Square City Surrounded by Hope written by: H.E. Ross   Back in the day memories of the lucky times in circuits of thrills finger brushes on congas cold butts on misty streets warm wines passed lip to lip from clear round jugs with a wino on the label San Francisco’s golden hues pastel mornings drifting higher clear bay and waters green lush hills chaotic winding asphalt streets South of Market North Beach Western Addition Dog Patch Golden gateway to sunset […] The post Square City Surrounded by Hope appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Word Games written by: LA Carson - "Impressive!" "Awesome!" Having collected her daily dose of digital affirmation and accomplishment... The post Word Games appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

The Arts of Revenge written by: Angel Edwards @vancouverAngel   Aries Aries react very quickly to insults or transgressions. they’re not interested in revenge intentions they rarely hold on to spite their anger is instant fear inspiring short fused all bark no bite Taurus Taurus will react at the moment quickly instantly when provoked they attack mercilessly when cruelty is invoked Gemini Gemini is slow to anger they prefer to brood wait calculate process when a Gemini believes they have […] The post The Arts of Revenge appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Two of a Kind written by: Ken Gosse   I’d been waiting for Godot since a long, long time ago then got a note from Bartleby who told me that it shouldn’t be much longer until they would show (then Bartleby wrote this to me: “I’d rather not be on the spot. PS Since then, I’ve learned, also, my friend has somewhere else to go.”)   NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Godot is a character from Samuel Beckett’s 1949 play “Waiting […] The post Two of a Kind appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Dysmorphia written by: Fauxcroft   Spiritual dysmorphia A fear in what you believe, Struggling to find answers Not knowing what is your belief, Staggering from one idea Before settling on another You cannot realise why you cannot discover, What will keep you happier Which one will finally fulfill, But maybe learning something from everything It will ease your mind so it is still, Nobody has all the right answers But everything has a little piece, Of the final jigsaw puzzle […] The post Dysmorphia appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Dunker Church written by: Robert Walton - In May of 1882, my father went to Philadelphia on business and died there... The post Dunker Church appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Drowning written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas   in depths where shadows dance, pain finds its sway, echoes of trauma in relentless replay. waves of anguish crash, relentless and wild, dragging the soul where darkness is exiled. a heart once buoyant now sinks ‘neath the tide, weighted by sorrows it cannot abide. memories swirl like a turbulent sea, dragging the spirit where it can’t be free. gasping for air in a suffocating embrace, lost in the depths, in this watery space. […] The post Drowning appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Cleopatra Hill written by: Vicki Miko and Xenia Tran @vickimiko / @WhippetHaiku   thoughts left behind a parched calendar swings on a nail do words last? does the sun? in a place where winds whistle through abandoned stores a bright sun feeds the tree of heaven Jerome’s Mini Mart disenchanted the flickering streetlights no longer shine the sun dims behind the mountain it’s hard to see who lived here … this emptiness spills from the town where ghosts leave little […] The post Cleopatra Hill appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Please Come Find Me written by: Mikel Maureé Robinson @mikelmaureeart   Please come find me. I am floating in the ocean with the rope I tried to hang myself with, hoping it will be what saves me from me. The post Please Come Find Me appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

 Next of Kin of My Mother’s Plight written by: Aniedi Ita Bassey @aniedibassey50   As I aim for the moon, I see the stars wearing an awful look. And each time I reached out to grasp them; they shrieked at me in disdain “Oh ye son of a broken Mother, how dare you try to grab us with your dirty and petite fingers? Or have you not heard how your mother’s cadaver was left to decompose and then got washed […] The post Next of Kin of My Mother’s Plight appeared first on Spillwords ..read more