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Poetry: Inevitable

June 2, 2015 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
doorway

Why do you always feel so inevitable?* The step that must be taken, mind willing or not. Entwined with my soul, you cannot be extricated …and I don’t want you to be. I want to plunge into that abyss and swallow you whole. I want to wrap my arms around you and explore where you take me. … [Read more…]

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Poetry: escape

April 30, 2015 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
Bethesda Terrace - Central Park - New York City - Poet in the Pantry

want desperately, but cannot have… run away. new identity-new life-new love a dream phasing in and out… focus focus focus i don’t want to anymore let the current carry me where it leads no yesterday-no tomorrow- just here, now—all. lungs burn throat dry i cannot straddle two worlds anymore. i am tired. fall fall fall … [Read more…]

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Poetry: Melting

February 19, 2015 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment

Melting in my pool of unfulfilled fantasy; I will never know your tongue now. I was desired once. I think. The cherry on the top of a sultry sundae. Did I made your teeth ache– a sickeningly sweet saccharine– and you lost your taste for me? Did your favored flavor change to something more exotic? … [Read more…]

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Poetry: Connection

May 9, 2014 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
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Poetry: The Secret

July 25, 2011 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
pomegranates

Amidst stacked scarlet strawberries, purply pomegranate pyramids and orgasmic origami oranges– visions of perfection, tempting one to capture their eternal essence– is a deeper, darker secret. This is not a food store. Bushes of vivid green broccoli in prickly pineapple forests stand guard, their hair a mess: sentries shielding the secret. This is not a … [Read more…]

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