Muscles carve into my bones Like hot, bubbling gelatin Legs are filled with pebbles and stones Dragging calcified iron bars within Shoulders fall with under the weight of the world Dangling arms, weak and insecure I rest my head upon my pillow Looking down at my world below Books and boxes everywhere Memoirs of moments … Continue reading Exhaustion
They won't know where you've been Nor where you've going All they know is... Where you are. ~Anon~ Judge all you want What I say or do For you know nothing of what I've gone through Who I've been What I've seen To get to where I am I've done what I can I'm a … Continue reading Reality
Dear younger self, I am going to write this from the perspective of an older self that you have only recently come to understand. There was a time you thought you knew it all, m'dear, you thought you had it all figured out. Much of it owed to what those around you allowed you to … Continue reading Advice to My Younger Self
I read your silence As resistance-- And this somehow surprised me Perhaps you sought out mystery But there was no invitation nor call I waited until the rising sun To summon thee to me But as my eyes opened, all I could see Were clouds brewing in the distance. I heard your silence As resistance-- … Continue reading Six – The Resistance (Excerpt)
How free can we be When free is different to you and me To be free of sickness and pain or to be free from knowledge that constrains? Knowledge is freedom Sickness constrains Pain strengthens Love liberates In freedom we find power In power, freedom diminishes Humbled and meek Freedom we seek To love is … Continue reading To Be Free… (Poetic Dialogue)
For The Love of Lady Aria by MG For the full version of the collection, click the link at the bottom. "Duties call, and Lady Aria must step up to the throne and rule the Kingdom of Zyne. Due to the obligations and responsibilities weighted down by her title, Lady Aria loves silently from the … Continue reading For The Love of Lady Aria
(Trying out a new style) Buildings, buildings, all around Clank, honk, traffic sounds. Bamboo scaffolding, held up by zip-ties Prolonging a moment in a realm where time flies. Preoccupied by a gentle grip, Glimmering glimpses of "sweet lil' bits". Complexities, confusion, structured chaos surrounds Simplicity, serenity, calms the storms around. The moon shone brightly, … Continue reading Strolls Part II
To you, I write this because I can articulate with my hands better than the occasional eloquence that springs from these lips of mine. Alas, I shall get straight to what I want to say. You. You entered my life unexpectedly, into my (unbeknown to me) open doors. That spark, that chemistry, that depth felt … Continue reading Time
The Curious Adventures of Gordan's Thoughts 