Poetry Circle
Juniper Moon
My juniper moon, and I with amber lantern glow suspended above, I braced against the stinging wind In the night cloth and twinkles of diamonds here and there like shimmering ice crystals’ I brace my brow against the sharp wind of the night
Insomnia (Poem)
Here is a little poem for you all. Insomnia If I fall asleep now I will have 8 hours, That’s more than enough. Most nights I only get 4 or 5, And wake up feeling rough. If I fall asleep now I will have 7 hours, That’s still, I’d say, a surplus. But even…
RTFM:1:Recon
I'm interested in you, I'd like to learn from your experience, and so I pursue with undue cheeriness the question of what is all this then? Like a rooster to a hen I might say I like your cluck but you think I mean you'd like my flock. It lets me walk a mile in…
First crack at poetry.
Who are you when the call ends? After clicking the red button placed meticulously on the screen. Do you sit in silence, with only the memory of the conversation playing back in your head? Do you move directly on to the next task scheduled for the day, not allowing yourself to process the conversa...
Of Angels & Ashes
Who are you? The question is shrouded in simplicity yet filled with complexity. Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus? A cluster of cells that orchestrates its own consciousness? An alchemist's enigma. Who are you? Who are you, without your name. As a rose by any other name woul...
HAIR CUT
HAIR CUT Falling from my head A cathartic release Let the hair fly away Each strand, I’m at peace Cut my hair to find parts hiding in reflection Like trying on styles personality convention Shaved it back to the skin To keep him at a distance Apathy over affection The path of least resistance Pul...
.The End.
.THE END. The quiet is heavy, beholden to the wait, burdened by the levy, of the slow weaving fate. Turning Hand over hand, refusing to subtract, the deafening demand, To add up what I lack. Elusive when I want, your need so deafening, silence feels like a taunt, each moment threatening. Cannot s...
The Adder’s Nightcap
The Adder's Nightcap Slowly regaining my consciousness after the adder poured me a glass of his truth on the rocks with poison promises stared me deep in the eyes as he stirred in the vermouth Passed me the glass without hesitation gave a toast to my death he took none of the blame gave me…
Someday, one day
Someday, one day, someday, one day, you will look back, you will look back in your past, you will look back into time that used to be, and you will remember, you will definitely remember, you will remember what you used to be, and you will remember, you will remember who you used to be. You will ...
Free
My thoughts are my thoughts, your thoughts are your thoughts, my emotions are my emotions, your emotions are your emotions, my beliefs are my beliefs, your beliefs are your beliefs, my goals are my goals, your goals are your goals, my hopes are my hopes, your hopes are your hopes, my dreams are m...