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a poet's playground

when push comes to shove

you’re such a dick
put on your boxing gloves
go ahead
take a swing at me
if you’re that upset

what pissed you off
anyway
it doesn’t matter
you seem to be at a loss for words

you just
want to flail your arms
in hope

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darling

i always had a feeling
of not fitting in

not being grander
than others
if anything
i always felt rather small
like the spider
on the wall
or perhaps
the flea
that no one could see

yes
i would easily
be called the wall

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in the woods

captivating

there is something entrancing
being alone
in the woods

hearing every miniscule sound
of nature

comforting

there is something soothing
being alone
in the woods

feeling a great oneness
with nature

clarifying

there is something illuminating
being alone
in the woods

becoming one
with

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your story

you told me a story once
it unfolded
with a perfect plan
each page read the same
even though
the pages continued to turn

to someone else
it might be a bit absurd

you laughed a little
so did i
making light
of flowers
that

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nature’s gift

unaccompanied
forging ahead
through the sweet-smelling thicket
the sounds of silence
your friend

anxieties
no longer exist
resistance
to change
flows far
oft in the distance
the wind
sings through the trees
a lullaby made of reveries

no longer
a weary wanderer

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the woods siren’s song

how tempting indeed
best to heed
the woods siren’s song

 

there is that moment
when you realize
you don’t need to be
on the other side of the fence
though it might seem to be calling
with promises of splendor
with a life that you could

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