school taught me a lot about board games...
lesson 1:
that my opinion
should be either black or white
in order to have any skin in this game called "life".
I don't agree to it, so I'll play my "chances" in the grey.
lesson 2:
do your research,
read the room,
roll your dice carefully
and become a standout "monopoly"
the ultimate navigation through "chutes and ladders"
lesson 3:
saying "sorry" will take you in circles
until you arrive back to square 1 - home base
a dangerous term that can leave your heart
on the "operation" table.
lesson 4:
trust your gut when a "clue," in all its forms, occurs.
Remember, you're on a "battleship" and if you don't
plant your ships carefully, you'll be the one drowning.
lesson 5:
it's all "chess." some folks are pawns in your game.
others act as knights and rooks.
women (queens) will move freely and embody their power and flexibility
men (kings), though vulnerable and limited, hold authoritative power. kings promote pawns...play the board carefully.
In other words...
stay to yourself,
do your work,
stick to your guns (not literal guns)
lead by example and
be selective with your time and who you trust.
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM UTC
filtered water neglects
the body of necessary
minerals…
If I am to know
the true nourishment
you bring to the table,
you must show
yourself to me…
unfiltered.
Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022 at 6:52 PM UTC
You are complicated…
but you’re also simple…
which makes you complicated.
— a.r. Camm
Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022 at 6:31 PM UTC
If you were an instrument
you’d be the piano.
A gentle touch on the keys
that make life worth living.
Full of raw emotion,
tugging away at my soul’s mere existence
Jan 31, 2022
Jan 31, 2022 at 12:31 PM UTC
If someone handed me a rose and said that “it grew from the concrete,” should I feel bad for the rose for no longer being home or honored to be symbolized with such a brave soul?
I no longer affiliate myself with the decisive minds. For my mind is in a constant search of the unknown answers. The E through Zs on scantrons that only have room for A through D. The “maybe” or “perhaps” between true and false. The compromise between what’s right and what’s wrong…
I think that’s why I never agreed with school...
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022 at 3:42 AM UTC
I've housed
demons before
Sometimes they're
better roommates than angels
Jul 24, 2021
Jul 24, 2021 at 11:46 PM UTC
ignite your inner child,
setting ablaze a once dried well,
a swallowed light will lead you from this darkness.
- a.r. Camm
Jun 18, 2021
Jun 18, 2021 at 11:41 AM UTC
you wanted love,
you wanted out of this cage like a magician’s dove,
you wanted understanding,
you wanted support for your hobbies and any future career planning,
you wanted safety,
you wanted to feel tucked away in a man’s arms, blocking you from harm…
you wanted to be like those couples you watch on Youtube,
you wanted to travel,
you wanted to explore,
you wanted power couple Vibez and, dare I say, more.
you wanted everything I could provide you.
May I ask “what happened?”
- a.r. Camm
Jun 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021 at 1:51 PM UTC
I am splattered ink on these empty white walls.
a story told by collisions.
splashes of my deepest intuitions:
a handprint embroidered here,
a slash of claws over there,
a baby footprint by the door to say "goodbye" to my innocence,
a distorted smile on the ceiling that could easily be mistaken for a question mark,
and a cancellation symbol on the window shunning anyone's smart *** remarks.
I
am
a mess...
and if one were to try and clean me up,
my secrets beneath would devour them whole.
- a.r. Camm
Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021 at 1:22 AM UTC
& around we went...
circling the reality
that at some point
the wheel would stop turning
& we’d have to return home...
- a.r. Camm
Apr 4, 2021
Apr 4, 2021 at 12:19 PM UTC