Tag Archives: Poem

That Deceitful Demon

Posted on January 24, 2026 by crispina kemp

I resent the day that I met her That demon who wrapped me and weighted me with a fetter And, oh my god, how willingly I let her When she said try this on It’ll make you feel better She … Continue reading →

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CCC070: I Told Her

Posted on January 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

I told her she ought to eat more I told her that dieting rubbish would do her no good I told her Now look at her Not a scrap of meat, just a bag of bones I tell you, it’ll … Continue reading →

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A Rhythm With Clear Intent

Posted on January 17, 2026 by crispina kemp

Erspne threw and Detah caught It wrenched her wrist, so awkward that Not large, not small Could have been Haldalda’s cook pot Except those holes beneath its rim There to secure the skin Around its belly two rows of triangles … Continue reading →

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CCC069: Blessed Is She

Posted on January 15, 2026 by crispina kemp

How blessed is she, our sun Who every day’s end must descend Into that Otherworld beneath our own To spend the night becharmed in her lover’s arms

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CCC068: My One True Love

Posted on January 8, 2026 by crispina kemp

My eyes are blurred I cannot see My one true love Has gone to sea He said he’d return He said he’d be true Before he left He said, “I love you.”  

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Nailed With A Yell

Posted on January 3, 2026 by crispina kemp

When I saw what Sammi had given us I let out a yell Made a fuss Loud, strong and clear And chock-full of asterisks I begged our Lord’s pardon For defiling his garden Cos that’s where I was Photographing our … Continue reading →

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Merry Kissimas

Posted on December 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

Ten years, nary a Christmas wish nor a kiss Mary didn’t deny that people die That didn’t stop her asking why No kisses, no Christmas wishes But this year she’s invested In mistletoe An implanted kiss most festive 38 words … Continue reading →

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Hold Your Horses

Posted on December 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

Wait! Says Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt In sixteen words Hold your horses! Those blithering stampeding herds 16 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Wait

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The Boss

Posted on November 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

He is a mumbler Can’t put one word in front of another He’s a stumbler Words, like a poker, stick in the wheel of his tongue His cursive script looks… just wrong It’s completely unreadable Utterly unutterable So why is … Continue reading →

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Painted Faces

Posted on November 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Tell that to the queens (in whichever sense I mean) Witness the bucks they spend On eyeliners, shadows, blushers And all the other enhancers As if that is the answer And ladies … Continue reading →

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