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I have 138 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 83086 times
and 13 of my stories have been cherry picked.
Alexis Bates
Artist. Sometimes the creator. Sometimes the appreciator.
My stories
Icarus
Golden boy trying to meet yourself in the face of the sun falling falling falling Those wings couldn’t support you and your father didn’t save you...
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- 572 reads
A Toast To The Fact I'm Not Like Other Writers
My words don't cut through hearts like daggers My poetry isn't intoxicating or ethereal I won't bring tears to your eyes or shock the world with my...
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- 496 reads
The Cheater, The Homewrecker, and The Witness
Baby, I've seen the way this plays out The way he looks at you and caters to your every whim The way you see it and eye him hungrily I've seen the...
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- 587 reads
Don't Touch Me
He was one of those flowers that only blooms in the moon’s light There were roses in his cheeks His smile took me back to summer days by the ocean To...
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Passing Glances at Glittering Boys
For the strangers that my eyes have followed in a crowded room.
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- 900 reads