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a poet's playground

asylum for the sane

let me out
let me out
she cries
no one replies

burying her head
in her hands
she cries
for understanding

tears that are wept
are swept
into a drain

her pain
does not subside
shaking her head
to clear her mind

peering outside

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no interruptions

 

oh dear
my ears
someone is on a talking spree
i can’t breathe
they’ve sucked in all the air
and are releasing it mercilessly
thoughts on this
reflections on that
the dog had a heart attack
while cousin sue
was shacking up with an

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new moon mantra

take out the trash
wrap up the waste
rid yourself of troubles
look back
into your pile of debris
free yourself
of emotional burdens
before moving forward

this dark night
communicates
quality over quantity
old energy dissolves
making way for

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hunters’ moon

markswomen
huntsmen
this the moon
of Orion

prepare
for
the warriors’ watch

prepare for
the bend
the arc
the curvature
of your bows
your quivers hold
an arsenal

track
this eve
under the hunters’ moon
with no game in sight

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just a thought

it was just a thought
an after
a before
an in-between
wasn’t suppose
to create bedlam
didn’t have much meaning
was just a thought
blown
out of proportion
causing such a reaction
just a thought
wasn’t so abstract
that it should be

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stepping stones

what
what is blocking your way
what obstacle
won’t let you through

you’re only a stone’s
throw away
those obscure obstructions

it’s all in your mind
it’s all in your fears
that you might
not succeed

please
drop the excuses
drop the apologies
of

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