Awarded Best of the Earl for the March 10, 2012
issue.
BY UNKNOWN/THE EARL
Washed upon the shores
Of the fringes of your heart
I can hear the guns
As you wage your war
I say nothing as you cry out-loud
Calling all the demons that you wished you had
Better believe
You’re this close to becoming
What you wish
Or
What you fear
Are they really that different
Amazing, ordinary
Check your pockets
Your purse your wallet
That time you were saving
For true love
Has vanished
Right thru that keyhole
Like a skeleton key
Like opiate smoke
Like skinned palms skinned knees
Bruised your ego
Self-inflected
Resent me baby
I’m your blues
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NOTE: The “Best of the Earl” is a writing award and content sharing partnership between ShipNewsNow and “The Earl,” Shippensburg’s local literary magazine.
Each issue, the award is given to the author of the magazines best submission and is republished on the ShipNewsNow.com website.
**Submissions are judged by “The Earl” and ShipNews editors.
