Souls with Skin

Tag: God

  • The Sound of You

    The Sound of You

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    Robin Klebba
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    ​Gravel crunch and steel toe marchTrigger the hypervigilanceI instantly recallWhat ’til now I had forgottenAnd knowI’m in for it​If only I could shrink-I’d steal the gadget for you, honey-Instead, I freeze like a deer in headlightsDoom imminentTime traveling half-speed​My breathing is too loudCuz I’ve been holding itAnd my burning lungs alerted meSo the gasps come…

  • Mud Pies

    Mud Pies

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    by

    Robin Klebba
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    When God sat downTo play with dirt,Imagination open-mouth kissed reality.Thus, clay was dusted offAnd named​Yet full completion didn’t comeUntil the entrance of anotherThe second-one​For years I believedHer second formed birth orderMade her just so:SecondaryMade from man and for man​Ah, there was a realmWhere Eve placed firstRecognized for disqualificationWearing a crown of deceitLips apple red​Thus, the…

  • Homeless

    Homeless

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    by

    Robin Klebba
    in

    I’ve been hungry for a home Since before the time I left it 18 and anchors away Permanency long before lifted No matter when I returned It always felt different Not that I overstayed my welcome But that belonging was no longer an option Floating in harbor Or miles length from shore The horizon is…