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Tour Guide
Find me on the peripheryof that central square,where pigeons swarmfor scraps of food andlarge, air-conditionedbuses from the airportdump their squinting andsweating passengersinto the hot, yellow light.I'm trying to carve out a nicheas a depressed tour guide:entirely unenthusiasticand tiredly cynicalabout my unvarying circuitof the city.'There's anotherchurch ortemple orshop orbar or...
By Liam Bates8 years ago in Poets
Angel of darkness
It was a night like in a dream. Sit back and relax as I tell you the theme. It was warm, with a hint of breeze; the moonlight aiming to appease. The ocean waves crashed at my feet. Then outward bound they would retreat. The dolphins played in the light of the moon. Splishing and splashing and singing a tune. I sat to listen for awhile. I buried my feet in a cold sand pile. As I stared out upon the scene, I inhaled the air that smelled so clean. As I squished the sand between my toes, I then heard a voice say "excuse me. I don't mean to impose". "Wow", I said. "You gave me quite the scare. I did not see you standing there". "Tell me the way to heaven", she said. "I am afraid I've been mislead". "Whatever do you mean", I asked. Then suddenly like a vapor she had passed. Quickly, she had vanished into thin air. Nothing was left but one strand of hair. I picked it up and noticed it was no hair at all; it was a fragment of a feather, ever so small.
By Meagan burns8 years ago in Poets
Beyond the Pale
Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Gradually she opens her languorous eyes once again to see that she is still in the same spot. Time is slipping beneath her tiny feet. Will she ever be able to escape from this deathless entity? A formidable darkness is invading, uninvited within her innocent mind.
By Kelly Madeleine Ortiz8 years ago in Poets
