Eclipsed by design,
husky mist enclosed.
It’s quiet in here,
far far too quiet.
Every star silenced.
Why are we here?
Why open doors?
Do the curtains
provide riches?
Attraction,
aggression,
will entice.
Tugging
stiffly
‘Come.’
Time slips away
Use it wisely
Set lofty goals
Reach for your dreams
Live your best life
There's no second chance
So get it right !
AP: 3rd place 2026
Melting on your tongue like sunshine
let’s have that toast and a tale.
Raising a shiver on your spine,
butter and honey sprinkled on cinnamon.
Know that this journey was mine,
I share it now to become eternal
live on with the faithful, become divine.
Ingenuity on a grande scale,
the catalyst for a legend by design.
Many are lost in a mind
that can be seen
as a dream
Lovely illusions are confusing
as perception
isn't what it seems
The mind is a field within
itself
deeper than
holes in the grass
Cut the grass & see things
deeply rooted
in the past
Our foundation is a cast
full of liquid ideas
that become solidified
Everything is pliable
for the world is easily
molded by the mind
Born from the darkness
meant to shine in a world
full of shade
Think of yourself as a light
in the sky
one of the brightest
ever made
We're all stars floating
in a space
that the All has designed
Recognize the patterns
all around
& know that it's
all by design
Down dusty lanes we quietly stroll
Fallen' leaves , red and brown decorate the ground
memories covered with smoke and haze
fill simpler days of choices made
coming close to playful pursuit
death by design leads to life in the twilight
Your dense scars are proof you survived,
vivid dreams filled with old worries;
Fears creep as you close your eyes,
mental bruises that sometimes still hurt;
Vivid dreams filled with old worries,
bite your tongue to keep them dormant;
Blood scabs with a bit of fresh clarity;
Fears creep as you close your eyes,
yanked to the left and back to the right;
Released again with each sunrise;
Mental bruises that sometimes still hurt,
rest easy they long ago were healed;
Fly now, those marks are gold by design.
You are just a rose
And beautiful by design
Gaudy with blue hue
Your purity is virtue
Makes a graceful man stumble
“By Design”
By design
other dimensions
astonishing alien fields
different shades
of dark and light
intradimensional beings
strange lives
surround us
we are oblivious
to their invisible kingdoms
their unique opinions
their different addictions
their mysterious freedoms
part of ours, under cover
in our infected delirium
dissolving over-rated
control and power
dissolving
food for thought
dissolving
seconds in minutes
in hours
(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
“I divide
In the sky
In the seams
Between the beams
All the loving
And separating
All the turning
To face each other …”
delirium.
“The CAM diagnostic algorithm evaluates four key features of delirium: 1) Acute Change in Mental Status with Fluctuating Course, 2) Inattention, 3) Disorganised Thinking, and 4) Altered Level of Consciousness.”
intradimensional -v- interdimensional
luck is the wave emitted by design
it loses itself in the wake
that wanders into the horizon
never to be heard from again
questioning only drives away
the purpose behind acceptance
there are things in this world
that just are
why i see myself
when i touch you
as a falcon perched upon your wrist
a bond deeper than Earth can hold
a knowing only a universe
could ever really understand
where frailties find no purpose
the bonded find all the answers
when i touch you
i am the falcon upon your wrist
luck is the wave emitted by design
the gift of death
is in the kiss bequeathing eternity
long promised within the birth
luck in the wave of design
have you ever been working
lost in the lines, come to realize
there is another guiding the dice cup
OKC 10/22
They separate us by gender,
and segregate by race
They separate us by intellect,
and isolate by taste
They separate us by fortune,
and detach us by fame
They separate us by family,
nepotism to blame
They keep us divided
through life ever long
The poles ever widening
—too lost to belong
(Dreamsleep: January, 2021)
thunder is a game i used to play
lightening is the reaction to the end result
hail is the expression of the record of my career and my life
the wind is the temperamental cry of my struggle in deep reflection
rain is the blueprint from which i construct the as presented to you and them
roots are the beginning processes of unbeknownst damage started by me
growth is the weeds untouchable by machete of scythe
foundation is the permanent tidal wave i cause when i mess up your brain with a fodder of falsity
poverty is the blues and the bruises that consume you take your walk the wrong way
arrow is the defiant daredevil refusing to let me forget the seeds that i planted once upon a time in a storm
flood is the blood rushing to my head as my prematurely age from the stress of regret
sewer is my final resting place where i die of consumption and typhus
On my upcoming vacation
wouldn't mind going to
visit a creation museum,
for instance,
seeing the one in Kentucky
would be one of my life long dreams,
growing up I heard at
school a lot of evolutionary tales,
so in my youth I thought
we all used to be more
hairy and walk around
bent over like a neanderthal,
also believing that we were
all cave men and women
speaking unga-bunga words,
men hitting women over
the head and dragging them
around is really quite absurd,
thats why I admire the creation
archeologists like Dr. Carl Baugh
and many others in this field,
as they are always finding evidence
of intelligent design on
their archeology digs down
in the sedimentary layers
of the rock and lignite,
to me evolution is just
a backwards notion
that one day we will
evolve into gods and
is a total waste of time!
Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart that there is no God...
By design, I was created to tranquilize your mind,
enter your world and cause it to align,
protect your spirit from the unkind,
be your inspiration,
support your vision,
help you to give birth to your mission.
By design, I was molded to mesmerize your mind,
lips that taste like burgundy wine,
honey pot that tastes like sweet melon vine,
be your lover,
give you my undivided attention.
By design, I was born to elevate your mind,
introduce you to the refined.
If you are so inclined,
i promise to keep our love enshrined.
this is all By design.
Fatal By Design
Humans are as fatal as a motorcar,
Born only to die in a head on collision with death.
It’s just waiting to happen; there is no escape.
Your future’s bleak; revel in it.
Fatal by design, born only to die.
Fatal by design, born only to die.
(C)2013 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
apple blossom clouds -
spring’s fragrant snow, fall’s gold but
no seed births home tree
Brian Johnston
December 17, 2015
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