no-thing be
some-thing
knot to be
sought
len
the e y e s only sees - in narcissism -
what it wants to...with blind spots
on just about all else
unquestioned
emptiness
is a story
dramatic maybe
of discovering
separation is
already
unquestioned
emptiness~
astonishing
Can imagination be taught,
or intuition defined
Can wishes be repackaged
as hope
Can children rekindle
a dream never fired
Can the past and future
reverse
Can what is and what isn’t,
forever be
Can a savior fall victim
to faith
Can tomorrow choose the past
over today
Can the reasoned excuse
die from intent
Can the moment once noted,
forever last
Can there be language
with vision denied
Can the wisdom of sages,
in playpens be found
Can the answers unquestion
—themselves
(University Of Pennsylvania: January, 2020)
Sometimes we forget
that we don't always have to
take life as it is
He
Witness
My sadness
Tears rolling down
He wiped the tears away and held me close.
He never asked what brought them on, he just
let me be me
and loved me
with my
tears..
Contest: Anything Goes
14th Place
Strains of satisfaction ease in and out.
I lie here, confused,
As happiness and depression play catch with my heart.
I lie here, annoyed.
Who, how, and why the hell?
Where do I begin?
I lie here, regretful.
Chains of mistakes repeat.
What has been accepted?
Everything, and nothing.
Where am I going?
Both forward and back, it seems.
It's always something isn't it?
I lay here,
Thinking, dreaming, wondering.
Yes
No
Why?
Overload-Overload-Retreat
Where to?
Thoughtful conclusions coupled with physical de-motivation?
That, my friend, is the definition of claustrophobia.
Self conscious.
Peer conscious.
Humanity conscious.
Finding answers to unasked questions.
Finding questions with no answers.
Questions?
Comments?
Where do I start..
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