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a breath of jasmine
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Mar 2018
a breath of jasmine
a breath of jasmine
remembers the rain just past
and sunshine to come
#haiku
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accomplishment is
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Nov 2017
accomplishment is
accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution
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a gift from a friend
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Nov 2017
a gift from a friend
a gift from a friend
a simple shirt of cotton
is loving armor
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a happy life is
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Mar 2018
a happy life is
a happy life is
lived in perfect accordance
with its own nature
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a heart grown bitter
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Mar 2018
a heart grown bitter
a heart grown bitter
is a burden to itself
love has no place there
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a human being
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Feb 2018
a human being
a human being
seeking relevance becomes
a human doing
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a man can find joy
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Mar 2018
a man can find joy
a man can find joy
with anyone so long as
he does not love her
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a man is happy
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Mar 2018
a man is happy
a man is happy
who thanks to reason has ceased
to hope or to fear
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an apology
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Feb 2018
an apology
an apology
is a bridge to a fresh start
or a bitter end
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as necessity
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Feb 2018
as necessity
as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation
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await no climax
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Jan 2018
await no ******
await no ******
a story keeps no secrets
from its own author
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being the poet
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Nov 2017
being the poet
being the poet
is but a stepping stone to
being the poem
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better hard to love
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Feb 2018
better hard to love
better hard to love
than easy to abandon
brutal poetry
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birds in formation
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Dec 2017
birds in formation
birds in formation
wing shadows across the road
mirroring the sky
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chitown musical
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Mar 2018
chitown musical
chitown musical
no words stop no words stop my
elevated train
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consensus inverts
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Feb 2018
consensus inverts
consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making
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cynicism is
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Nov 2017
cynicism is
cynicism is
a disease that robs people
of the gift of life
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dead men sing no songs
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Feb 2018
dead men sing no songs
dead men sing no songs
but smart conspirators know
silence is a note
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death and dishonor
17morae
Dec 2017
death and dishonor
death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield
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death cannot menace
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Oct 2017
death cannot menace
death cannot menace
a thousand laughing zombies
happy halloween
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death is patient but
17morae
Nov 2017
death is patient but
death is patient but
nothing cheats the reaper like
deciding to live
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decide who you are
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Mar 2018
decide who you are
decide who you are
where you stand and what that means
before trouble comes
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democracy is
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Feb 2018
democracy is
democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined
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divorce is the price
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Feb 2018
divorce is the price
divorce is the price
half pay so we all can dare
to believe in love
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do as you think wise
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Nov 2017
do as you think wise
do as you think wise
but wisdom does not believe
everything it thinks
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do not fear the dark
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Oct 2017
do not fear the dark
do not fear the dark
in the dark all men are blind
even the monsters
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do the best you can
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Mar 2018
do the best you can
do the best you can
and know sometimes your best is
just irrelevant
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dreams are effortless
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Apr 2018
dreams are effortless
dreams are effortless
which is why dreaming is more
popular than work
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dreams of tomorrow
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Oct 2017
dreams of tomorrow
dreams of tomorrow
memories of yesterday
sleeves rolled up today
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enlightenment lives
17morae
Feb 2018
enlightenment lives
enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity
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every good idea
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Dec 2017
every good idea
every good idea
carries within it the seed
of a better one
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every hero fears
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Jan 2018
every hero fears
every hero fears
that some rapt admirer will
learn the awful truth
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fearful men sprout wings
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Nov 2017
fearful men sprout wings
fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions
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fear is a hunger
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Nov 2017
fear is a hunger
fear is a hunger
for any sanctuary
courage is a fast
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fear is a poison
17morae
Nov 2017
fear is a poison
fear is a poison
and the only antidote
is experience
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following passion
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Nov 2017
following passion
following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along
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get rid of your junk
17morae
Jan 2018
get rid of your junk
get rid of your junk
and you will finally have
room for your treasure
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half empty or full
17morae
Oct 2017
half empty or full
half empty or full
either way it seems the glass
is just too ****** big
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he will not lay down
17morae
Jan 2018
he will not lay down
he will not lay down
a burden on my shoulders
that I cannot lift
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how consequential
17morae
Dec 2017
how consequential
how consequential
that very awkward moment
between birth and death
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i begged for mercy
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Feb 2018
i begged for mercy
i begged for mercy
but all i heard was silence
while i bled to death
#haiku
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i fear the unknown
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Mar 2018
i fear the unknown
i fear the unknown
but courage has wisdom that
fear can never know
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if i die today
17morae
Apr 2018
if i die today
if i die today
let me die a better man
than yesterday me
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if there is only
17morae
Mar 2018
if there is only
if there is only
one love lost among billions
then we are all doomed
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if you must burn time
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Feb 2018
if you must burn time
if you must burn time
place the flame so friends enjoy
the warmth and the light
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if you want to speak
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Feb 2018
if you want to speak
if you want to speak
with special authority
show special talent
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if you would not flinch
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Nov 2017
if you would not flinch
if you would not flinch
when crisis approaches then
train like it is here
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i have determined
17morae
Jan 2018
i have determined
i have determined
to live in the arena
so i will die there
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i have to learn how
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Feb 2018
i have to learn how
i have to learn how
to get up from a table
where love is not served
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i judged you by the
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Jan 2018
i judged you by the
i judged you by the
content of your character
but it didn’t help
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