Pressure, no pleasure, pain
Combustible, explosive
Defining my name
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Merging, converging, hurt
Waking to heartache
Demeanour, so curt
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Lessons, compressions, harm
Just want to feel normal
Make life my balm
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Sleeping, living, life
Restrictive, this illness
Demeaning, this strife
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Richard
Concrete breaths mark the next phase,
stone upon stone laid roughly in the earth.
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Pathways to the stars run only through water,
where twinkling ripples melt repeatedly.
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Reality comes in a steadfast sunrise;
gold absorbs but never reflects.
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Such metal circles require greased extractions,
but the only pig fat comes from me.
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Dead now, this aqualung heart submerged
in deepest darkness, bottom of the trench.
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Tomorrow’s just another day, they say,
but who they are remains moot.
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Richard
by Richard M. Ankers & Gina Maria Manchego Authors’ Notes: Two poems written whilst sharing a nice, warm drink in a rural coffee shop. Two aspects of…
Thoughts from a Coffee Shop
A big thank you to Editor Manuela Timofte who is leaving Gobblers for pastures new. All the very best Manuela 🎈🎈🎈
by Richard M. Ankers The bird sleeps alone with good reason;nests are only so large, after all.Feathers ruffle andscrape against twigs.Beaks protrude…
Solitary
A big thank you to editor, Manuela Timofte, for publishing my latest poem.
As always, have a good look around at the other fantastic writings on the site.
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Richard
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A big thank you to editor Manuela Timofte for publishing my latest poem, The Darkling Door.
I hope you enjoy the piece and have a few minutes to read some of the other wonderful work available on the site.
Here: The Darkling Door
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Richard
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Thank you as always to the fantastic, Manuela Timofte, editor at Gobblers by Masticadores for publishing my latest poem, Whispers of Failure.
Manuela allows a freedom of expression, whether it positive or negative, that enables such wonderful variation in the magazine’s themes. I hope you get the chance to read many more of the pieces than just mine.
Available: HERE
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A massive thank you to editor, Manuela Timofte, for publishing my latest poem, The Girl. As always, I hope you enjoy it, and please do take a little time to look around the site. There are some wonderful pieces to read.
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A big thank you to editor, Manuela Timofte, for publishing my latest poetry piece, Been and Gone. This one’s a little different in that it’s a collaboration with my co-author and the girl who is my universe, Gina Maria Manchego. I hope you enjoy.
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