Unkempt apologies

Unkempt apologies swirl in uncertain hesitation
and forgotten salvation finds us in whirlwinds of
mindless lyrics,
reminding of the end that awaits
these affairs we deem good, but only relatively so
in the faded world of greyer skies and refreshing rainfalls,
a healing for all that is seemingly broken and drawn asunder
until we are graced to withstand the overwhelming surge of
divine [...]

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We’ll meet again, soon. I promise.

Stained hearts
musty and dust-ridden
worry with strife, unconditional,
laments unfurling in every word
tossed back and forth between
dejection and elation
Then become vocalized
hints of imminent departure
whispers of farewell and final breaths
by bedside lamps and flattened pillows,
while foreboding prophecies
all turn into, “we’ll meet again, soon. I promise.”
These are,
broken words
fighting to abstain from the grim realization
that loss breeds emptiness.

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Moments, Images, and Time

I have all these moments
a slide show of images neatly tucked at the back
that play over and over like
a scratched record
and if any moment was lost
they say I would have this one, always
So I hang on to this one,
this one fleeting moment
and climb atop that floating raft of hidden meanings
and stand up hesitantly and
carefully
survey the [...]

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Nobody said it was easy

I sink back into my heavily cushioned chair as I ponder over circles and borders, and boundaries that ought not to be crossed. But it’s such a shame that I have no control. Feelings overwhelm and memories haunt and I can’t help but be blinded by the brilliance of hearts bonded in a time so [...]

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