We Were Never 'I'Within this sanctum
of breath and bone—
ten trillion anchorites
mimic their devotions.
Bacteria threading
blood’s vermilion rivers
braiding holy water
into the cathedral
of now.
Their alchemy transmutes
starlight
into the wine of existence—
decanted
from Orion’s mythical vine.
Viruses—
those threshold wraiths
between being
and unbeing—
inscribe new verses
in the living gospel
of our chromosomes.
Fungi a cappella
in mycelial tongues
through marrow’s moaning chambers
decomposing resurrection
from each small death
we die.
We are not hosts—
but cantatas
still composing...
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Categories:
creation, identity, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Where Did This Life More To GoSee where the birds went
And where the wind sent
The reason the twigs bent
Hear what the words meant.
I see where the birds go
I don't see where the wind blow
I see the twigs vow down low
Amazing and fearsome I know.
The picture is destructively feel
To the mind is excruciating so real
To the heart near or far but nil
The...
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Categories:
life, perspective, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
The DecentDeep in melancholy fields I sit.
Heavy with the thought, I'm pinned in place
The past, present, future wrestle in silence
A hill of happiness rises in the distance—out of reach, yet inviting
I notice that both sides are longer than the apogee
My legs tremble, not from the height but from fear
Fear of short-lived joy
Each step echoes in the...
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Categories:
philosophy, analogy, confidence, happiness, perspective,
Form: Free verse
speech out of contextspeech is out of context
submission is out of context
lust is out of lust
out of context,out of lust
out of context,out of submission
out of context,out of speech
out of is out of contact
out of speech is out of contact
context is contact
contact is contact
out of lust,out of contact
lust lust,contact contact
lust lust,submission submission
submission is a speech speech
submission is a contact...
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Categories:
philosophy, time,
Form: Free verse
To Ponder or Not to PonderTo ponder or not to ponder - that is the question.
Is it a waste of my precious seconds, minutes, hours
To dwell on the questions that plague my mind?
I spend my waking and waning hours mulling and considering,
Crashing waves of question marks and possibilities
Dance around in my mind's eye, quelling the beast of sleep.
A skeptical girl's...
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Categories:
philosophy, 11th grade, conflict, devotion,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Are we really who we think we are?I chanced upon a rushing mirror
who danced along with all the urgency
of an early summer's wind,
a serene creature whose silver surface
seemed to only focus on reaching the sea.
In its tail I saw a human,
whose hair was the same colour as mine,
whose nose and mouth breathed the same air I did,
whose eyes captured my every...
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Categories:
12th grade, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Please Tell Me: A Response to the Film 'Grown Ups'Please tell me it’s summer every day of the year.
Please tell me that Aerosmith plays from the sky.
Please tell me that heaven’s a basketball court.
Please tell me that everyone’s life has a point.
Please tell me that no one is ever alone.
Please tell me that dying is easily explained.
Please tell me that broken birds get back...
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Categories:
philosophy, fantasy, film, irony, life,
Form: Free verse
SentienceWhat if our planet is sentient
In ways we don’t understand
And we by out actions have
Upset events it had planned,
Brought forward change
By hacking down the trees,
And Interfering in many ways
That just didn't please.
On a body the size of a planet
We are just like irritant fleas,
Or maybe to be considered
As an invasive skin disease.
Perhaps a period...
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Categories:
environment, philosophy, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
The Art of Blaming Youi wonder if my sister is aware
she’s the reason i lost my muchness
it’s like i don’t want to be loud anymore
i want to be like a whisper
or a gust of wind
i want to be quiet and go unnoticed
so bad that i tip toe
and hold my breath
maybe because i approached it...
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Categories:
philosophy, family, jealousy, judgement, little
Form: Free verse
From Dusk Till DawnAn isolating darkness looms:
A numb yet tingled skin;
And residues of twilight's gloom,
As walls unseen close in.
This place feels sharp, yet vague and stale;
The clash stirs strife within.
My fingers click and spread—a snap!
So faint—I fear I'm dead.
Insipid airs invade my lungs:
The voices haunt my ears;
Adrift in dreamlike black, undone,
Alone, still lacking fear.
Commanded, guided, commandeered
My soul is...
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Categories:
death, journey, lost, philosophy,
Form: Verse
Everybody MattersLike each drop of water raises the rivers,
Like each star is light to your path,
Like each bird carries our memories,
Each of us is part of the cosmos’ story.
...
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Categories:
nature, people, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Tough Question
Categories:
humor, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Without Regrets What Have I LeftThe end of days is a term
Dark enough
To make men squirm
And real enough
In a way
To make one consider
His final day…
Without regrets…who’s to say
And doing so I must look back
On what I wrought
And what I wrecked
What I built
And what I broke
What I gave
And what I took
Then the book that tallies sums
Finds me wanting
And then some
For...
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Categories:
death, humanity, life, philosophy,
Form: Narrative
a Sizzle and a Spark
perception sees beyond reality
interprets to the best of its ability
optimism keeps fire burning in one’s heart
while pessimism gleefully tears everything apart
instead of being boggled with the mundane
romance fills our days with wonder and champagne
a dusting of fantasy does wonders to cast a spell
kicks life up a notch and that’s no bagatelle
Submitted on July 5,...
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Categories:
appreciation, life, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
On Second Thought
Present cannot set advantage
Over past, that seems like gone
Though it’s always on the verge
Of the memories you prone
To belong to, while intending
To break free from shades of time
Partly loosing understanding
Doesn’t look at all sublime
But it goes like Latin dictum
Drive the nature out of door
Then it flies back home to victim
Through the window, like before.
...
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Categories:
meaningful, memory, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
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