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Cold-Blooded
What calamity, to have wit but no soul
Breath without heart
A bloodless manner, in its stead
Crave the taste of it on your tongue
Thrill at the acrid tingle
Barely sigh at its sight
Consciousness bereft of conscience
Of dust you are made
To dust you shall return…
July 2, 2025
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Trumplethinskin
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To The End
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Lonely At The Top
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Kick Back
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Origami
I speak of Origami when I think of craft enchanting The art of paper folding is A thing I find so daunting! An artform that for centuries...
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Superstitious
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Slow Down!
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I, An Oak Be
If I could be A kind of tree Then stalwart oak Is fine by me I’d grow so tall And that’s not all My muddled roots About would sprawl My...
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Apr 22, 20231 min read
Fluffy Flowers
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
The Long Con
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Small But Mighty
All it takes is just one voice To start the chant, to make some noise A ripple small gives rise to waves And one small step, the path it...
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Doomed
One day I’ll be a hermit And I’ll live in woods so deep I’ll not let bad news through my door And to myself I’ll keep I won’t fight...
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Hangry
Beware the people you don’t know Let sugar in their blood get low Unsuspecting till too late I’d run away, just hide and wait Until they...
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Apr 17, 20231 min read
Smells Like Great Music!
What is that sound? Can you hear it? It smells a little like teen spirit Nirvana as a band could free ya Though what they said, I’ve no...
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Home Run
Life is like a baseball game That fear you’ll be picked last That no one wants you on their team So casually you're passed And if you...
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Try On The Pants!
Life is like a game of chance Like when you buy a pair of pants And left store without trying on But when you tried them on at home You...
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Die Diet Die!
There is no diet I’ve not tried All tasty food’s been vilified Now struck from list of things to eat You can’t have bread, avoid red meat...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read
Uncage
What thinks the beast caged in the zoo Without a lot of much to do Their feeding taken care of daily Workers whistling oh so gaily...
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Apr 11, 20231 min read
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