litmus test
of truth.
And truth
is sometimes
base.
Experience is gained
in fits and starts.
Until it starts
rolling
down
the hill.
Experience is an asset
to be saved
in the memory
bank.
But don’t bank
on it.
~Tried and True
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litmus test
of truth.
And truth
is sometimes
base.
Experience is gained
in fits and starts.
Until it starts
rolling
down
the hill.
Experience is an asset
to be saved
in the memory
bank.
But don’t bank
on it.
~Tried and True
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but somewhere
along the line
I lost my humanity.
then everything changed
and not
for the better.
now I’m something else
like a lower order
of animal
maybe.
indifferent
to making a difference.
~Human Being
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but somewhere
along the line
I lost my humanity.
then everything changed
and not
for the better.
now I’m something else
like a lower order
of animal
maybe.
indifferent
to making a difference.
~Human Being
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tied to the master hand
of fate.
dancing on the stage
of our days
to the rhythm
of the drum.
directed from the wings
on what to say
and do.
who knew
we had no control
over the scenes
we play.
~Puppets
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tied to the master hand
of fate.
dancing on the stage
of our days
to the rhythm
of the drum.
directed from the wings
on what to say
and do.
who knew
we had no control
over the scenes
we play.
~Puppets
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is the intelligent design
of a revolutionary
planner
looking forward
to the next generation
mass extinction
to
start
over
again…
~Monkey Business
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is the intelligent design
of a revolutionary
planner
looking forward
to the next generation
mass extinction
to
start
over
again…
~Monkey Business
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of real life
in the mind
of all
minds.
but even this is not
what it seems.
after all
what is real
about a dream?
~Mind Over Matter
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of real life
in the mind
of all
minds.
but even this is not
what it seems.
after all
what is real
about a dream?
~Mind Over Matter
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IS
quite a reach.
if your objective
is a state
of collective
consciousness
rather than
the run
of the mill variety.
~Out of Reach
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IS
quite a reach.
if your objective
is a state
of collective
consciousness
rather than
the run
of the mill variety.
~Out of Reach
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one is seen
one is hid.
ONE IS THE SHIP
ONE IS THE SEA.
one is the way out
one is the way in.
ONE IS ME
ONE IS HIM.
one is the ego
one is the id.
~Me or Him
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one is seen
one is hid.
ONE IS THE SHIP
ONE IS THE SEA.
one is the way out
one is the way in.
ONE IS ME
ONE IS HIM.
one is the ego
one is the id.
~Me or Him
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be
aware.
tranquility traps catching
wisps of
air.
drifting
through crevasses
far
and near.
unseen by human
eyes.
a
breath of fear.
disturbing the
peace
of
mind.
~Disturbance
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be
aware.
tranquility traps catching
wisps of
air.
drifting
through crevasses
far
and near.
unseen by human
eyes.
a
breath of fear.
disturbing the
peace
of
mind.
~Disturbance
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the
gag order.
and opened its mouth.
to swallow a ghost
town
hiding
in quarantine.
as the worm turns.
the mouth gets bigger.
and the world
has no
appetite.
for a
starving house
guest.
~Viral
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the
gag order.
and opened its mouth.
to swallow a ghost
town
hiding
in quarantine.
as the worm turns.
the mouth gets bigger.
and the world
has no
appetite.
for a
starving house
guest.
~Viral
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One by one
And I can’t find the switch
To turn them back on.
It used to be on the wall
Of this room
But the room is gone.
Leaving me to conclude:
There never was
A room.
There never was
A light.
~Lights Out
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One by one
And I can’t find the switch
To turn them back on.
It used to be on the wall
Of this room
But the room is gone.
Leaving me to conclude:
There never was
A room.
There never was
A light.
~Lights Out
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and decide the fate
of worlds
we made on a dare.
given half the chance
we might be rulers
who have
a certain flair
for rolling the dice.
but when it comes
down to it
we are more than qualified.
~Ruling Elite
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and decide the fate
of worlds
we made on a dare.
given half the chance
we might be rulers
who have
a certain flair
for rolling the dice.
but when it comes
down to it
we are more than qualified.
~Ruling Elite
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a poet is a sleepwalker
in a daydream.
this makes him absent
minded
and distant.
when you ask him for the time
he might just give it
to you.
and then
where would you be?
if not inside
HIS
dream.
~It Seems...
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a poet is a sleepwalker
in a daydream.
this makes him absent
minded
and distant.
when you ask him for the time
he might just give it
to you.
and then
where would you be?
if not inside
HIS
dream.
~It Seems...
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at last
on mankind
what will remain
for alien
archaeologists
to learn
when they sift
through the sands
of time
and robot bones
in subterranean cities
are the only
trace
left behind?
~Robot Bones
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at last
on mankind
what will remain
for alien
archaeologists
to learn
when they sift
through the sands
of time
and robot bones
in subterranean cities
are the only
trace
left behind?
~Robot Bones
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not the shape.
the beauty inside
was ideal.
there can be idea
without form.
there can be life
without body.
a place where beauty
was born.
~Formless
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not the shape.
the beauty inside
was ideal.
there can be idea
without form.
there can be life
without body.
a place where beauty
was born.
~Formless
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and it will tell you things
about yourself
only you
need to hear.
But first block out
the background
noise
that traps your ears.
And find yourself
sound
to listen to the years.
~Listen Up
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and it will tell you things
about yourself
only you
need to hear.
But first block out
the background
noise
that traps your ears.
And find yourself
sound
to listen to the years.
~Listen Up
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And never go hungry.
Be satisfied
There was no need
To fill.
Is it enough to be free
Of desire?
If you agree
Here lies contentment.
~Hunger Games
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And never go hungry.
Be satisfied
There was no need
To fill.
Is it enough to be free
Of desire?
If you agree
Here lies contentment.
~Hunger Games
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is hard
to carry around.
tied to my neck
is the
mill stone
of my cares.
in the whole wide
world
there is nowhere
to go.
waiting to catch
a lift.
to put my burden down.
~Worlds Away
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is hard
to carry around.
tied to my neck
is the
mill stone
of my cares.
in the whole wide
world
there is nowhere
to go.
waiting to catch
a lift.
to put my burden down.
~Worlds Away
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#Poetry #PoeticRealm #BookSky
the genre
has
lost its bite.
rouse the dead
for
old times’ sake.
they only come out
at
night.
the hunter
is prey
to passing fancies.
the zombie apocalypse
is a
no-brainer
at
the wake.
~Vamp
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the genre
has
lost its bite.
rouse the dead
for
old times’ sake.
they only come out
at
night.
the hunter
is prey
to passing fancies.
the zombie apocalypse
is a
no-brainer
at
the wake.
~Vamp
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#Poetry #PoeticRealm #BookSky
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