The flame glows brightly
a memory of life lost
burning out too fast.
Candles
Haiku & Shortform
Love Yourself
Curb your inner voice
it speaks in hateful language
always love yourself
Sleeves
Sleeves on grey wet eyes
rush to wipe away sorrow
rub the pain deeper
the fly
No more clapping palms.
A fly dead in shocked violence.
Silence falls. At last.
Hurt the Sky
Lightning pierces sky
wounding with crazed cruel intent
Thunder gives applause.
ripples
a calm lake quivers
seduced by the moon’s soft kiss
telling ripples rise.
bamboo
we weave through life’s obstacles
like wind through bamboo
trying not to get whipped by branches
but often getting caught in the leaves.
foundations
we live in paper houses
stained at the edges
the poison crept in slowly
tainting the foundations.
futures
futures prepared
in classrooms, age 14
life’s lessons are harsh.
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