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[468] The Beginnings That Never Begin
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Light trapped in the shadowor you in my mindMy mind stutterswhen it falls in loveSevered connection with my soulReality shapeshifts resembling autumn leaves in springMy feelings for youare found underwaterdrowning under the weightof my inflated egoYour spell doesn’t workin a magic less placeA silent escape the only thought in my mindWho would have thoughtsilence breaks…
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[466] Space Love + Featured in Top 100 Poetry Blogs (2021)
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I water my desert pain with your name Your sun flare gazelights up aurorasBut in a citythe stars only dazzle in dreams You find my light waning by your sidePremonitions come to you as deja vu Realisations of changing feelingsYou leave my orbit to createyour own planet to watch my supernova I happened to check…
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[463] We Breathe Underwater
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Curiosity to see if jealousy persistsIf we’re really talking truthyou wanted to see if our love really persistsMy stoic statue emotions do not work with youIf I really had the chanceI’d let you know of tidal wave emotionsthat you can bring to me andI can bring to youI realise your hidden mysteriesa reread of Thoreau…
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[462] The Statue of Imperfection
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Inability to recall our daydreamsThe chameleon meaning bends throughMaterialisms and all its ismsCompositions of genius standardshaped inside a chaotic quiet mindFlow state and the quest for masteryNumerous unread books to signalintelligence that could have beenCorruption of concentration through ambitionLofty premises of avoiding routineBoredom loses to one eureka moment Lost potential of finding a unique voice…
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[460] The Eternal Waiting
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I walked while I waited for words to stop failing My state of mind was statelessWaking up in liminal spacesThere seemed to be an answerthat didn’t speak my languagein a storm that uproots blue to reflect fiery passionUndone by shapeless sensationsVehemently without fervour But my internal life is boundless andit thinks of you whenever I’m…
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[458] The Spectacle of My Supernova
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Absent poemsin the negative space of my lifeClouds begin to huddle in the space left behindThey emit the sound before the rainFear and gloom surrounds the heartWithout you my past poems have turned into a statue that people admire but only from afarTears rile upour vivid times Not even springcan bloom underthis blue less sky…
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[457] About Fragility
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Feathers inflame my woundsIn an exile of interstellar doomI carry my existentialism in a broken carriage that levitates only at the mention of your nameMoments of weakness have rained on my equipoise presentAll the past is fleeting in the reflection of our future Not even divine intervention can soothe this infinite loop of pain Sedatives…
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[455] Resurrection of Past Love
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𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘪I’ll be quiet in hellish silenceWhispers of chaos touch my skinI’ll be waiting in September remembering my fading memories of youDo you quiver in your fever dreams?Do you still remember the fear of our end?Or am I the only one living a dreamless dreamof forgetting I am awakeI file away our images in the…
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[453] A Reminder For Living
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Above all choose tranquillitywhen the rut is a quicksandAbove all choose chaos when all is already lostBeneath it all, you’ll find the truthOn the side of truth, you’ll find youCarry wisdom in your angerSearch for light in your darknessThe shadow awaits you dailythe stars dance in their past gloryPart ways with your insecuritiesShed the skin…
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[452] The Road To Recovery
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Make me believe in ecstasy I am tired of not being seen in anything other than miseryShow me the magic you see every daySo I can see things I can’t perceiveI want to be able to wantand find a passion to burn,a wind to blow and a storm to fallRare words to fall back onInterventions…
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[451] The Nostalgic Illness
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Disappearing dreams on the edgesof fluttering rotting pages under nimbus cloudsNostradamus rains all his telic propheciesof lost potential when the mind is illCan you try understanding simplicityin all its puzzling complexity ordoes the mind need a substance for it cannot articulate its own diseaseMeditative care or empathyand the presence of mind I am present here…
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[450] The Grateful Undead
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Chronic illness of dancing starsSupernova tirednessfinds us detached from lifeStorms scare the little resolve of the undeadDisconcerted efforts all to keep insanity at bayDrained of whiteI discover a new vocabularythat survival teachesto the ones left alive Painting by Frank Kelly Freas
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[449] The Ages of Man
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Every way that anyonehas tried to show me always ended up in a cul de sac Feverish intensitiesBurnt out cavalryEmotional fallacies I retrace my stepstake a left from the bush of ignoranceand a right from whenever I felt right Pride can lead to vanity and I neededto reach a zone outside of my comfortThe haven…
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[448] The End of Our Beginning
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The birth of the world and its dying echocan be heard in a shellLike that, I try to find the beginning of our endin the silence you left behindI lied when I told youthe first time we talkedwas the first time we metwhen I saw you every day sipping your morning cup through the cafe…
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[447] The Potential In You
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I mask a mask of survival that has overstayed its welcome likedrizzle after a stormThe mask is a shapeshifteran excuse spitter, so naturallyit dreads questions that revealits truest nature, so I dare askWhat do you fear to admit?How deep is your survivors’ guilt?What disappointments do you hide?What memory do you block through denial?Does grief stop…