For my void, which hides the light and challenges me to walk by my heart. This is the first of a two-part series called Shadow Mirrors. Part A is Kind. "Cruel" - Recorded 05/20/2022 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them hurt me…likegale force wind on the trunk of a pine, bowing to … Continue reading Cruel
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Kind
For my guiding light, for the star which shines on this path I walk. This is the first of a two-part series called Shadow Mirrors. Part B is Cruel. "Kind" - Recorded 05/20/2022 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them love me…likesunlight on the skin of a child, lost to warlikeribbon flesh caught … Continue reading Kind
Dirty Reckless Desire
"Dirty Reckless Desire" - Recorded 3/9/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them Did we not crawl from the Earth as wellTo feedAs mice in a barrelTrapped withinPlastic prison ofOur own designSafe the steel jaws yetUnawareTeeth bared andA furious fear painted uponWild eyesDriven to consumeLimbs andEntrailsLeave only the tailsSpineHind legsOnce warm andTwitchingNow tripped … Continue reading Dirty Reckless Desire
Poetry Reading – “In Her Eyes”
Originally published April 13, 2018, this piece was written in response to an event that occurred on the other side of the world, yet was felt deeply by myself and many others around the world. The event itself was tragic, and horrible, and was the direct inspiration for this piece... beyond that, I cannot help … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “In Her Eyes”
IMMirrorr MirrorrIM
"IMMirrorr MirrorrIM" - Recorded 2/7/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them okay. end state: 8 /fate same weight both ways reflect tocelebrateelseemulate toimitate? 12 yearsnew fears 13 days shield=mace heart laidto waste linesbreakyour face take breath (not taste) away no haste no grace waitbait to bate 20 2 4 3 2 more … Continue reading IMMirrorr MirrorrIM
That Shark Sure Been Smiling
"That Shark Sure Been Smiling" - Recorded 2/5/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them That shark sure been smiling,Wide and waiting eyes,4 you 2 let me go,Blood, bait: IDrop 2 the water below. Darling, ready… high to low;Time come, now let me down,Now let me go,Just, please…When you let me go,Time come, … Continue reading That Shark Sure Been Smiling
Poetry Reading – “A Statement of Purpose”
This piece is a guide, a chart to which I refer often to ensure that I am on course, and it seemed natural to revisit it for my daily reading today. I have often felt like I am lost, and, after returning to these words, and comforted to know that, despite the chaos I find … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “A Statement of Purpose”
Here, Where the Hollyhock Once Grew Tall
It was here that we learned to love;not the kind of love that brings a blush to the cheeks,no, not the kind of love which is all too often confused with the lust that leads to hasty marriage that leads to depression that leads to divorce,but the kind of love that is formed of the … Continue reading Here, Where the Hollyhock Once Grew Tall
Poetry Reading – “Black Magic Can Heal Too”
I wrote this piece in early 2020, one of few pieces as I came out of a relatively hectic part of my life in which writing was sparse due in part to a series of traumatic experiences, overall stress, and a lack of general self-care as a result. This piece was a reflection, a delve … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “Black Magic Can Heal Too”
The Future Needs You
OftenThe effect we have on the worldIs not the one we meant to haveWe change livesIn unexpected, unintended ways. If we cling too tightlyTo the vision we once had,For what we would do,For who we would be,We fail to seeWhat we have done,Who we are,And what we are really capable of. So don't give up,Not … Continue reading The Future Needs You
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