Category: Poetry
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Buddha who? (Audio)
Baby cries Bumblebee bumbles Murmured conversations Intermittent laughter Fresh cut grass Chair rocks Breathe in, slow deep Exhale Siren, ambulance rushes Watch it pass Breathe in, slow deep Exhale Chair rocks Thinking of thinking Let it go Memories, feelings arise Observe them Let them go Heart slows Breathe Anxiety exhaled Not me Sadness on the…
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The Most Powerful Word (Audio)
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Of all the words that might be spoken There is one which cleaves and leaves spells broken Not uttered in the halls of learning It is primal and makes way for our own heart’s yearning Programs, patterns their code it breaks Captivity of illusion shattered in its wake They, the Outside, have intentions, designs…
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Noise
Voices in my ear Noise Repeating, bleating out messages received, downloaded Good drones, sheep following the lead Asleep, dreaming wakefulness Opinions prescribed To counter, as though true encounter With its opposite Red – Blue Ass – Pachyderm Perp – Victim Dominator – Submissive Heaven – Hell Black – White Male – Female Terror – Protection…
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The Outside Called (Audio)
The Outside called. Anxious nauseous anger Weakness, vitality drains Like open vein How should I answer Scenarios played out in my head If this, then that, then this, then that Same old round and round Seeking answer, resolution, victory Weaker with each turn of the wheel Same old round and round Turning inside I asked…
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Primary Source (Audio)
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I need them not Repelled by words Theoretical formulations Commentary, opinion, drivel Conjecture about the man I weary of opinion, reflection I need to know Want, require, I demand The raw material from which the other flows I need the Prophet not his disciples I shall make my opinion And It shall then make me…