Category Archives: Air

Writing primarily expressing the element Air – thoughts, belief, theory, philosophy, satire and science.

I Am Lost

I am lost within this maze This labyrinth I am frightened of the shadows And the Minotaur within I move forward Or so it seems Till I’m backward Lost in dreams Just lost I am lost within this house This … Continue reading

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If You Stop Breathing

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading

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Out of Sight

He was always just out of sight Leaving his debris behind He was one with shadow and night Always so cruel, never kind He was always just out of reach Pimpernel-like he would fly Blink and you’d miss what he’d … Continue reading

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What Am I? For Prompt 21 My Story

I am chrysalis returned, awakening I ask only for my mind’s true linearity That I learn from, not forget, my painful memories I turn, evolve, so deep within my skin I am butterfly wings expanding, trembling I absorb all information … Continue reading

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End of an Era

I always felt she epitomised the end of an era Like a queen surveying her own jazz age She was born out of time A moment too late Like an exclamation mark to remind us of former days that never … Continue reading

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The Busy Signal

Half past ten Dark morning Lingering over coffee My hand strays Silently prays Again and again In barely hidden Bleak despair For once again Again it’s there The busy signal I said I’d call You said you’d be Waiting by … Continue reading

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Prime Suspect

And would we all agree That he Must be The prime suspect Of this gallery? And would we all concur Like her Prefer To nod assent And not aver? The judge will raise his brow Just now Avow The sentence … Continue reading

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Slicing – for Community Storyboard September 8 Prompt – Horror Story

Razor sharp Slicing My sinews crack open I’m almost unaware Of the assault It comes so quietly So expertly They always come In shadows And silence And slicing Sweat soaked sheets Would mix with blood Cold grey eyes Watched me … Continue reading

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Trick of the Mind

You were a trick of the mind A wolf in jester’s clothing A child within a man You were a phantom being Clothed in trickster flesh Strange skeletal span You were the opposite Of what you would portray And yet … Continue reading

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Silk

The caress was like silk Soft whispers along the arm Barely a touch A ghost’s kiss Ephemeral delight Moments later The imprint still shivered But like an afterthought Or waking from a dream And in that second Desperate memory queried … Continue reading

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