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Sep 2020 · 85
Present
Elliot J Sep 2020
Present
/ˈprɛz(ə)nt/

: The gift of being (t)here
Dim
Sep 2020 · 73
Soul’s Mirror
Elliot J Sep 2020
He looked and saw her past, present and future.
The boy who collected eye colours.
The boy who collected souls.

-Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 80
W(a)nder
Elliot J Sep 2020
I mistake the wind
whistling in the mountains
for the sound of the sea
everyday.

-Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 62
Creativity
Elliot J Sep 2020
For creativity to flourish
The ordinary must first be embraced.
For the ordinary once was creative.

Elliot J.
I made this observation concerning creativity a while ago, in Spain. Although not exactly poetic it did feel worth its while to share.
Sep 2020 · 77
Human
Elliot J Sep 2020
Human
noun
/ˈhjuːmən/ also human being

-A tiny living being, utterly dependant on the answer of love
Sep 2020 · 87
Paradox Of The Sun
Elliot J Sep 2020
The girl that shined so bright
She never went unnoticed
Yet never truly seen
They called her the paradox of the sun

-Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 80
Chimerical
Elliot J Sep 2020
Flashing reddish lights
drizzling in pink
on the white ceiling,
circumcircling the bright spot.
Mislaid bricks
braking the lost tires,
    shrieks.
As a distant freckled face,
    intouchable,
preventing the happiness of our lot.
Sinking in lissome,
darling fantasies,
stringed intangibly together
in succulent creeks.
Never dosed nor waked,
ever doubting all realities

Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 77
Ravishing Reverie
Elliot J Sep 2020
Her luscious skin I dreamed
Akin to roses' soft whistle
  Shying away,
        The moonlight reflection that streamed
Away all doubts in life
I loved her, I adored
        The lively fabric of simplicity
Everything felt with her
  Gave me hope
       Gave me lust
            Gave me peace
My idiocy is turned into genius
    by her,
         by her alone

-Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 50
A Gutless Melodrama
Elliot J Sep 2020
Livid and frightened
Of what might be
Seldom perverted
Or enlightened
By the reality that sets you free
For as no one ever walks
The dire phrases
Whispered in vain
All these Everlasting
Utopian talks
Lead to Spectacular
Undying pain.

Elliot J.
Sep 2020 · 112
Deductive induction
Elliot J Sep 2020
I entered.
SaD Down.

It was comfortable, the stability of dark oak wood combined with the comfort of warm goose feathers, paradoxically contradicting my state of mind.

'Please tell me what kind of person I am.
Tell me what you see, what you can deduce.
I even brought you a list of what futures I consider.
Deduce from this list or from all else what describes me, what virtues refine me, which vices limit me.
But please,  restrain from embarassing me by asking myself for I do not know the answer.'

-Can you Induce where I am or Deduce where I should be?
                                              Please tell me. You simply do not know.-
Dim
Jul 2020 · 61
Damsel Of My Mind
Elliot J Jul 2020
Glowing, glittery senses of euphoria
masked by empty holes of thought
I adore thy shapes and shifts
Never will your thighs be bought
Diving down in dystopia
Dreading the arrival of these dreadfull drifts.
I say ‘Goodness godess, even in distress
I elegantly impress, the damsel of my mind, the damsel in distress’.
Jul 2020 · 79
No More
Elliot J Jul 2020
No more,

No more leaving the heat
No more indulging  in altered visions
No more fallacies played on repeat
No more ideas fuelled by unjust cohesions

No more higher voices over subjects characterised by ignorance
No more judgements given in the dark
No more cares given to things of no significance
No more enragements lit by a meagre spark.

No more wretched decisions
No more storms of pensive dust
Instead learn from past collisions
To cleanse my soul I must.

-Elliot J.
Jul 2020 · 51
There
Elliot J Jul 2020
There is a big picture present of something desired.
Don’t know where or how to get there.
There is a certainty that I am wrong and that it has all been wrongly wired.
Journeys and maps blurred but the destination I believe is clear.

There has been time wasted.
Of this I am sure.
There has been insignificance overrated.
And now I have to endure.

There will be laughter.
In the close future certainty is set.
There will be rejections as if I am some kind of imposter.
Will I be able to follow through on the bet.

There can be beauty in the long run.
But I have fear of the road.
There is an image brightened and blinded by rays of sun.
If the house wins who will be the scapegoat.

All I know is I have to do something.
Get things done.
Otherwise it will all have been for nothing.
And might as well end it with a gun.
Jul 2020 · 67
Blinded By Colours
Elliot J Jul 2020
I struggle with reality
With the castle upon the hill
I struggle with vitality
With the turning of the mill

I struggle with myself
With the imagination
I struggle with written truths on the shelf
With the constant creation

I do not know what to choose
It all appeals to me
I do not know what there is to lose
Please let me see

Elliot J.
Jul 2020 · 53
Cold Warmth
Elliot J Jul 2020
The music tinting the fire’s light with a sunset pink gloom.

Closing the mirrors to my soul soaring on whistling clouds as the night softly blew.

The sound of liquid red diamonds pouring in my cristal glass bringing winter warmth into the room.

Still sadness swirled like snowflakes on a summer's day in the chamber, for I was missing You.

-Elliot J.
Jul 2020 · 62
Strange Shadows
Elliot J Jul 2020
I arrive through the gate
Shadows of fire dancing in the dark
People cured of hate
Illusion left its mark

I am the stranger by the side
Wandering alone
The outsider in the night
The mysterious and unknown

Warmth and crackling fires
Like mosquitoes attracted to a light
The gathering of honest liars
Reflected by a perception oh so bright

I am the stranger by the side
Wandering alone
The outsider in the night
The mysterious and unknown

Should I
The ignorant and blind
Ask them why
Out the questions on my mind
   Or let it all go by

For I am comfortable
As stranger by the side
Wandering alone
As outsider in the night
The mysterious and unknown
Enjoying the truly beautiful sight


Elliot J.

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