rickie-louis
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Proximity to the Canvas
They love you like a Monet / blurred lilies at arm’s length, / a myth of brushstrokes soft as breath.
30
Mar 21, 2025
A Droplet's Journey
First, a gathering - a coalescing of mist, / Shapeless vapors given form, a droplet born. / Buoyant, it rises, a fragile orb of being,
20
Jan 15, 2025
Society
... / At times I feel like a flower / ...
20
Sep 20, 2021
What else can i say
God I get so busy sometimes / Sometimes busy doing nothing / Sometimes just sitting here
21
May 20, 2021
Allowance
The unhappiness you're experiencing right now comes down to allowances. / The allowance of negative thought to entertain your mind. / The allowance of idleness.
9
Oct 14, 2020
disconnect
At the moment, / she's present, / just not in the present moment.
3
Aug 28, 2020
Eve
Do night skys not liken to the shimmer of her eyes? / Do the gardens of Eden not bloom in the presence of her beauty? / Do heavens angels not fall
5
Jan 20, 2020
Eyes
It's instinctual / To want to look away / Once contact is made
14
Jan 20, 2020
Existing
All of life / Is confined within a single moment. / Despite that as it may sound
20
Jan 19, 2020
You
I want to lay next to you / Caressing the constellations upon your skin / Mapping them with my fingertips
12
Jan 18, 2020
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