I chose four of the quotes - “The world will offer itself to you to be unmasked.” from The Zürau Aphorisms “I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.” from Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors “Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached.” from The Trial “But what am I … Continue reading Too soon?
I see renewal, reinvention replacement all around the world is not the same but not bad either… Then, I look inward to search for hopes of peace, serenity they have been buried sensibly -but a part of me lives to mourn extinction of dreams https://dversepoets.com/2019/09/23/quadrille-88-and-the-word-is/
only if I knew an outstretched palm awaiting raindrops would get scorched in the sun I would’ve conquered thirst only if I knew parasols I held close would be blown by the wind I would’ve built shelters Only if I knew relationships will fall short of expectations I would’ve invested in myself … Continue reading Now that I know it
sensitivity to numbness, distrust of trust, drug-induced euphoria. Reason clashes with Emotion What is true? Which is illusion? What I see and hear, or what I feel? A shift in perception creates conceptual clarity. white noise in the mind gives equanimity. I see you in a different light. each layer being peeled apart, … Continue reading Shapeshifters
a tiny hope to overshadow the Sun acquires gigantic proportions I wake up energized, ready to take on the world ground beneath my feet slips like sand lashing waves topple dreams I’ve no wings yet something sprouts internally taking me up, up and up….. Is this what you call the stratosphere? https://scvincent.com/2019/09/19/thursday-photo-prompt-murmur-writephoto/
I feel in my bones wheel of time slowing down and wonder where will it take me? I want it to speed up take me to happiness Why am I condemned to abject misery or a vacuum? I want it to go slow if I see disaster looming on the horizon I … Continue reading Waiting
The challenge Cage-fighting wasn’t a publicly sanctioned event; a fact which increased its popularity among certain demographics. As with all human enterprises there were rules. Fighters couldn’t leave the ring until the fight had reached a satisfactory conclusion. The referee’s ruling was absolute. Death matches were prohibited. Death was messy. Death meant corpses and corpses … Continue reading Only if I knew
bareness stretches to share hollow secrets with stark branches remembering lush green foliage that once adorned golden beams smile knowing – colors will change with every season, every dawn vain reflections know not they are not real the Lord and Master rests with a promise to return handing over batons to its beloved … Continue reading Deception
does a tear drop know what it holds what it means to the one who sheds it to the one who sees it? pent-up emotions contained no more? a sham, a manipulation, a cry for help? does an expression know its social acceptability its repercussions energy it transmits to the ecosystem? Does … Continue reading Tear drop
creativity drips thru’ unseen funnels drop by drop rays of light riding on instincts changing form reinventing, realigning to meet the world final saleable copy -a faded image of original brilliance yet artists hold its close in memory of the peaks they once touched https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/photo-challenge-280/ https://dversepoets.com/2019/09/19/ever-been-close-to-a-whale/
