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"No more #skirmishes. If we want to topple the Tyrant, it has to be full war."

"We're not an army."

"But we're a guerrilla."

#VSS365

At the playground, a crowd encircled the two boys. The previous #skirmishes have led to this battle. No more tussles in the hallways or kicked chair backs in class, this will be settled now. #skirmish #vss365

Lust #skirmishes with discipline
The taste of a kiss
Ripped from hungry lips
It’s the flesh that’s the problem
Breath shallowing
Blood tingling
For what’s forbidden
Poisoned apple
Glistening;
Fruit of knowledge
And the serpent
That bit its seduction
Within the marrow
Of our insatiable thirst
#vss365

I was caught in several #skirmishes
ran to them, actually
punches thrown, bones crunch
blood flows
never go to ground
bounce, focus, slick with sweat

sigh, these old hands remember
splayed in the garden loam
scars conjure a memory
pulse quickens, sun burns
old bent knees cry
for another chance

The fifth magical war, a series of #skirmishes between the great houses, was less bloody than its predecessors. However, it still claimed innocent lives, fostering resentment among common magic folk who, despite having no stake in noble politics, always suffered. #vss365

Julius counted to ten to calm himself after the fright the joke Spiridon dropped on him. It had been more draining than the constant #skirmishes with the beings knocking on the proverbial celestial door and demanding entry.A concept of powers beyond them was just too much. #vss365

So many #skirmishes we had as kids. They were very important at the time, with hurt egos, claims of favouritism, even injuries sometimes! But with nine people living in the house, it was family life as it was meant to be. We look back with fondness as we remember. #vss365

Arne grabbed hold of her forearm and felt the snakes of muscles flex under his grip. Hers was like a vice but Arne ignored the pain. Some #skirmishes he would not lose. Freya pressed her forehead to Arne’s and said, “Agreed, kill them all even if you can save my people.” #vss365

A tumultuous first encounter slowly devolved into a gloomy peace. Boredom led to sorties across enemy lines, emotional skirmishes testing boundaries, navigating the minefield we laid for each other. Feverish renegotiations exploiting vulnerabilities. On the horizon? All out war.

#skirmishes #vss365

Dan hazarded a look down the scope: the sniper rifle trained on their position was currently unmanned, its operator speaking to his spotter. Dan relaxed and turned to his. "I hate this silence between #skirmishes," he said. "They make the enemy seem human."
"Mm-hmm," Jake nodded.
#vss365

A photo of a blue summer sky with light contrails of white cloud and trees to the bottom.

Zero harm.

I wish fragile egos might conceive of better ways
to inflate their existence
than inciting, instigating and inflicting violence,
harm and hate.
Tactical #skirmishes
designed to desolate.

#vss365 #skirmish #poem #protestpoetry #consciousness

The #skirmishes became so frequent I was certain they were part of a larger war plan. I couldn't see clearly through the haze you created, but I learned. Retreat isn't always cowardice; sometimes it's the only way to survive.
#vss365

We exchanged harsh words
like trading cards --
I'll give you two fuck you's
for a jackass.
Lopsided #skirmishes
pepper my memory
of high school.

Before I started drinking
I was mean enough
already.

That look in your eye,
was it disappointment
or admiration?

#vss365

too many #skirmishes on foreign soil has led to a sea-green glass battlefield of shattered reality & evanescent lucidity. amber shards dot the plain like tank husks, or body parts, but there's safety at the cutting edge; despite the menace of carnival music & wrothful waves

#vss365 #whistpr #sea

Several #skirmishes. One flat-out battle. A few assassins in the shadows. A really awkward sex scene that leaves everyone involved unsatisfied.
That's not what's in the book, it's what it feels like #writing the book.
#vss365

slow night
before the fight
Hope for a
better tomorrow
brotherhood
to keep company
numb the fear
drown the sorrow

first light
open sky
#skirmishes
to win
enemy to defy

give us some soup
in a bowl
while we drink
our rum
march forward
to the tunes
of the beating drums

~rev

#vss365

Monty the black cat lays on top of the dining room table, reaching down to take a jab at Milo, the grey and white cat, who reaches up and out from underneath the tablecloth to defend. Skirmishes.

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#CatsOfBluesky #Cats #Skirmishes
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