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I Made a Promise Once

I made a promise once Unconditional and pure I made it when I thought I knew At a time when I was sure But life eroded all this strength Till now I’m insecure I made a promise once When commitment … Continue reading

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Leaf

A moment Stretched into years A sigh Smothered by tears A glance Drawn to a gaze A child Lost in a maze And you Darkness and light Shadows Waft through the night A lie Spoken as truth Evidence But never … Continue reading

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Awaken

Awaken now at this first bitter light Survey a scene of all these lives betrayed Abomination to the very sight Lost each and every chance we had to save Remember this, the vows you can’t set right The lies you … Continue reading

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Precious Reflection

Precious reflection Of an imperfect past Butterflies pinned Under this cold glass Precious mementos Tied to the post Sashes and scarves Treasured the most Precious beliefs Etched under your skin This is where longing Yearns to begin Precious kept feelings … Continue reading

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Evolution

Double helix Twists widdershins Tiny cracks In the unity Creates new form Struggling to be born From infertile ground Stretch to be The Other Separate from But built upon Edifice of ages The backward sweeping clock Tracks time Into the … Continue reading

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Wordle prompt – Somatic Need

This somatic need So cloying and demanding Overwhelms the spirit It is a tether To a darker underground Where we all depart light Here a spectral sylph May entice the unwary To naked awakening The final passing Skin to seamless … Continue reading

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Drink To Me

Drink to me As though you care Drink to me To show you’re there Though I know It isn’t true Drink to me I’ll drink to you Drink for what We might have been Drink for all The days unseen … Continue reading

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Death’s Lament

What song will you sing In this moment Of dark remembering? What words will you say As the world we knew Passes away? What eulogy you write As shadows Encompass this night? And what flavour your sigh While in lost … Continue reading

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Wine

This wine has aged too much Gone past its prime The redness of its hue Is soaked with time This wine has soured its taste Its time has passed The toast that it may seek Is fading fast This wine … Continue reading

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Nephilim

We are of the fallen Giant wings folded Glancing behind us To horizons lost We are of the fallen Icarus’ brothers Sun worship songs Of ancient times We are of the fallen Strove for a moment To be only ourselves … Continue reading

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