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born of soil\\to be dried #32 4/14/26 the heat will not last forever; clouds form & make way for the chill to set deep into cartilage & bloodstream. as a ...

the torture in waiting #31 4/13/26 these hands are meant to kill-- / rough grasp and jagged fangs, / i was born a destructor, / & it is me who ...

kept in prayer #30 4/13/26 pious; with dainty feet and keratin bit back. hands clasped & vines wrapped around my arms, thorns digging into the skin. this blood will run ...

the only way to slaughter #29 4/12/26 that which is shed tends to stain; these sins will linger-- even perfumed skin and wine cannot rub out your transgressions. you are ...

in worship, i return #28 4/12/26 agitated; my legs will not stay still but i sing anyways-- celebrating the peace long gone. i was raised to be serene, to meditate ...

as a mourner #27 4/12/26 with gentle hands, i will lay you to rest along with all the flowers that are dying-- it will be ceremonial & with grace. do ...

winter's denouement #26 4/11/26 icy winds still linger like bloodstained vines-- singed ears with needles enjambed through the flesh, burning cold piercing through the heart. & so, i am sure ...

second submission good luck to everyone !!!

i will love you like nobody has before #25 4/10/26 like a lover; give me the violent, gory, hurtful love that someone like me deserves-- "passion." (they say, that it ...

fancifully fabricated #24 4/10/26 i keep being so sure that i will be [beautiful]-- that i ignore the growth within me and instead focus on the superficial. as a modern ...

re-birthing #23 4/09/26 these stalks that rise slowly & the fingers from the mulch will one day grab hold to my ankles and like all things do pull me closer ...

liberation #21 4/09/26 becoming beautiful with metamorphosis in motion; i will flit these tattered wings. shelved (delicately) #22 4/09/26 you are a reckless child & i am the snowglobe that ...

springterlude v #20 4/08/26 temperamental; winter still lingers, icy claws over newly grown grass & flowers. still, the violets and crocuses will reach themselves as far as they can.

i've been meaning to comment on your thread for a while now-- but as always, i have been loving this year's napo. ESPECIALLY #2 and #5, those two actually sparked ...

restless nights #19 4/07/26 do not be afraid any longer, my child. i will shield you from what i believe to be the greatest terror in our lives. to do ...