Pause, My Love, and Kiss Me
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Pause, My Love, and Kiss Me

Why didn’t I pause you,

on the way out of the wood…?

I could have paused you.

Why didn’t I kiss you,

on the graveled over path…?

I could have asked you to kiss me.

There is not sufficient time,

In the span of human life…

Not enough time to show you

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The Smile
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

The Smile

Can a smile change the world? I met a girl once whose entire smile was heaven itself. Can you claim to have ever seen such a smile?

I mean the pure smiles, you know.

So few have the pure smile.

That smile that we think must be a freak of nature, because who could really be that happy? But deep down, in our heart of hearts, we know her smile is pure.

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All Wrong
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

All Wrong

The world is horrible - it’s all wrong

It is corrupt, and done

It is utterly eaten away from the inside

It is sterilized by shit

It is wiped clean of all that is good

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Chapter 12
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

Chapter 12

Do you see the portent

in the heavens?

Can you hear the woman

as she cries?

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