Tag: Poetry
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A Stitch in Time
We were searching for connection. Thought we found it over each bridge crossed, but something still felt loose. Until in time, we found a mirror. A shadowy, rusted mess, our reflection dark and skewed. Trying to find the other side, cloth in hand. Scrubbing spills and splatters, searching for the eyes that match our own.…
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Old Growth, New Growth
When in doubt, it can be tempting to cling to old habits. Take old paths that are well worn, familiar in their deeds and results. But this familiarity can be stagnant. To truly grow requires taking that first step off the beaten path. Placing each hesitant foot among the weeds and brambles, risking thorns and…
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Drink the River
July 13th, 2024 I crave the warmthI miss the moment it feels weight has lifted, that the pain no mattersBut relief is temporaryThere’s no erasing the black moments, the empty thoughts devoid of recollection Warm rivers lead to hot shameA reluctance to admit dependenceA heavy weight, ever greater after every reliefRelieving only in short sight,…
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Support in Bondage
June 10th, 2024 Constricted growth in glassworkLed to a slender saplingBent like a willow intentionallySoft and pliable unfortunately Bondage came to aid thenLearned history of what not to doSoft ropes sought out supportYet deficient to true design One weak link broke the chainSo I’m forging my own chains nowNot to hold me down but get…
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An Unsatisfying Painting (Reprise)
May 9th, 2024 Exploring artwork within a museumTrying to search insanity for reasonBringing it all to the front… We ask for a map, but the cartographer diedWe ask for directions, but the signposts liedThe road isn’t smooth, it’s a bit of a rideWould you believe it if I said we’ve cried More than we did…
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Wait, Who Are We?
December 21st, 2023 We’re a watcher and a worrierSomeone who has ruined everything a thousandfoldAnd children who want to live their livesWe’re beings craving life beyond the everydayAnd those condemned to crawling in the memoriesDaily news is just a normal maelstromHiding from news streams because everything is worse We just went to live our lifeBut…
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Knice
December 5th, 2023 Soft flesh so easy to cutSupple skin so easy to marFinding ways to mark here and thereAlways new methods near and far Till the ground, plow deep furrowsTend each row and findRed crop blossoming at the end Carve out feelings while working the soilCrush dissonant feeling in each clump splitWatch the scarlet…
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Countdown
10 days go by without thinking9 times I cut off thoughts8 moments where I relaxed It’s not finished, but it’s close 7 different coping mechanisms6 mantras to repeat5 reasons to continue It’s not finished, but we’re getting there 4 ESAs3 meals a day2 people we love It’s not finished, just watch and see 1 life…
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It Just Is
October 26th, 2023 At times we look backTaking strolls through shelves filled with dusty memoriesImages once treasured and tended with care, now left to fadeA fate worse than death, because our love and our hate gave you lifeYou fed off of the energy devoted to emotion, the time we spent tending those memories neatly filed…
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Love
September 9th, 2023 When it comes to love I’m unhealthyI love completely, utterly, and distinctly Chaos occurs because you spin circles around meThe greatest highs, in the greatest falls you find me Can’t escape and I don’t want toBecause the pain reminds that you still love me The hole of your absence kills meCraving the…