Category: stream of consciousness
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Acquisition/Acquired Taste
I have this listed under the word of the day – Acquisition … I guess I can see where I was going with that. Hate is an acquired taste bought off discount shelves when no else would bother letting it percolate. I have no qualms about the boiling rage rushing through my veins. All the…
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You(Me) – Storm
Today’s randomized word was storm (from randomwordgenerator.com) In an alternate timeline, I(you) turn back every single time. I(you) refuse to leave, I(you) stand by instinct instead of running with fear. In every single timeline, but not here. Here I(we) reach into the murky future, a creek flooded by dreams and darkened by reality. I imagine,…
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The Art of Languishing
I’m not just tired My bones are melting away Reclaimed by the universe Ground into stardust and debris My skin shrinks away in fear Small fissures collapsing in on one another Growing caverns in the spaces I used to love Life pooling among the rocks A sweet elixir burning through my soul I wanted to…
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Then What?
Though memories of childhoodOften elude my graspI remember momentsAnd words mutteredWhich were never kindOr instilling those things neededTo exist beyond their graspIt occurs to meEvery now and thenThis is why I thought lifeBeyondWas worthy of nothingMaybe deathBut then what?Said like a snake slitheringEscaping the stomping feet of the worldThen what?A place in what lies beyondFloating…
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Apparition
RDP – Apparition I fell asleep In the arms of an apparition A breath of cold air Brushing my hair It’s a perfectly unscary Halloween tale of what happens when the silence grows
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Wave / Figment
RDP: WaveFOWC: Figment These waves are a figment of my imaginationOf our collective beliefProblems washed out to seaPulled away as we lounge on the shoreA collective fatigueRoasting on the boardwalkWe try to collect itPay copper coins to taste itThey clang into an endless bucketWhile our tongues shrivelThere’s no water hereNo salve for our burnsThese waves…
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Mental Wanderings
My mind is wandering Sinking in the sand Riding cresting waves Dappled light clearing the way Cutting through Water heavy with salt We can’t help but float away When will we know we’re lost Where the moon rests on the coast A horizon ever pulling back Tempting our dreams Foaming with life Treading thick seams…
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Essence
There’s something pooling just beyond your lips Words spilled over, stiffening the air Your fingers reach, drawing them away Desperate attempts to scoop Rest them at the back of your throat The essence remains
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Fog
RDP: Fog I wish I could breathe you in Let your smoke burn my lungs And exhale the fear hanging over this A heavy fog and matte rain Slow drips of diluted love That waters the flowers But not enough
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Austere / Lollygag
Welcome back to Stream of Consciousness Sundays, where I have a random word and write for whatever comes to mind for a certain amount of time (5-10 minutes). Today is 5 minutes (more or less) Word: Austere – FOWC & Lollygag – RDP Austere words line the hall Pictures in which we lay Slow smiles…
Kelley Farrell 