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Enslaved to Time

Manic as stretched hours
Mixed metaphors flow
outside the lines
Blurry beautiful bleeding watercolors

One messy mosaic an offspring of time makes
Constantly quantifying life with
arbitrary measurements
Post miles along a carefully grafted check list

Posted byKindledMay 29, 2022December 8, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:existential, poem, poetry, timeLeave a comment on Enslaved to Time

Splendor – #WDYS

Shimmering splendor
Folded against a secret box
Nestled under
Blanketed pine

Planning smiles
Surprise lit faces
Beaming bright as summer

Posted byKindledDecember 23, 2021December 25, 2021Posted inholidays, love, UncategorizedTags:#WDYS, christmas, family, poem, solstice, winter3 Comments on Splendor – #WDYS

Empath

(Turn on music at the bottom for the full experience) Harpoon me through the heart In this river of sadness Pull me a million directions And I’ll know it as if it were my own Oh, tragic beauty of feeling for another This torture of empathy, a burden I won’t put down For I knowContinue reading “Empath”

Posted byKindledDecember 19, 2021January 22, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:empath, love, poetryLeave a comment on Empath

Inner Flame

Fire that ignites me
Surges on inside me
Kindling my soul

Posted byKindledOctober 12, 2021October 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:octpowrimo, poem, poetry, soul, true self, zerotoheroLeave a comment on Inner Flame

Beauty of the Tattoo

Color saturated flesh. Needle point.
Art come alive on this human canvass

Posted byKindledOctober 5, 2021October 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:art, octpowrimo, poetry, tattooLeave a comment on Beauty of the Tattoo

Nihilistic Frame of Mind

Close your eyes
Count to one
That’s how long forever feels

Posted byKindledOctober 3, 2021October 9, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:existential, nihilism, octpowrimo, poetry, violin1 Comment on Nihilistic Frame of Mind

Life Doesn’t Pull Punches

Aspirations are your blood smeared face

Posted byKindledOctober 1, 2021October 9, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:fight, octpowrimo, poem, poetry, zerotoheroLeave a comment on Life Doesn’t Pull Punches

Passion Quote By Blake Lewis: “Just keep being…”

Originally posted on Short Wisdom:
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Posted byKindledSeptember 29, 2021September 30, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Passion Quote By Blake Lewis: “Just keep being…”
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