains.

- Solomon H-J Kitts

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On Solitary Hill

I sit here trapping cobwebs

In the echos of this abandoned home.

Shadows cling to walls like inky dust,

Corners are wrought with emptiness.

Not enough sweeping could make this house

The home it once was,

And no amount of wood on the hearth,

Could beckon back the warmth that used to fill these now-empty halls.

-Solomon H.J Kitts

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— Silas Melvin

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Solitude

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they’ll turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all, — There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life’s gall. Feast, and your halls are crowded, Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. For there is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain.

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Hey guys

Been a while since I posted poetry but I have been writing. I had to set a lot of spare time aside to make some birthday gifts for this month, and I still have more to do next month lol but anyways,

I might just quickly post poems when I have some free time and since I’m pulling off of other social medias, I’ll likely just browse tumblr in my spare time so I am able to keep interacting with my mutuals and others posts!

Thanks for sticking around for the message, I hope things have been good for everyone lately and I hope things start to look up soon if not!

-Solomon

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