John Michael Zorko
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John Michael Zorko
@shadowsofstars.bsky.social
Human, Engineer, Musician / Composer, Curious Animal, Math Aficianado, Volunteer Teacher, Student of the World
sometimes disappoints
though that is never the intent
trying to get it right
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
we are not too small to
hold our gods accountable
change what we believe
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
a ringing in my ears
portends a quiet resonance
sounding from the deep
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
two rings in the void
interlock or intersect?
the glass is upside down
June 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
standing in the sun
on the ground, my shadow cools
23 degrees
May 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
am I wheel or sail?
living life or lived by it?
monkey or tiger?
April 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
what is living well?
perhaps it's missing others
without missing oneself
April 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
slightly out of phase
with others expectations
we draw outside the lines
April 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
when I search inside
for the base of every smile
it’s almost always you
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
imitative world?
hold a reference to yourself
don’t let it disappear
March 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
all these blind heuristics
created to make things safe
sometimes stifle thought
March 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
suffering from thirst, your
memories come flooding in
I drink eternally
March 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
gazing on a fountain
spurting up and falling down
happy Sisyphus
March 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
All these thoughts of you
Drawn together by their mass
Ignite into a star
February 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The coil and the screw
Who will count the mortal ones
Unwinding with each turn?
December 30, 2024 at 3:01 AM
a beautiful ennui
settles in with quiet grace
rain upon the roof
December 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM
we are nothing but
biological machines
who think we’re, somehow, more
December 15, 2024 at 6:47 PM
turning off the switch, you’re
not the lightbulb, but the light
solace in the end
December 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM
moment of repose
even in a burning world
contentment can be found
November 21, 2024 at 5:53 AM
world, rich in deceit
provides me with incentive
to struggle to be poor
November 11, 2024 at 4:27 AM
the weight of all my hopes
suspended from that tiny star
made it fall to earth
October 7, 2024 at 4:11 AM
On a cliff, an ape
Sees me pointing at the sky
Hand in hand, we run
May 23, 2024 at 9:50 PM
all these broken gods
some see scrap, while others, parts
to make a greater whole
April 16, 2024 at 1:17 AM
a rope across the void
between our now and better selves
walk it carefully
April 14, 2024 at 3:36 AM
pulse against the wheel
backdrop of a falling world
find solace where I can
March 10, 2024 at 5:25 PM