Daily Lit Deviations for May 17th, 2011

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Poetry

_{Suggested by: alapip
Featured by: spoems}
thyroidal cartilagei held a bird between my hands,
swallow's throat twitching in laryngeal spasms.
when i whispered gently,
lips millimeters from its ear,
'you are mine; there is nothing you can do'
it struggled, beak clicking like talon-fingernails on porcelain
i didn't mean to let it free, i swear.
it beat me back with a single shining look;
beaded gaze bruising, breaking capillaries and
bringing blood to the surface.
i would have gotten a black eye if i wasn't careful.
i wasn't.
careful, i mean. i was never careful.
with mirrored eyes i watched it fly,
wings beating in time to my heart.
my breath was a cloud of smoke,
droplets condensing in the air and
mingling with fog and foreign substances
and atmospheric debris from the
most recent vehicular excursions
it was a white day, with a white sky and
a lake of milk. i drank all of it,
particles of protein splashing onto my sunglasses.
and then i was alone:
no bird and no lake,
just an empty heart
and a stomach full of regrets and butterflies
i still
"thyroidal-cartilage" by consolecadet

<sub>The poem offers up a mysterious muse,
an instinctive metaphor for trapping joy like a bird
in one's grasp, and what exactly it is we are left with
when our dreams hurry off from our reach.

Suggested by: LadyofGaerdon
Featured by: apple-dark</sub>
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"Paper-Cuts" by RiseandBe

<sub>LadyofGaerdon says:
"Clever text alterations, whimsical subject matter
and clear imagery make for a brisk, picturesque read."
Even grammatical errors cannot take away from the
charm of this poem. It is pleasing to the eye, the
tongue, and the heart.


Featured by: spoems</sub>

"sapience" by zebrazebrazebra

_{Luxurious rhythm and hypnotic alliteration
are complimented, if not contrasted by disturbing
imagery in this extremely interesting prompt-inspired poem.}

Prose

_{Featured by: SadisticIceCream}

Mature Content

"Marry Me?" by punkislife81

<sub>punkislife81 presents a fast-paced portrait
ofa women who is reluctant to fall in love.  The
author's prose is spurred on by its snappy dialogue,
making this a quick, enjoyable read.


Featured by: loqutor</sub>
The Neverending MonologuesThey bicker, shouting at impregnable walls.
"The Neverending Monologues" by uniquelyyours93

_{When communication really isn't.}


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