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Short Stories
· The Horror


Poetry
· Nightsky

· I Dare Not Think

· The Stars

· Slaying The Past

· Heavenly Bodies

· Crystal Ball

· The Flame

· Don’t Stop Believing

· The Stalker

· Promises

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To what cost

by Elisabeth Barstowe — Read all 441 poems by Elisabeth Barstowe

Fiction that was once truth.


Monday, November 14, 2022


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Cheap thrills

bitter pills

Words filled with worlds

wrapped into worlds

filled with words


Smite thy enemy

the one who leaves 

you without regret.

Now your little

world is all set.


Slay, mock, taunt

and seal it with a kiss

of heavenly bliss.


Knife to the heart

dress it in wrappings

and ribbons.

Give as a gift to yourself

to place on a dusty shelf.


Trample any intentions

and sow discord.

Reap the benefits

of a shallow grave.

As you lay yourself down

to mourn

what you have lost.



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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on November 15, 2022
A bitter poem showing the way to a better plan for life. So gritty, yet so true. Brilliant!

Ron

Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on November 14, 2022
Lots of substance in this writing, and the last stanza is powerful. Those three last lines haunt and teach. ~~ djl


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