Challenge #20: A Thought in 20 Syllables

Fluffy

The Demon King ~ He/They
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A Thought in 20 Syllables

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Cupcake for your thoughts?

What's on your mind, currently? Certainly there's a lot going on up there. Pick any one of the things that's stuck on your brain so you may write a poem based on it. Someone at work pissing you off? Feeling blue about something? Do you miss somebody? Are you having a food craving? Really, pick any ol' thang.

Now for the real challenge: the tetractys. This little poetry form consists of 5 lines and 20 syllables arranged as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10. That's the minimum, at least. You can add more than one verse. There's just a certain way it's supposed to look if you do plan to do a double, triple, etc., which is to make the following stanza inverted. So it would be 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1... That's about all you need to know. No rhyming required, either. :)

Eclipse, by Marie Summers

An
Eclipse
Rules the sky. . .
A rare chance for
Divine friends, sun and moon, to rub noses.

Would also like to mention that it's a coincidence that my 20th challenge would have a 20 syllable theme to it. xD I only now realized how fitting all of this is.
 
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Gentle Kiss

Oh,
I wish,
and I miss
your gentle kiss
Return to me, love, so I may know bliss
‘Till then, I wait alone in the abyss
and reminisce
of the kiss:
my one
wish
 
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Boast

Some,
Well most,
Like to boast
About their loves,
But none can boast as I boast about you
For you are my full moon and shining stars.
There is no love
Compared to
What we
Share.
 
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Day at the Beach

He
wields knives
made of steam
from the waters
of the ocean, peeling away our hides
for the view, before his wife, the pale moon,
arrives and dulls
his knives with
nagging
cold.
 
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Fireworks

A
Color burst,
sky lights up,
a hissing pop,
another is released into the gloom,
extravagant
explosion,
sight to,
behold.

The Beast

A
rumbling
snarl echos
within the dark,
a creature lurks, eyes like flames, claws scraping
across cold stone,
it awaits
its next
meal.
 
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Solitude

Please,
Don't leave.
I will be,
Alone again,
And my thoughts don't seem to be generous.​
 
Will
You see
Honest truth
Or be clouded
By the lies of those who seek to harm you
Their deceitful smiles meant to earn your trust
But never doubt
Their intent
Slaying
Hearts
 
The
heart is
difficult
to tame yourself,
and it stutters, a scared bird in my chest.