A Year Has Past
Nothing beats the summer breeze
The memories of the ones who leave
Lotus flowers smile at me
Saying this will pass, you’ll come to see
Walking in a forest with my shoes in my bag
Wishing I were leaving the town that I have
The year is almost over, and I’m still lying on the grass
The
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substances, addiction, desire, goodbye, i
Form: Free verse
UNIVERSAL MATTER SUBSTANCES- IN PLANETARY
UNIVERSAL MATTER SUBSTANCES- IN PLANETARY
Sun
Planet maybe star
blasting, blighting, shining,
planet universe matter substances
lateraling stellateing
Lunar rocky
Moon
6/2/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025©
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Categories:
substances, analogy, appreciation, introspection, moon,
Form: Diamante
clean and cut open
sober now,
and every second screams louder than the last.
the silence i begged for
now drips like acid through my spine.
when i was high,
the world floated —
hazy, dull-edged,
a soft lie i could breathe in.
without choking on memory.
without shaking from truth.
but now i wake up
to light too sharp for eyes that have seen too much,
and sleep
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Categories:
substances, addiction, change, deep, drug,
Form: Free verse
Say No To Substances
When you partake of substances, the light grows dim/
A spark once divine, now lost within/
The mind, once sharp, begins to fade/
A prisoner of choices poorly made/
Chaos reigns, where order stood/
A life derailed, misunderstood/
The buzz, the high, a fleeting flight/
Leaves only shadows in the night/
Men deceive, diseases spread/
You will wake up not knowing how you got
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Categories:
substances, addiction, conflict, deep, drug,
Form: Free verse
Five Elemental Monoku
I. BISMUTH [83]
rainbow-sheened cubist castles -- silver-pink of hue
II. IODINE [53]
gunmetal grey crystals sublime -- and billow purple
III GALLIUM [31]
metallic grey and stiff -- melting in a cordial clasp
IV. HELIUM [2]
spent star-fuel -- alpha-ray remains – blimp-floater
V. RHODIUM [45]
brightly-burnished -- rarer than platinum -- dearer than gold
January 4,
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Categories:
substances, nature, science,
Form: Monoku