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Quick question..?
If God were to come down Himself,
and wipe away all the pain.
restore every scar to its previous state.
undo every lie ever told.
What would be left of us?
How many of our dreams and passions,
are rooted in someone else’s bullshit?
Do you champion women’s rights,
out of a genuine concern for the plight they
face on a daily basis?
Or do you like to end your t...
Sunday 29th May 2022 2:29 am
People aren't drugs dammit
I remember…
I know what it was like to discover porn at 10 years old.
I remember, being a middle schooler
with a bucket list full of sex positions.
To look around at my peers,
and think that was normal.
I remember, being in High school
During the height of the “Me too” movement.
Being bombarded with stories that made my heart
drop like a stone through my s...
Sunday 29th May 2022 2:26 am
Redundancy
How can I think so much in just 20 minutes,
yet accomplish so little in any given day?
The one constant I assumed I had in life,
the speed at which time passed by,
now pushing and pulling like the tides.
If I believe my textbook,
and this must all be perception,
all I am left to believe in is my own insanity.
If this is somehow real, or something close to
...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:12 pm
He who sees it all
He is the one who sees it all.
The men who are just trying to feed their families,
among the ranks of the invaders.
The foxes who scour among the liberators.
He who raises up great thinkers,
and topples empires underfoot.
He sees the honest, among the arrogant.
He sees the isolated, among the popular.
He sees the righteous, among the rowdy.
He sees the merciful...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:12 pm
Expectations
It’s really hard to undo this
idea. That a safe space is where
nothing is expected of me,
rather
than a place where I feel loved
and valued.
To be so driven by the notion,
that expectation is innately wrong somehow.
Instead of a tool,
weaponized by the adults around me,
but not incorrect in itself.
A ball, full of potential,
can be anything
but not ...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:11 pm
Compass
If we, as a society
rid ourselves of the natural consequences
of our own actions,
there will then no longer be any ground
for us to equally stand on.
What would become of our lives?
when we put on that headset,
and enter a world
where our limitless freedom
comes at the expense
of everyone around us.
When 100% freedom for me,
means 0% freedom for anyone...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:10 pm
3rd Hemisphere
It’s just a rectangle
such a pretty rectangle
The vast array of colorful lights
arranged into images,
falsehoods,
of the real thing.
A portal into a separate, secret, little world.
I can do anything here
in my pocket dimension.
A vast library of human knowledge.
The engine driving it forward,
the gutter of civilization.
I can, in the span of an af...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:09 pm
Too much to ask?
Can I have a hug?
Can I not be pulled away from?
Can I be weak, and in pain?
Can I have any physical connection that isn’t sexual?
Can I not be afraid, of the casual flirting,
with the barista behind the counter.
Can I have a small piece of the love,
Shown between a girl and her friends.
She goes to embrace another she,
A group of besties, inseparable from each...
Friday 20th May 2022 6:07 pm
History
Read History
as if you were the perpetrator
and you will find,
how carelessness and apathy
add up into atrocity
Listen to History
as if the stories were your own
and you will find
even the best of us have things to learn,
trials to push through, and opportunities unearned
Know History
as if it was the back of your own hand
and you will find
raw huma...
Friday 20th May 2022 5:59 pm
Thing
Everyone’s got their own thing
In the bustling city
A place to go,
Work to do,
A conversation with someone halfway across the world to engage in.
An ideal to strive for,
A pose to strike,
A vibe to give off.
Begging for people to stop and notice,
My cycles of depression and sorrows.
So naïve to their own cycles,
of stress and pleasure.
Is any...
Friday 20th May 2022 5:56 pm
Cyanide of the Soul
My body, My choice?
Is sex not a two way street?
Does it not have lasting effects on your relationship?
Is your heart so calloused over, you no longer care?
For if two alcoholics split the bill on a handle of Vodka,
Are they still alcoholics?
So too, those who come together
in the interest of momentary gratification taken from each other.
Who use the human figure,
l...
Friday 20th May 2022 5:50 pm
Unknown
Heed my warning,
those who are young.
Who still have their youthful vigor.
You who have lived in a world of deceit,
who’s contraptions held your attention,
and captivated your imaginations.
Who have lived lives,
balanced on the edge between good and evil.
Who fear no God.
For they will be given a sign they cannot deny.
Their reaction will determine their fate.
...Friday 20th May 2022 5:49 pm
Ask a Stranger
Can I ask you a question? I want a strangers point of view.
I’ve wanted to die for as long as I can remember.
I have no idea who I am.
I’ve taken every anger and frustration, and turned it inward.
I’m taking life 20 minutes at a time.
I have the attention span of a goldfish,
a vivid imagination for the macabre.
I cling to other people for reasons token going,
and ...
Friday 20th May 2022 5:46 pm
House of Cards
Come one! Come all!
To my house of cards!
It is I, the Ace of Spades,
the cornerpeice of this whole charade.
From me, every balance act is made,
and from me, the whole house stands.
Your chances are high!
Your odds, favorable!
Those lucky enough to draw a face,
the divine gift of symmetrical features,
blessed with the privilege of driving us into
the dirt.
...
Friday 20th May 2022 5:44 pm
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