Vibrant

at times, it seems
my life is flooded with
screaming technicolor —
when all I really need is
the quiet assurance of
black & white.

Ivory Tower

do you recognize the bones
of your ivory tower —
this once smooth surface
dulled by inability &
disfigured insecurities?

do you ever get lonely up there
among all those childish fears —
the only true company
you allow yourself to keep?

(Re)strain

every time I try to step away,
two hearts fall into my hands —
perpetually;
always yours & always mine.

Soliloquy

my mind still speaks to you
in quiet patterns —
in heavy rain &
bone-splitting gusts of wind

my mind still speaks to you —
yet no arched sunlight ever leaves
my thoroughly parched lips.

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The image was created by using the AI Art Generator at Imagine Art.

Holloween (Haiku)

with you on my mind,
All Hallows’ Eve truly feels
utterly hollow.

Try

how do I wrap my mind around
the sharp edges of this screaming void,
when all I have is
tattered faith
to stop the bleeding?

how do I reach the point where
I can put one foot in front of the other,
when I know the things I know —
deep down; rooted
in the essence of my being?

Pay The Price (Haiku)

in this world we race
from humaneness to high end(s) —
money has no soul.

The Im|Pact

in passing years, November rain
repeatedly extended its freezing fingers
to the demons inside my mind

they must have bonded over dinner &
locked me in their firm, seasonal grip —
a cold place
with little wiggle room
& a stark absence of light.

Fleeting Fairy Tale

I wish I could hide your image
in the soft, sauntering fog —
let harsh endings
dissolve into nothingness
& see, that there never was
anything solid
between you & me

I wish I could
write this fleeting fairy tale,
but it would simply be
untrue.

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On The Edge

sometimes I feel wedged in
between fast life, still life & you
& I balance on
the edge of this one slow breath
before the gut-wrenching bellow.

E(xc)lusive

I feel you —
at times through paper-thin layers;
at times through walls
as thick as your skull

I feel you —
though you became
the personification of indistinct,
your words never left
the way you did.

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(Anyw)here

numbness feels dense & chewy;
a stifled scream, stuck
to the roof of my mouth

it is a strange place, the ‘in-between’—
yet, I do not feel the pain
like I used to.

Resilience

drown me & I
will disperse your waters —
will breathe every last drop you offer
& stand my ground.

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The image was created by using the AI Art Generator at Imagine Art.

Falling Leaves (Haiku)

even though I feel
the days grow more colorful,
I cannot shed you.

(A)stray

why did you leave your beating heart
at the side of the road?
it cannot survive on
exhaust fumes & fast food wrappers
alone.