Poetry In The Mind's Well

song

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I can't

sing

this song

any more

Sunset

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No one atom is alike

No one beam of light

Present

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On my face, warm sun.

Low above the choppy waves -

Three Geese form a line.

Break

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The pains

The doubts

The silence

The bough

Damming the stream

Widening to a river

A constricted heart

About to break free

child

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pretend to be wise

but inside,

a child scared

to be seen

OK

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You are trying

The best you know how

Be ok of where you're at

One breath at a time

N.C.

2026-04-20T21:07:00.000-07:00

This is not the end

It's only the universe

Calling a time out

I Can't Answer You Anymore - Elliott Smith

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Skyscaper

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The disappearance

Of a skyscraper

The sky opened a door

Are the clouds behind

Or in front of -

A mirage in glass

It stood out from the rest

Because it doesn't disappear

Into a wall of stones

It tracks the color of the sky

With its reflection

Becomes one with it

Salute to the glass cleaners

Know that your job is sacred

To the art of illusion

In the setting sun

It must possess two halves -

One of Shadow and fire

When the clouds float

As if in procession

It stood as a witness

Visionaries create

First for themselves

Then the dreams for others

November

2026-04-07T21:18:00.000-07:00

In hindsight

In that moment

I should have hold your pain

(It is not yours to carry)

But instead, I reacted

Out of my own pain -

I stopped listening.

"Two nervous systems collided.

Two people who cared deeply were scared.

Two hearts were trying to reach each other through fog.

There was no villain.

There was no betrayal.

There was no unforgivable mistake.

There was just pain meeting pain.

And pain doesn’t communicate well."

April 3

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It is what it is -

The good bye that isn't,

The dot dot dot -

The hand knit blanket of green and ivory

Stayed bundled in the corner of the bedroom.

It is what it is -

To want to give

May not be perceived

As unconditional -

Leave truth unsaid,

It is what it is -

You honor what you feel -

This is good enough.

April 2

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Dark Night of the Soul Insomnia

In the garden

Petals hug their bulbs

There is no color

But the night's shades

Under full moon

The scale is monotone

You will not fade

In my memories

The heart will not

Close in this darkness

April 1

2026-04-05T20:59:01.684-07:00

The ferry windows

Misted with rain and wind sprays

Obscured the outside -

Looking up from phones

The eyes searched the surfaces

For sight of the whales

Surfacing the waves

With their water sprays under

Sky-parting clouds

Immigrants

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Seagulls fly inland

To the wind swept hilltop,

Circle high above

Piercing the sky with their calls.

It is near Easter -

On the well tended ground,

Offerings set

Before carved stones -

Names. Dates.

Places of their births.

To become

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It is imperative

That you grow

Whatever age

You are

However long

It'll take

Light

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We have learned

Somewhere

It is unsafe

To express emotions

The walls go up

As if they were YOU

Like the lines

On your hands

Stand up -

For the light

Within you

Too bright

To hide

Love is -

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Rain

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It's raining

again

It's ever been

only rain

That's

fallen on me

Efforts

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forgive ourselves

for trying

and failing

forgive ourselves

for not knowing

how to love

All we want

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Peace

Within

Calm inside

The storms

Gift

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For those who've been

To hell and back

How precious is the gift

Of second chances

Example of practicing mindfulness loving kindness and compassion

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Remember ... The world is very broken... And we may take on that brokenness by hardening our hearts against it .. making ourselves a product of this condition.

Reminder then .. practice mindfulness loving kindness and compassion.. towards ourselves and towards others. This is how we can start to heal and bring about peace both within and without.

Hermit

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I cannot remember

When was the last time

I speak with someone

Just to talk

Gratitude

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missing

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come home,

kindred spirit -

come home.