LL - Hello Poetry

LL May 7

lost — yet again — like
the only thing I succeed
in is in failing

2025/079

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LL May 7

you, who asked me if
I already brushed my teeth —
I said I'd prove it
when you come closer and taste
the mint from my very tongue

2025/078

#tanka

LL May 7

you, who keep singing
a song after leaving the
room — coming back and
picking up where you left off —
like you never even left

2025/077

#tanka

LL May 5

having a blacksmith
for a father always set
the house on fire — some
children get tempered like steel —
some get brittle like charcoal

2025/076

#tanka

LL May 5

the thing about it —
walking for miles with storm clouds
overhead is that
the sun becomes a distant
memory, and the shade — home

2025/075

#tanka

LL May 4

I carry you like
old locks fastened to a bridge —
I unlock nothing

2025/074

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LL May 4

I carry you with
me — heavy keys to locks that
I no longer have

2025/073

#haiku