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Premium Member Exterior Garment

Physical is the coat I wear-out
in the elements – the ephemeral
shell of me, and not the yoke, man's 
embryo of spiritual wealth...longevity of 
experience and immortal growth – 

True! -- of the Eternal Now in my 
biological years not one has convincingly
surfaced, risen above the depths of doubt
to undeniably attest, my only proof 
the intimate echo of a heart-heard
voice, reciting from the velum of a
supposed soul, surfacing despite the negative
chatter of fatalists: lordly provocateurs
of fiery electrons, rejecting sparks
of individual ethereal sense: despite no two of 
us ever proven exactly alike, each of us
the unlikely oddity of billions....
a mathematical contradiction that 
can only be attributed to the reality
of a God....

Provocateur

"Provocateur"



Provocateur
lit the 
Light

Bonfires
for you 
to see

Mirrors
reflect
descendants

Ascending

Light
lit Provocateurs

Mirrors 
reflect 
departure 

Transcending

Arrival
Me in you
You in me

Light 
lit Provocateurs

Bonfires
lighting 
LOVE

the path
for you 
to see

(LadyLabyrinth / 2021)
gvlm
11.11, 11pm



"Hine-i-te-Awatea"/Lorde
https://youtu.be/P3TQz_7-rOY






“In order for the light to shine so brightly,
the darkness must be present”.

“There are two ways of spreading light;
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it” 

“In the right light, at the right time,
everything is extraordinary”

Turdiness Times

There was once a man who never had a  for a year
He was fine other than a big fat belly full of crap
Myself its been three days since I dropped one

I wonder if I’ll be that man to last a year without ting
Make it a year and a day or even two years
Getting me a Guinness World Record
And place in the history books for not ting

Those barsterwads, who say Jimmy is full of, are right
But imagine when it pops out a truck load of crap
Dedicated all to you my demeanours and provocateurs 
Till that grand time I’ll just keep eating and smiling :)


War Or Peace

In temperament of speech, gray fades to black.
When tempers start to cool, gray fades to white.
Ugly people speak until others crack.
They want nothing more than to see a fight.


Such are ways of modern provocateurs.
They desire nothing but entertainment.
Behind doors they speak of adventures, 
exaggerating how they can torment 
people who have vested dreams and goals, 
people without numbers for their defense.


Gray fades to black when people change roles.
Gray fades to white when people have their sense 
to empathize and help or understand 
rather than provoking a violent hand.

Premium Member Does It Make a Difference?

Now that election results are in
Did anyone you voted for win?
Why does it matter ?
Asked  the Mad Hatter..
Provocateurs they have all been...


For Carolyn's contest...

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