Introspection Choka Poems

An opening's gap
Construed as silver lining's
Lack— not wings; just blue stupor—
Clouds spinning circles.
Still crowns kings; a wisp of rain
Falls in brief— in heaven's clasp.

Why must...

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rubik cube close by
unsolvable small puzzle
several years pass

thoughts turn to easy
solution~give up~ discard
divorce never right?

maybe a smooth round
one that would glide easier
marriage counseling?  

Written:...

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The inviting sea
 Beckons him to reminisce
Fondly of the good ol' days

   What great fun he had!
   As a career fisherman
He...

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Roller coaster rides,
When in dreams, they’ll leave the track;
Flying anywhere and back;
To re-attach to,
Their own track before you wake
Up from the dreamscapes scene.
No one can...

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I faced my fear and
Stared it down; much easier
To do in dreams than awake.
When it came to me
In wakefulness, I battled
For ten years but, I...

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The thorn of a rose
Sharply reached into my life
From my brain, down to my toes

I could only feel
The pain instead of beauty
All the worries became...

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raised ink blots of braille -
a feeble language to me.
licking fingers to flip page.
knowledge found in books -
heavy in “rest in peace” pile.
how will i...

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Divided by decades
our feet traveled worlds apart
but our eyes saw the same sky

The same sun touched your 
shoulder, while stars captured your
thoughts with curiosity

On nights...

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Says the robber’s wife:
Oh,my man should have returned,
Has the gibbon lost its grip?
Sorry, robber's wife:
A day will just be a day,
Monkey will not just return....

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Squint and imagine
My teacher once said to me
For there may be more to see
At first it seems clear
But if then you look closely
Another layer of...

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Books upon table
Books so placed, all side by side
Haphazard the plan, order
Sublime is the mind
A hunger for writing mine
Books bathed in sun dappled...

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there is an escape
from the wound I carry now
the pain will slowly lift soon
I will live again
grasp what life has to offer
that is my goal...

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Lies, deceit, half-truths,
Float quickly, drift, rising high.
Disembark trivia now.
One lie; then others,
Compensate the mortals’ eye.
Blinding in their retrospect,
Thou shall blame thyself,
Or shall thee blame all...

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The days of old, hold
A promise for the grey world
Not wanting heartache
Must relive the past
Having decisions to make
Don’t want pain again

Russell Sivey...

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The rush in the seat
Woven by someone you love
The arch of the back four slats
Empty now for years
Polished by someone now gone
The shadow that haunts...

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