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The Man Who Carried the Light

...I walked that road when crisis struck—
voices blurred, strangers recoiled,
and help summoned cold authority.

Then a kind man appeared—
heart vast as hope’s horizon—
he paused his world to meet...
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Categories: reroute, hope, humanity, inspiration, life,
Form: Free verse

Leverage

...I am the wrench in the clockwork,
a tiny twist in the gears of a universe
too vast to notice my pinch,
yet enough to reroute the cascade—
leverage, a quiet conspiracy of small forces.

Like a c...
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Categories: reroute, life,
Form: Free verse



Episode one - No limes on Tatooine - A new hope

...I’m drunk, but you’re beautiful,
a line I used to rehearse.
The Dreamers’ artistic longing felt noble,
but it came with a curse.
I bought the ticket when I didn’t know better from worse.
Now I’v...
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Categories: reroute, best friend, crazy, drink,
Form: Rhyme

The Best Version

...Liar! You liar! I'm so glad you told me now
'Cause now I have time to turn around and reroute

Now I can sit here and ponder on why it's always me
Why does EVERYBODY I meet - always deceive?

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Categories: reroute, mentor,
Form: Rhyme

The Road

...I travelled back down the road
on which we spent hours together,
incalculable time twisting our fates
like the vine covered walls we’d pass.

I travelled back down the road
with signs pointed t...
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Categories: reroute, allegory, analogy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Memberthis is the reroute 2015

...THIS IS THE REROUTE
THE RUT FOR THE RAM
NOT LIKE A DODGE 
WHERE YOU GOT
ALL YOU CAN

THIS IS THE REROUTE
LIKE A YEAR FOR A SCORE
A WANDER NOT REACHING
FOR A HEART TO WANT MORE

THIS IS THE...
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Categories: reroute, analogy, car, encouraging, growing
Form: Rhyme

Alexandria, Part Iii

...Alexandra began to understand
why he had chosen this place for her home,
a secluded spot, sequestered away
from the madness he felt the world would know,
a place few if any people would go.
He s...
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Categories: reroute, confusion, dark, father, future,
Form: Narrative

Overthinking

...I Want to live this world amazingly
But the habit of overthinking
Has been making things messy

The what ifs are being overpowered
The big childhood dreams
Are being shattered

It's like livi...
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Categories: reroute, 11th grade, anxiety, how
Form: Rhyme

Senior Year

...The end of senior year is bittersweet. 
Most of our assignments are incomplete
Working the bare minimum to pass
Taking each day class by class 

Senioritis has been here since third quarter
As ...
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Categories: reroute, 12th grade, change, high
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWalkabout

...through your looking glass
redefine your prospects
reroute all efforts
stay an undiscovered self
reaffirm life's terms within...
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Categories: reroute, destiny, education, fate, future,
Form: Tanka

In the Heart of Mother Earth

..."The sounds of Earth is the music to my soul"


Birds chirp to wake me in the morn'
as if to detach me from my yawn.
Gratitude overwhelms the gift of today,
for we often pray to live an...
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Categories: reroute, beach, bird, nature, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberLove Or Hate Minichu

...ice bound by solitude
as electricity's comfort sputters in doubt
cold intrudes

from vast blind hours
light's sweet after a week without
power

complete
fine lines reroute
heat

ice bound...
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Categories: reroute, dark, light, power, winter,
Form: Rhyme

Reroute

..."turn right in 180 meters"
Turned left,
To feed the occasional
Anxiety.
"Rerouting to your destination."...
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Categories: reroute, absence, angst, anxiety, deep,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberChristmas 2020

...the elves built a new workshop and yes there’s a but
they didn’t use one-call and their phone lines got cut
isolated up north poor Santa missed some calls
he lost the warranty on his sleigh and an...
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Categories: reroute, christmas, humorous,
Form: Rhyme

Stand

...Stand up and stand out
Speak up or show out
Witness turned Accomplice 
With Silence
Seeking Peace 
But met with violence 
Will it end will stop 
It’s been years maybe not
Marching for centuri...
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Categories: reroute, america, black african american,
Form: Rhyme

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