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Standing Still

Time stands still just once For the moment to sink in The stars to fall from the sky In random patterns These striated markers Planted in the sand Like white flags in winter Searching for meaning In the pausing of routine The flattening of perspective Offering no apologies Giving nothing back But the promise of … Continue reading Standing Still

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Spectral

“Through a fractal on a breaking wall, I see you my friend, and touch your face again.” ~Seal These ghosts don’t lie With their translucence Drifting through walls Such a consciousness Sliding out of shadows And into a formless void Concave like craters Drilled into concrete To shake the specters free These clinging memories Shrouded … Continue reading Spectral

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Black Ice

Black ice Dark as night Thick like tar Consume my soul Rend me apart Fill me whole Then disappear Leaving scars Red and angry Blazing hot Like salty tears Rolling silently Into oblivion This obsidian Flowing like waves Leading away From innocence My ravaged spirit Left to decay Then trapped in ice So I can’t … Continue reading Black Ice

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This Endless Refrain

These storms come heavy Moody like jazz Fat drops in rhythm Pounding down steady A slash of lightning Brilliant as day But only for a moment Before thunder booms Like a pounding bass Echoing for miles Desperate to get home But lost along the way This Oklahoma swoon Shackled to night’s shadow Haunting in its … Continue reading This Endless Refrain

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This is Love

This is love Patiently silent Expressively still Waiting to move To feel pain A wakening of the soul Vibrations from beneath Folding in from above A diligent love Awash in guilt And latent promises Begging for redemption Solidly stagnant Forced into submission By anyone but you These molten tears Darkening into shadow Blending with anger … Continue reading This is Love

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Exhale

I spend most of my time being coy Watching and waiting for an opening But doing nothing to make it happen Fading into the wall I lean against Wishing it would happen by magic Just like in the movies When shy girl meets awkward boy Both tongue-tied and fabulous Holding up a one-sided bargain That … Continue reading Exhale