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[532] The Divine Tide
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What escapes us every day tires usBut, is it keeping me alive?Eyes linger, mesmerised by stardustWhat escapes us every day tires usWarring feelings, which one to trust?A headless dove clutters my designWhat escapes us every day tires us But, is it keeping you alive? “NaPoWriMo Day 4: Today, let’s try writing triolets. A triolet is…
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[530] Broken Pieces of Our Past Lives
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An aftertaste of when the mind’s apocalypse ends, blissRed lipstick on my soulA feeling that lingers in the infinite pastThe warmth of a past loverThe apathy to accept that it will not returnThis is the sound of the universea portal to another world where I bloom in the discarded NaPoWriMo Day 2: Today’s prompt asks…
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[529] The Hollow Earth
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where vulnerability goes to diewhen the listener is self consumedwhere love goes to hide when you’re not presentthe hollow earth and its ravenous voidthe space of no returnwhere lightning cannot be capturedthe constant beating of the heartconsumes all friendshipschasing a lost memoryrunning on lost groundi see the glimpses of remembrancebut forgetting makes a distracting soundwhere…
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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…
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[446] The Same Old Song
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Up again I fear admitting that I can admit fear Elongated status quo misery to not admit the misery of my psycheRationale finds me conveniently when habit is found to be absentminded Days flow in a daze Time passes me mesmerisedIn an imprisoning loop of an infinite laughter So I give in… to… sleep. Up…
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[445] The Puppeteer Falls
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How does the common man end up fighting for common air,and grapple for basic necessities provided by conscious comedians When wide-eyed puppeteers find their neatly held strings laceratedtheir grip on their ivory throne dismally tightens seeing our widening eyes gasping… for a mere breath NaPoWriMo Day 26: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write…
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[444] The Festival of Poetry
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In the bloom of Aprildiscipline is cultivated andthe morning light feels curiousHeightened awareness for words unknownfrom unconscious worlds unexploredThe rise of wordsmiths cultivating a culture of rhymecreating a bridge from their abyss to walk into the readers’ soul We dream alliterations in Apriland imagine imagery in its infinite jestWe personify the prompts given and keep…
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[443] The Extinction of Hurt
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There are 17-20 species of hurt alive todayall of which live in the southern half of the heartJust before taking flight in the body, it releases numbnessfrom our rusted feathers to transform itself into painMost hurt swims in the body at a meagre pacebut the fastest hurt can reach top speeds of 22 mphUsually a…
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[442] First Step To Action
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I know, I alonethe feelings of a frozen heartDisbelief and shut eyesNo solace in the inner thoughtOnly I, only IEgo is the real causeBecause the world is full of sufferingand I get to write my demons out. Privilege. NaPoWriMo Day 23: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that responds, in some…
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[441] Thank Your Stars
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The rough seas demanded a sacrificeThe North Star hid behind clouds in plain sight when the survivors looked for directions beyondThe compass was invented and manifestedto shift the anchor of our gaze down to our fool’s paradiseSailors turned to explorers all in an overnightWe became the makers of our destiny and exploredthe first frontier called…
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[440] Know Your Dreams, Know Thyself
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I am what I end up not sayingI am what I end up not thinkingI am what evades the sightI am what you do not read between the linesI am.Between the lines, I breathe paradoxesBetween the words, I squiggle for realisationsBetween the days, I try to evade thinkingBetween the nights, I dream my evaded thinkingBetween…
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[439] Sun Through The Clouds
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Endless blue when I think too much Feverish fatigue of not knowing it all sets inSo I borrow somebody’s evolved thought to say goodbye blueAn endless string of pearls is the image of the universeIn hopes of knowing it all, we greed for every thoughtforgetting that each pearl holds the reflection of all the infinite…
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[438] Never Ending Interlude
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No finishing line in sightI end up reaching a breaking point insteadDim thoughts wreck havoc on my paper thin skinHijacked self worth andrainbows switching to monochromeA fight for air and a fight for survivalis happening outsideLight has halted its shineThe wind is empty of its answerswhile chaos walks the streetwith the ones with needs unfulfilledTruth…