Category: Poetry

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Twelve O’Clock

The clock reads midnight Minute hand poised as if pointing While it hides its hour brethren One of only two perfect times In the course of every day Night owls gather around To bellow and moan, both in time With the beat of my heart Rushed and intermittent Trapped in this chest of mine And … Continue reading Twelve O’Clock

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Your Name

I know your name It used to be as close As my own It kissed my lips And stayed for a while Not uninvited, but safe Secure in the invisible But that’s trust To fall without looking Hands in the air Slipping away Because you’re not here And I’m left wanting A name split in … Continue reading Your Name

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Personal

It’s not personal It’s just… happenstance Just a conflagration of circumstance and need Rolled together And pressed flat Fighting for position In this rather tangled mind And it’s not about you You with your hyper ambivalence All just put on for show In your push and pull mentality That conscious constant need For understanding When … Continue reading Personal

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Shifting Gears

I shifted gears Drive to neutral Neutral to drive In blurry motions Trapped in the space Between 0 and 60 Repetitive Dangerously real Consequence moving Fast and hard Like throwing dice And coming up snake eyes Engine revved Purring smoothly But ineffective As I used to be Before the fall Prior to this A moment … Continue reading Shifting Gears