The scout tent lit alight,
the dear diary burns bright,
go ask Alice,
mortal fears
no longer children.
Thou shou not weep
Thou shou reap
Strangers lurk in playgrounds
echoing such innocent sounds.
Chain me up sister,
its a red fiery full moon tonight,
and sunken no longer are my eyes
as you dance in the pale of sun,
with the full delicatessen
of glowing freckled numbing pins.
The porous strands of devious sins
My werewolf hairs stand up within
My half-sister is in Texas
and she cannot use THC.
Her mother moving her there
planted that dark seed.
I am fortunate to remain
where I can smoke it legally.
Their legislators are incapable
of seeing things clearly.
sometimes i sleep so long i forget to eat.
i think it’s supposed to hurt like bruises blooming purple on my skin,
so i press my thumbs against the moons under my eyes like checking fruits for ripeness.
my room has began collecting things:
half-drank glasses of water and trash spilling out the bin.
my teeth fall off every night in my dreams.
june creeps in quietly and it comes in every shade of blue.
i numb myself to avoid every thought but you.
i keep leaving my curtains closed the whole day
yet i ask myself where are the sun rays.
i just keep hoping this will all just fix itself.
while you’re out there living your mornings im drowning in my own dread.
maybe tomorrow it’ll be august instead.
maybe tomorrow the rotten fruit will be dead.
Tolerance--
With All The Hippies
And Hill-Billies On
The Blooming Fringes
Of All Our Thoughts...
Soft And Warm,
Contrary To Hope...
Here And There...
Tolerance To
Cope...
Clear Your Intolerance
To Yourselves,
Like A Log Jam
In The Flowing
Heart.
Your Own Thoughts.
Your Own Logs.
Well, To At Least
Tolerate My Own,
You Know...
***Unconditional***
-Gray Squirrel
06-30-2026
Une très mauvaise nouvelle,
Ma petite sœur Anne,
Qui avait survécu à un cancer du sein,
il y a une dizaine d’années,
Fait un cancer de l’autre sein,
La vie est très injuste,
Elle est médecin, soigne les gens
Du mieux qu’elle peut.
J’ai eu envie de pleurer,
En apprenant la nouvelle,
Mais elle est plus courageuse que moi,
Elle ne craint pas les chimiothérapies,
Elle a décidé de se battre à nouveau.
A very bad news,
My little sister Anne,
Who had survived breast cancer,
About ten years ago,
Has cancer in the other breast,
Life is very unfair,
She is a doctor, heals people
As best she can.
I felt like crying,
Upon hearing the news,
But she is braver than me,
She is not afraid of chemotherapy,
She decided to fight again.
Lily you are so much more than just my Texas Lady you are a fellow Ambassador of Love
Lily you make me smile and make me happy
I recall road tripping to Austin Texas with You Lily my pupper
You Anwar Brian Me Road tripped to Texas Austin
We had such an amazing time
Pupper you are an ambassador of Love Like me Lily I remember being so scared snuggling with you kept me sane Lily my Texas Lady You are great and wonderful and My Pupper
I remember when you vomited all over me I just laughed cause I knew I needed to hold you to keep you calm. Do You remember meeting Jammer and his mom?
Yeah Lil Lily my Texas Lady your smarter then people know or would ever Imagine
Pupper You so cute and everyone Loves you forever!!
If you shrink to compactness, I’ll put you in my pocket
If you grow big and towering, I’ll climb into your sleeve
If you whisper gently, I’ll lean in close, intently
And close I will stay
A whisper away
Because you are me
and I am you
And whatever you name me
I will answer to
And if you can fly
I can too
If you’re a bird, I’m a bird
If life goes the way it should
I’ll be the one left behind
Watching each of you go
I’ve said farewell to one
She was only thirty
And far too young
But knowing I’ll likely face
Three more goodbyes
I feel unsettled by a lonely truth
None of you will be there
When it’s my turn to leave
Love is the gift given by my dream giver
He told me she is perfect in my site and I know he is right
Love she is tender at heart.
Trusted by me forever
Helen she brings me life
The Lord is kind in his creation
He made her better then all
In my site I know she Loves me more than all
In my heart My love for her is created to never die
Helen is Chosen by God to be best friends from forever
I knew her from before my creation she has always been at my side
Living like me hasn’t been easy
living in an RV for 9 years wasn’t very pleasing.
Growing up as the fat middle child made me become a ghost, an outsider.
Being compared by my sister made me feel like I had to become her
but I won't let society come between us cause she's my sister.
Having a father look down on me cause I was fat and wasn't healthy,
why couldn’t he just love and hug me?
So much emotions,
Im sorry but imagine a life where I can’t be free
Now i’m 24 and I have more clarity with who i am and who I want to be.
We all have it hard but how can one love her self when she saw
the ugly sibling,
the odd ball.
But I know i'll be okay since I have god and maturity,
I hope someone can love me for who I am and what I have inside of me.
My little little sister, baby of the family.
You are so beautiful.
You shine so brightly, smile so happily, love so strongly.
You make my world better, little little sister.
You take the reasons away.
You make me want to see another sunrise.
My little little sister.
I carry on for you.
Awake me muse, for I need to commit,
To something, anything that will keep me fit
Before me sits, an unbuilt kit,
waiting for me to assemble it
With steady hands ready to work,
Unboxing, pulling out pieces,
for all they are worth
Parts and pieces dispersed here and there,
instructions interpreted as somewhat fair
Leave it to me, I’ll get it done,
better late than never, I told someone.
Time has come, to glue this to that,
prime, sand, then paint all that
To finish the task at one’s feet,
the process calls for it to repeat
Don’t call me a bad guy,
if I justify why you should electrify
You can paint or wallpaper any wall,
it doesn’t much matter to me at all
With all those lights still so dark,
plug in with “AC” to get a spark
Once we throw the thumb-wheel switch,
we behold all that glows,
hopefully, without a hitch.
I can proudly say to you this day,
this dolls house is ready and on its way
Ready for you to decorate
with folks gathering to participate
Thanking you in advance
for this build of mine
and approving of my timeline
At some point, you might say,
at his best, he was a gifted Miniaturist
As I look back, I know when
we drifted
Though faulted with being
believed
Trust this, I emptied my soul
Holding will destroy your soul
Forgiving myself first, open
door to be free
Forgiving mom, allow healing
can't you see
You missed real love Mom
shared
Forgive is to heal , so life
enjoyed
What Happened
When will your excuses stop
Mom waited, you lost
I believe you like this life of
dark anger
I miss mom, we enjoyed life
What happened decades is unspeakable
Survivor I am, not unspeakable
Your emotions embarrass
mom
Sadly you couldn't enjoy mom
Treating everyone with cold attitude is lonely life
Thanks for the lesson, my peace always win fight
Sisters are supposed to secure generation
Loosing parents, and siblings build new foundation
You and I can't fulfill these dreams
My heart has finally healed a past pain
I will plant new beginning with amazing mom
Life is a gift to love, grateful, share, teaching not chop up
I'm not perfect, but I gaining my inner faith, hope, and love with kindness From God
Wish you well Sister
As I look back, I know when
we drifted
Though faulted with being
believed
Trust this, I emptied my soul
Holding will destroy your soul
Forgiving myself first, open
door to be free
Forgiving mom, allow healing
can't you see
You missed real love Mom
shared
Forgive is to heal , so life
enjoyed
What Happened
When will your excuses stop
Mom waited, you lost
I believe you like this life of
dark anger
I miss mom, we enjoyed life
What happened decades is unspeakable
Survivor I am, not unspeakable
Your emotions embarrass
mom
Sadly you couldn't enjoy mom
Treating everyone with cold attitude is lonely life
Thanks for the lesson, my peace always win fight
Sisters are supposed to secure generation
Loosing parents, and siblings build new foundation
You and I can't fulfill these dreams
My heart has finally healed a past pain
I will plant new beginning with amazing mom
Life is a gift to love, grateful, share, teaching not chop up
I'm not perfect, but I gaining my inner faith, hope, and love with kindness From God
Wish you well Sister
If you need sweeting up
I have been dipped in honey
will give you every drop of it
in my sweet songs
Will you sing along?
come along and have fun with me
on this flat land we run free
no hill will stand in your way
And i’m rolling in this - space of time
thinking your son is - way to kind
to be a son of - any kind
In awe of you and all you are within
I had no peace from the beginning
so, nor i care to end without
stories taste better over time
especially with a silver soul like mine
I miss the way we shared
wish I had better prepared
for the parting of our ways
I miss your face
You asked for my permission
don't think there is a further vision from greed - than you
I agree with you
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