WH #1:
He didn't write love letter
But it's okay
Prescriptions are better
WH #2:
Crooked cut, and
Curly, they will
Call her a weirdo
WH #3:
Pink peonies
That bloom
Where the lips should be
WH #4:
Stomach lurches bile
While the floor goes flying
At the beautiful mind
WH #5:
"Eyes dark like space"
He tells me,
But where are the stars?
WH #6:
Tell me,
The intention
Of the mirror?
WH #7:
Purple and black welts
From being in love
With a ghost
WH #8:
I will take
The soma willingly;
Rid me of this
WH #9:
Took Seclusion
For granted, and missing
Her hands on my mouth
WH #10:
Eyes pitted,
Craters cradling
And 8 ball
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Western Haiku
PoetryInspired by Jack Kerouac's "Book of Haikus". Kerouac invented his own personal style of haiku in which he wrote three short, simple lines that had great impact. He strayed away from the traditional 5-7-5 pattern to suit his view of the American lang...
