10Jul 2016 Lilly Penhall

I Don’t Know What To Say

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I don't know what to say There is so much wrong in the world today And I don't know what to say About injustices being perpetrated By people who look... Read More
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Now she knows. Do we? – mh clay

24May 2016 Lilly Penhall

F.T.P.

“I think you like it rough.” Her eyes stared at the detective blankly. “Excuse me?” “And I think…” he sat back in his chair and clasped his hands over his belted khakis, “you didn’t want your parents to find out that you had sex with a black guy. You’re embarrassed,... Read More
1Apr 2015 Lilly Penhall

A Throatpierced Sound in the Night

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lonely as america guttural cries no one hears Miles blows translucent blue melodies snare keeps time with double bass piano for continuity psychic feelers come back empty no one listens... Read More
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Bleak and bold, america – everywhere; no one! – mh

23Jan 2014 Lilly Penhall

Inside the Fire

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To be in the center of a flame Blue crystalline droplet Wrapped in yellow orange tongues Warmed until just before boiling point Fires rage inside the wild courageous hearts That... Read More
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If you would be my arsonist, then I would be your fuel; spilled, sputtered and spent. – mh

27Nov 2012 Lilly Penhall

I want to be water

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I want to be water bending light exposing translucent truth distorted by surface waves I want to be water mutable meandering stream nourishing banks surrounding trails carved in the dirt... Read More
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Hard to maintain that natural state when distracted by so many manifestations of self. Yes, I want to be that, too! – mh

25Nov 2012 Lilly Penhall

Wisteria Island

In the small backyard surrounding my parents’ crumbling house that might be foreclosed in a week, mother wishes we could be the pallbearers for the Weber grill that is rusted to shit and falling apart, to relocate it out of the walking path, and since the five foot chiminea is... Read More
22Oct 2011 Lilly Penhall

Individualist Manifesto

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I have set myself apart from the world I choose to be one of the chosen people I am not a part of consumer America I am not a number... Read More
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No corporate memo will circulate this manifesto for all us cube-clones to acknowledge and forward. No social net will publish this to the cyber-ether for us “friends” to “like” and “comment.” No one will pay attention to whether we sign on, sign up or sign off. No one will care… except you? – mh

29Jun 2010 Lilly Penhall

My Mecca

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Your wounded deviancy Youth tarnished from infancy All good things come with a price Nothing beautiful without suffering Born from a brain aneurism Suckled at the inverted nipple Crawled on... Read More
24Feb 2010 Lilly Penhall

“Frenemies”

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Preface: I HATE the word “frenemies.” It is a trite word that only people who read Cosmo and People Magazine would say. However, a certain person used it to describe... Read More