Breathe a little, Live a little, Yearn a little, Burn a little
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Poem: When is it betrayal, when is it growth?
It’s far easier when one is fighting bitter foes,Against loved ones, ‘tis harder to raise the sword.Familiar eyes, with lines…
Poem: Unfeeling
One can, perchance, mourn the passing ofThe restless coils and toils of grief.Even as the heart expands in freedom fromThat…
Poem: And I Lose Her Again
As though death can happenOnceTwiceInnumerable, soul ripping, mind bending times.Whenever she reaches out with I miss youAs if in helpless…
Poem: On being a poet
Can a poet be happy, I truly wonder?Except as a temporary passing whimIf she decides, weary of angst,To allow mundane…
Poem: My Home
Decorated by my love and imagination Home is wherever I lay my head.
Poem: Do I exist
In the skin I feel over the sinews that moveIn the lights that flicker just past my eyesIn the relationships…
Poem: Stop
You need to stop.You need to understand you can’tKeep doing whatever you want.No matter how much you believeYou are owed,…
Poem: Lines on my palm
No ends, no beginnings, just infinite loops, As I watch my self, my self watches too.
Poem: Why I am angry
She is flawed and foolish and arrogant and thoughtless, I’m not. She is quiet and polite and courteous. I’m not.
Poem: What is death?
And I pray That one day When I go no one will mourn I leave in peace as I was born.
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In me the river flows is set of poems that describe the complex layers of betrayal and grief to resolute determination, with calm pools of compassion through it.
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