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Falling asleep 

The palm of my hand rest gently on my hip bone On the border of the thin blanket and naked skin A faint light peaks into the dark room The slow breeze from an obscured fan softly touches the skin of my outstretched arm Lying alone motionless in the place where you should be BreathingContinue reading “Falling asleep “

Posted byYakuMarch 29, 2017Posted inPoetryTags:#sleeping #fallingasleep #goodnightLeave a comment on Falling asleep 

Clues

I’m forever speaking Writing Leaving clues like breadcrumbs Praying to the nonexistent god That someone will see and then find me.

Posted byYakuMarch 26, 2017Posted inThoughtsTags:#thoughts #me #see #me1 Comment on Clues

Dark Night

Allow your face to crack contort and disfigure itself As the fountain of sorrow bursts forth from your eyes Allow your lips to bend stretch and melt with grief As tears form salty rivers on your translucent cheeks Allow your heart to feel the tearing crack of breaking As rockslides of sacred moments crash downContinue reading “Dark Night”

Posted byYakuMarch 17, 2017March 18, 2017Posted inPoetryTags:#dark #night #poetry #transform #embracrLeave a comment on Dark Night

Suddenly 

In the exhale I inhale this defeat So suddenly this grey driving the colours away The blues go cold Embers in the rain So suddenly this rain In the dark and empty streets Echoing your name For too long This holding on Too familiar with the fighting This letting go of your warmth So suddenlyContinue reading “Suddenly “

Posted byYakuMarch 12, 2017March 13, 2017Posted inPoetryTags:#suddenly #lettinggo #rain #greyLeave a comment on Suddenly 

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