My Love

And what if, instead, I turned to the leech and said, “Drink your fill, my love.”

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Dislodged and Free

A shard of soul dislodged and free Has surfaced, gasping from a younger me   But am I young or am I old? Too meek to raise but too bold to fold   The chips are stacked but precariously placed Will all the hands I’ve played be erased?   Am I my stack, my cards,…

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Apparition

I’m a ghost, an apparition I’m found but profoundly missin’ I spook, I scare “Is he here or not really there?”   Corporeal or ethereal The stares pass through me Even from those who think they knew me How could they?  They don’t recognize the new me.   When the soul is lost can the…

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Perfect is the Enemy of Good for Self-Development

Most times, perfect is the enemy of good for self-development. Balance and progression are key. Balanced progression and progressive balance are both fun concepts to explore. Instead of adopting an all-or-nothing mentality, focusing on steady progress is less flashy but often more effective in the long-run, whether trying to achieve a habit streak, weight loss…

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Wrong is Real

If an ounce of prevention is a worth a pound of cure, Where is the truth that we’re searching for? When black is white and white is black,  How can we bring our demons back?   Vice become salve, crack becomes valve When we feel, we heal; to be wrong is to be real

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Mindsweeper

Old files for miles, too vast to compile Their formats corrupted, their contents defiled   Upload, download, unload, reload Sweep the mine, sweep the mind   Mindsweeper, clear the cache All this data makes my hardware crash

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Autumn Equinox – A Time for Balance

As the autumn equinox approaches and the balance of day and night crystalizes in time, I can think of no better time to reflect on the concept of balance. Why is it that we so often go to such extreme measures to attempt to achieve perfect moderation?  Is there not some beautiful irony in such…

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Ancient Aegis

The familiar horn blows Igniting throes and woes Daggers in the dark Smothering the spark   To arms! Wield the shield! Ancient Aegis to protect and heal Will falter. Won’t yield.   My crest is my own Unto flesh it is sewn Unlike that of my clan For I am my own man

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