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Beacon and Flame - The Fort Gratiot Michigan lighthouse at dawn.

Beacon and Flame

The Lightkeeper rises where the lake meets sky,
his beam a steady arc that carves the night,
Saylour moves slowly into the reaching glow,
her breath in time with the constant pulse.

White stones cradle the tower’s rooted base,
his hands shape darkness full of patience and care,
her body learns the strength held in his touch,
drawn not bound but given willingly.

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Wordsmith Wednesday - Intimacy. A couple touching hands while toasting with red wine.

Intimacy is the Thing

Intimacy is the Thing

You can fuck someone ten times a week and never touch the thing that aches behind their eyes,
The part they flinch from when brushing their own teeth in the mirror before work,
The word they cannot say but hear in their dreams, the silence they practice so well,
And none of it makes your hand on their thigh mean more than an echo in a hallway.

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Wordsmith Wednesday - Quiet Exit. Lady Justice wrapped in barbed wire.

Quiet Exit

Quiet Exit

They Came In The Morning, Long Before Light Touched The Fences,
Boots On Gravel, Loud But Somehow Hollow In Meaning.
A Mother Folded Her Child’s Jacket Without A Word,
The Silence Around Her Louder Than The Men In Uniform.
The Law Said Wait, The Law Said Process, But No One Stayed For It.
Even Mercy Wore A Badge And Refused To Meet Her Eyes.

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Wordsmith Wednesday- Unfriendly Things. A riot fence with a fire burning.

Ashes on the Pavement

Unfriendly Things

I wrote unfriendly things on diner napkins, left them where delusionists might find them.
The waitress asked if I wanted cream, but her voice cracked like morning ice.
On the TV, a senator blinked slow, mouthing rage that did not match the script.
I sipped the coffee, bitter as headlines, and stared at my reflection in the spoon.
Truth is, I hoped someone would read it and feel their throat tighten.

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