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KrissLuckett
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I am a professional musician, singer/songwriter, and amateur poet. I'm a GenX mom living in urban Indiana with my husband, 12 year old son, and a ridiculous number of pets. I started off my musical career in the late 80s in a punk band, and prefer my lyrics and poetry with a bit of an edge. I've played in all kinds of bands, ranging from west coast punk to midwestern bluegrass. I am also an amateur artist, with aspirations to take that to the "next level".

  September 2021     2 years ago

Submitted Poems 11 total

Mother's Voice

She gives me that "disappointed look" again,
The one I know so well,
The one that leveled me as a child,
Sticks out her chin, pulls back her shoulders,
And purses her lipsticked mouth.
"You are a self-indulgent girl," she says,...

by Kriss Luckett

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Queen Of All That Is

I am happy, restless and strong,
And I will not defend the darkness any longer.
For too many years, you have kept me still
With your purse-lipped judgment and smooth disapproval,
Your competitive need to be Queen Of All That Is.
Creative
In your...

by Kriss Luckett

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The Death of Illusion

Take a breath, slip away -
See if they notice that you're gone one day.
You've been looking for validation in an empty cup
From those who don't know which way is up
Or down,
Which is where we're all going.
This boat they call a luxury yacht
Is...

by Kriss Luckett

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Some Days

Sometimes my hometown seems so far away
Trying to walk this broken road
A little further every day.
Sometimes I feel like another man's wife,
Trying to replicate a spirit,
Trying to retrofit a life
Sometimes I wonder how it all fell in,
And when for...

by Kriss Luckett

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Dragonfly

When I claimed myself as a lotus,
I married myself to the mud.
Tied to the ground, darkness all around,
The only light peeking down from...

by Kriss Luckett

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