In a forgotten corner of the world, where silences stretch like a carpet of mist,
My thoughts wander among the ruins of lives scattered by the wind,
Reminding me that wisdom and madness dance hand in hand,
Like two shadows merging under the pale light of an eternal sunset.
In the silence of an endless night, I contemplate the broken destinies,
A silent song of those who fell prey to their inner storms,
For only when ruin touches our own being do we truly understand,
For only then do we see clearly that the lost ones are our unknown brothers.
In the shadow of an existence unraveling like an old canvas,
I realize that the drunkards, the mad, the prisoners, and the dreamers are part of us,
People who wear invisible scars like medals of destiny,
They are as commonplace as a rainbow arching after a storm.
Memories intertwine like threads of silk in the wind of time,
And I understand that every ruined life is a story worth hearing,
For in their fragility, we find the reflection of our own searches,
And in the fragility of a shattered dream, we find the strength to be reborn.
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The staff did not understand until they were shown
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Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Contest Judged: June 1st, 2025 11:09:00 AM
Placement: First
“I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.”
—Quote by David Attenborough
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Three rivers meet here in ecstasy
five thousand feet above sea level
guarded by range of mountains and hills
where tea, coffee, rose, cardamom breeze
stupefies air, mist completes the drink.
With bated breath all that breathe just wait
for NeelaKurinji, fine blue blooms
blooming only once every twelve years
Will she survive more such proud seasons?
SITTING ON MULTICOLORED CARPET SQUARES
LOST IN THOUGHT, BUT THINKING OF NOTHING AND NOONE
SO MANY RIVERS HAVE CHANGED IN RANGE OF FLOW
UNEXPECTED ARE THE DIRECTIONS THAT THE ROCKS SKIP
IT IS THEN THE THE MULTICOLORED CARPET SQUARES BECOME AMBIDEXTROUS
UNPREDICTABLE ARE THE INTERCHANGES OF TIME
ALL BREEZEWAYS AND ENTRYWAYS BECOME MORE NARROW WITH ABUSED AGE
ALL OF A SUDDEN A STORM BREWS WITH CONSTIPATED RAGE
THE LAXATIVE OF RELEASED FREEDOM IS A MUCH WELCOMED CHAPTER OF EXHILARATING EXHALATION
THE MULTICOLORED CARPET SQUARES DISSIPATE WHEN THE SLUMBERS ARE THE DEEPEST
MASSAGE CHAIRS FRESH FROM SOME ABANDONED MALL WILL BE CHOSEN NEXT TIME, NEXT CHAPTER
Just ‘round the corner,
A carpet of gold,
From the branches of ginkgos,
Was there to behold.
The lovely-shaped leaves
Also covered some cars,
So you couldn’t tell Hondas
From sleek Jag-u-ars.
I waded through piles,
Their yellow so bright
That all who walked by
Got a dose of delight.
In a matter of days,
Nature’s vacuum will sweep
All that carpet away,
Likely while we’re asleep.
Carpet
I accede to
licking the suburban carpet clean under
my bed following the
resignation of
my vacuum.
Melted in the background of the forefront of my mind
Thinking about all of the thoughts I've left far behind
Now everything within my head seems so very intertwined
The asterisk by the questions of answers I'll never find
Interference is what confuses my once solid mental state
Fear is the illusion that my enemies illustrate
Unbalanced in tortured abuses that echo and reverberate
Evidence seems inconclusive but not open for debate
Inhumane acts to humanity just a subject to be tested
Mind raped in profanity every part they have molested
Actions of complete insanity why was I even selected
The power of my anatomy has been tortured and arrested
V2K, silent sound, no touch torture, gang stalked target
How to fight those who always walk on Blood Red Carpet
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Carpet Cleaning
What should we leave behind?
Debts? Memories sublime?
Undeserved blessings passed on to us?
A fare for free passage on a Greyhound bus?
Whatever we share during a life;
A bit of our wisdom, comfort in strife,
A plot of good soil to nourish a seed.
Let goodness crown our legacy.
Lay unearned treasures for those to come,
that they may rejoice with the fortunate some.
The past is greatly honored, let the future be so.
Dust off the red carpet before you go.
RED CARPET
red carpet
of kings and queens
rolled out
it’s the one our grandparents knew
it rolls
one
up
in
a
heap
we struggle to understand
that suffering
and death
are ‘specially seen
in the latter years
i used to be green
i’d hear
the thunder crack of cancer
see the scintilla of light
under
the door
i’d wonder
of it
but not
know
the knowing
fills bone marrow
the scraping
of the bones’
throes
Dear carpet,
I really admire you.
From the hellish flames
Of stinky toes
And shoes, and paws,
And the cat’s dirty claws
You look up and gather
The pieces of life
Good or bad
You don’t care
Either way,
You’ll keep it there
But now I’m burdened
With the tormenting task
Of erasing those memories
And cleaning you up
rainbowed ghosts
rustling underfoot
each tells a story
miracles like milk
prosperity like water
beautiful growth like perfection
still learning about so many definitions
though older, still a child asking the Elder questions
though wiser, still green and making many mistakes in the grass of life
continuing to hang in the freezer
continuing to be crazy from the heat
still wishing for a moderate balance
i too look at everything in my vision from multiple sides now
the scars are the teachers
the unfortunate part of the continuity of my forward steps make me a permanent student
when my time comes, yes, i will still have questions
however, i will be resting peacefully, so i guess trying to find the answers will not matter anymore
pathways and trails of life like rocky silk
views continuing to be odder and odder
boldly she brought us forward
zooming into a twilight day
a flying carpet ride
romantic in every way
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