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Decisions are made,
in dark alleys and back halls.
Best to watch your back.
When I witnessed a rare fragility of the rain unbecoming—pouring its madness, tears following the wind that brings me to a place where I knew I witnessed an unfortunate crime, an absence of an absolute evil—cruel crime I would not be able to forget; the great tragedy of what was once.

It was all I saw.
It was all I felt.
It was all I knew.

The comfort and the gruesome thought of being a witness to it all—to the chaos, the fraudulent rage of the supposed love I knew; until I became a victim of it.

…and the absence of my answered prayer turned to basking in idiotic romantic fantasies I had built. All that interested me was the world I created inside this big rotten head of mine.

What an unfortunate time to be a witness in an unfortunate crime called: the absence of love.

While odd things create reality, dreams do come true, a bittersweet goodbye turns to a sweet return. All I know is once in a while, there comes an absence. How do I return the sparks back?
for the love that disappeared quietly. in a rushed hush tone, familiar random day a few years back.

song: lover, you should’ve come over - jeff buckley
aren't we to
love our neighbor
treat each other
much the same
because we need
one another
not run for cover
when placing blame

aren't we to
love our neighbor
not for favors
not for gain
and to
treat each other
as we would have them
do the same

aren't we to
love our neighbor
as our maker
paves the way
bringing blessings
both now and later
layer upon layer
in Jesus' name
 6d Traveler
Tom D
How tragic for those
who must walk in the rain
of their own tears
Tears that have been shed so hard
they fall red with blood
For the impact of loss
can so brutally harm the grief-stricken
they are counted
among the living dead
Sands of time
Flesh and bone
Bent but not broken

Decades came and went

Fearless one
You swooped in
Without anger

Ruler of all

Forgiver of sins
And wrongdoings
Freedom came at a price

Yours forever

Closer to heaven then ever before
Strong enough
To shoulder thee burdens

To forgive the wicked

Sinners of this place
By your grace alone
I was saved

From my wretched self

Is nothing short of a miracle
There are no words
Forever grateful

Could it be

I can finally
Feel my heart beat steady
My eyes are clean

My soul has been washed

Cleansed by you
I am truly in awe of all your are
I’m not worthy

There is only one

Never be another
Never duplicated even if they tried

Holy majesty never shaken

You are truly thee ONLY ONE FOR ME
The joker
in the deck
The jester
holding court
The witness
at my trial
The voice
— of time itself

(Dreamsleep: July, 2025)
You tell me goodbye.
And the smile fades from my face.
I try not to care.
Though I knew this was coming,
funny how goodbyes still sting.
Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                                       The Apex Predator


                    They…
                    Have watched me rise from the darkness of war
                    Dripping with my enemies’ blood

                            -Beowulf, trans. Raffel, lines 151-153


The apex predator feeds upon the flesh
Of those who wanted desperately to live
To hew and chew and gnaw and digest and mesh
With those who died with no desire to forgive

The apex predator feeds while others starve
The sentient flee from him in grievous fear
But he always wins, his victims then to carve
In ****** fields and haunted forests drear

War ends violently in drang und sturm
And the apex predator is obviously
                                                  ­ The Worm
 6d Traveler
Zahra
Its skin streaked
with rain and soil,
bows beneath
just a few drops
of water
grateful for even
that small sip.
Its stem,
a little bent,
its face
still golden.
And in that
gesture,
I saw the
grace of
needing little
   but receiving fully.
 6d Traveler
ac
i have these voices in my head

with me when i’m awake or in bed
when i’m smiling and happy
they come and break my peace
telling me weird things
that make me lose my ease

they tell me i won’t get better
they tell me i don’t matter
they tell me one day ill be dead
so why not get it over with instead

the voices are evil and cold
but they comfort me when i’m all alone
they tell me to do things to myself
and be sure that no one knows

oh the voices in my head
they walk me to my death
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