World Cup Talk

World Cup Talk

The 19th FIFA World Cup ended yesterday in Johannesburg in a flurry of madness that we can only describe as “Viva la furia roja!”. Spain and Netherlands Crowds in Madrid, Spain gathered to watch the game on huge screens. They shouted afterwards with happiness over the...

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A Young Heart Tarnished

How could this happenAfter thirteen yearsI was a girl who fell for you in every wayYou were everything, my young heart You stole my every wish and dreamIn the form of you, I hadEverything From the time we fell in love in chairsTo the room you’re in upstairsA chasm...

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Edgar

Edgar

I see you
Young and innocent
Beautiful and bright
The world has not
Changed you yet
You are like the wind
Tilting, shifting, changing
Courses every moment
Soft and still and steady
Then strong and whipping
through
And in a second
You’re gone
Like a feather, blown away.

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The Comfort Zone

A beautiful rhythmStops me every timeSynchrony of the mundaneOf the comfort zone Is what holds the peaceIt keeps the chaotic possibilityOf undertakingAt bayKnowing more about each otherThan themselvesMakes it easy Why botherTo breathe in the daunting fearIn...

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My Body

How do I go onNow that the dust settled?To pick up the shattered fragmentsOf my body My beating heart rippedApart by glass shards My chest is as heavy as the weight of the worldAnd my hands are as empty as my heartWhen the expression on your faceCurls up and dies in...

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Suppressed

Suppressed

Suppress it all Those subtleties so underlying Sleeping in the surface of your eyes Flowing tears Let it out in soft, soft cries Turning brittle with disdain Undressing, being undressed By his condescending glance And what is it that you claim? Suppress it all Inner...

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Have Mercy, I’m Lost

Have mercy, I’m lost In a valley of hopelessnessAs my body gets olderAnd my mind is a puzzle of thoughts Don’t hurt me anymoreThis lifeDon’t break me anymore as myBones and my organs and my skinAre shattered with grief and loss I am lost in this worldThat is running...

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Argentina and Iceland in 2018 World Cup Debut

Argentina and Iceland in 2018 World Cup Debut

Vikings fight without the fear of death in their eyes; again they showed that today as they played fearlessly against Messi and his warriors. A country with a tiny population has qualified for the World Cup. Their dedication was an inspiration to many, though drawing...

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