Tag: love
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Vignette: “The Task”
“The Task” By Emmanuel Williams June 26, 2026 * There isn’t a task I wanted to endure least. Here I sit, a half a cup of whiskey left in my worn right hand, and ash growing softly between my other fingers. The truck delivering the mail was already 30 feet gone from the white picket…
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Dead Already
By Emmanuel Williams June 6, 2026 * And I find myself In the middle of the night Playing far better strings Than I ever used to * I find myself On the porch Living the dream I’m afraid she’s not in it * But she isn’t leaving And I’m not bowing out Don’t get me…
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What Women Want
By Emmanuel Williams April 27, 2026 I have found What women truly desire And it is To be truly admired * Those who fail Have a very loud wail They’re all male And their hearts have grown stale Which worsens the matter When all that they’re after Have turned their back And may never come…
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Life Between…
By Emmanuel Williams * Purgatory: an in between stage preceding heaven where one is cleansed. When my sister kicked me out of her home in Aurora, CO my instinct was to find my way to the most constantly available shelter area in Denver. The Rescue Mission. There I’ve been staying during the break between Fall…
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Beloved Unknown!
By Emmanuel Williams * Things surely have gone askew I have nothing less to do For I cannot say what I wish to say And I cannot be at fault for honesty’s delay * You and I are in this together As I wish to tell the complete tale That is for another day And…
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What’s the ANGLE with Marriage?
By Emmanuel Williams When one marries, they find themselves committed to a family, one they married into mostly. One they might create, and if they are successful, they have, congratulations, produced children less prone to poverty and crime. When one is alone, one finds love where one can. In the bottom of the well, at…
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MY DENVER BRONCOS
By Emmanuel Williams I grew up next to the Mile High Stadium, as it was known in my 90’s youth. The earliest memory I have of my Denver Broncos is a close up shot of John Elway in dark navy blue jersey, pads, chin strap, and… the yellowest teeth I’ve ever seen on TV. I…
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I Wait For… (Lament)
By Emmanuel Williams I wait for… I wait for the moment I can hit my pillow Bury my face, and know no sorrow I wait for love I wait to cry I wait to sleep I wait for lovers For enemies For friends who belong to me I wait for drink I wait for party…
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The White Angel Concern
By Emmanuel Williams Today’s commute was breeding grounds for a personal essay. From the young couple who’s boyfriend couldn’t keep his hands from her lower body, to the strange double date I saw. All of whom took both of my trains into Denver today, forcing me to find distance from them but never completely succeeding.…
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The Beholder’s Eye
By Emmanuel Williams Beauty inspires desire A woman’s beauty inspires possession Her current lover sickens you Any lover, really, that isn’t you Then you finally do The years of you two The kindness, the sex, and conversation The love, the debates… accusations Then you are alone again You struggle to find beauty desirable And study…
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Peace Revisited
By Emmanuel Williams My sister wants peace back in her home. I get it, I was gone for 3 weeks and she found that peace. Now that I’m back she feels like I will threaten that. I assure you, my other sister who pays no rent in the basement is a bigger threat to that…
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A Word From Sir Cupid
By Emmanuel Williams The world is at it’s end And I have put you there I’m the last you would ask And the first you would pass But you see I hold the key I am the matchmaker The craftteacher You morons, I am Cupid Love after love I give you the above Your man,…
