Bat Crazy 5



"Bat Crazy 5"


Some say

she was batsh** crazy
life hits the windscreens 
in the labyrinth of life
that way

the foot remains pinned
to the metal, fast to the floor
full speed, left brained left hand 
holding hard-gripped the gear stick

an upwards inflection, “You know”,
in the Queen’s Land, "all under control"
the open palm under the shaft
moving all the way up to 5, 

reflecting on the mirror rearview
she watches the eyes
of her child
dreaming of open highways

the foot remains pinned
to the metal, fast to the floor
full speed, left brained left hand
holding hard-gripped the gear stick

never once moving from 5 
the left all the way up to targa 5
right hand up on the wheel
left hand down right up to 5

windows spitting emeralds
like a baphomet 
the two finger salute
the other above so below

watches on

"here we go again",
the 1 above it all 
watches on 
as above so below

that 1's long-suffering 
that way, aghast, but resolute, 
that 1 has never-ending reserves 
of eternal patience

and watches on 
perplexed

her mind geared on 
how to kill off 
a spider 
and his sister, next

changing lanes
easier said than done
when you're hell-bent on 
Freedom

the highway sign 
Happy New Year 
flashes ever onwards by, 
foot to the floor 

left brain baffled
at forgiveness
at Christmas 
long gone by 

right hand on the wheel
left hand down 
open palmed 
shifting gears 

accelerating increduality
towards the accuracy 
in the justice of karma 
drivers sitting on both shoulders

inside the vehicle 
holding the wheel
the internal speaks
to the universe 

listening 
for kindness 
and answers
on a lost highway

Blue Sky 
nods, as if in agreement,
that 1's always amused -
but never confused, that way

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)






“Is it possible to switch dimensions? 

There is currently no conceivable way to get to these if they exist, and they may only be possible, not actual. To travel between realities, they need to be in proximity. To be in proximity and not interact, they need to be incompatible. If it is a compatible universe you could travel to, it is already here.” 



"Won’t you let me know, 
if you made it home that night
Oh won’t you let me know
If our bones made it home alright..."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Ray Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
quite the ride MiLady....quite the montage of shifting gears.... remembering my motorcycle leaning into curves in the hill country as trees flashed by
Labyrinth Avatar
January 17, 2024 at 9:33 PM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/one_lie_1600318
Labyrinth Avatar
January 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM
"what was gold turns to rust one lie is the suicide pill for trust..."
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January 11, 2024 at 10:51 PM
"When you reach the stage where you can have a very dark and difficult experience, without having to look on the "bright side", then you know that you have made progress in your healing journey. Because one significant measure of our emotional health, is our capacity to tolerate all of our experiences without jumping to reactive reframes. You reach a stage where you can stretch to accommodate the truth of your lived experience. You have enough light inside, to own the shadow....
Labyrinth Avatar
January 11, 2024 at 10:52 PM
and enough shadow inside, to own the light."
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January 1, 2024 at 2:40 AM
https://genius.com/Thenewno2-make-it-home-lyrics
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:19 AM
5.
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December 29, 2023 at 2:22 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:22 AM
https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/unity-through-symbolism-hamsa
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:21 AM
https://www.jewelry-auctioned.com/learn/trending-jewelry-news/hamsa-hand-symbol-meaning
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:21 AM
https://spiritualgangster.com/blogs/news/demystifying-the-hamsa-hand
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:20 AM
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hamsa/
Goldsmith Avatar
December 28, 2023 at 12:53 PM
A great write with great pictures. I can feel the speed/air going by. We always make it home at night. Some nights our bones come home the next day. Hahaha!!! "Happy New Year 2024" ...............
Labyrinth Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Some don't ... make it back Home, at night or day. One can only pray that they are safe and out of harms way. To follow up with a call, or a message text to ensure they made it home safely or from Point A to Point B, is the sign of a very caring and loving person, familial, friend, acquaintenance or other. I wish you all the best, including joy, peace and safety in your New Year Mme Goldsmith. X0
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December 27, 2023 at 5:05 PM
right hand up, left hand down
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December 27, 2023 at 5:05 PM
left hand up, right hand down
Labyrinth Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 5:05 PM
two finger salute
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December 27, 2023 at 5:03 PM
"The 5th dimension is a conceptual, unobservable microdimension of space. It’s considered a spatial dimension, like the 3D length, height, and depth we’re familiar with. In theory, it’s a plane of spacetime that’s curved in on itself so tightly, the entire dimension is a loop smaller than an atom. It’s too small to be noticed by humans, and its existence can only be indirectly observed through its theoretical effects on the fundamental forces of the universe (mainly gravity). The 5th dimension is mostly used as a mathematical tool to make sense of various physics models of the universe, like string theory."
Labyrinth Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 5:07 PM
https://www.wikihow.com/What-Is-the-5th-Dimension
Labyrinth Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 5:04 PM
What is life like in the 5th Dimension?
Labyrinth Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 5:04 PM
https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/awakening-to-the-fifth-dimension/AWAKENING_TO_THE_FIFTH_DIMENSION_excerpt.pdf
Labyrinth Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 4:36 PM
"Make It Home"/thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison)/227zoo
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December 27, 2023 at 4:38 PM
LYRICS/"Make It Home", thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison) ******************************* https://genius.com/Thenewno2-make-it-home-lyrics
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December 27, 2023 at 4:37 PM
https://youtu.be/0bXJpezY5G0?si=mBI_C9jsIHoDxW_w
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