how many times did it take you? going back / rewinding, uncoil the tangles / smooth the sharp edges of the world that scraped away at me / made me vulnerable // the hardest part was acknowledging / I had been allowing it for so…
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City of Stars (Hour 3)
The city stays beaming and breathing while others sleep it lights up on weekends the bubble spreads like a wildfire alcohol exhumes wild personalities tucked in all week loud pass hands bodies seek warmth in others the city is alive in a high mood…
Come to me Like a Song
Come to me like a song a half-remembered melody Like promises I half forgot to a certain special somebody! Come now to me like my muse with a tingle and melancholy a song that tugs my heartstrings rekindling pain from old follies Come to me…
2022 hour 3 / prompt 3 “tension”
2022 hour 3 / prompt 3 “tension” Prompt: chose – audio prompt ‘city of stars’ arr. for 2 cellos Dance, like life, is an exercise in tension So much can be expressed with so little Knowing when to reach out Knowing when to…
Third Eye Emerging (Hour 3)
Internally the turmoil is unforgiven. The root of the pain stems from the unknown. Unresolved issues from my past are dormant. A blank slate void of laughter, joy, or pain. As night falls intuitive visions flood my mind. As the sun rises exhaustion takes over…
Who you’re not (Hour #3)
Never reply; I’m not sure. To a question about your identity. Now, cross it out; I’m not sure. Add a few more statements of confidence; I have an identity. You can brag a little too; I’m very unique. It’s all falling in piece now, resounding like…
this land was made for you and me
land of freedom land of opportunity land of democracy land of violence land of oppression land of authority
miles to go (after Robert Frost)
miles to go (after Robert Frost) blood flows hot and ragged a collective thrum. walls surround them, they have chosen to let our cries be drown out by their preachers whose shouts of condemnation do …
2022 poetry marathon hour 2 – “the fading fae forest”
2022 poetry marathon hour 2 – “the fading fae forest” Prompt line chosen from “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening” by Robert Frost ~line selected: ‘Whose woods these are I think I know’~ The woods were astonishingly beautiful They were They WERE…
Celebration of Life (Hour Two)
Celebration of Life I was taught to mourn and grieve. Birthed into the physical world, with a goal of transitioning back into consciousness is frown upon. I was taught the gates of heaven would not be open to me. Released into the purest from of…