I yearn for something long gone in the depths of the future;
Not able to place a finger on its familiarity.

Discovering what is already known
Can be a clarifying process of redundancy.

When a step forward feels like a tumble backward
Toward the inevitable direction of it all.

When a puzzle forms around me
I stand there, inert.

The challenge beckons me further. It calls me closer,
Etching itself deeper into my path.

Smiling at the fantasy of completion on the other side,
A field of emotional mishaps rains down before me.

i want to peel your skin back
and reveal your deepest sweetness.
to look at your veins
and memorize their paths.
maybe then i’d understand
why you are so rough on the outside.
it takes a lot of work,
digging your fingernails into the flesh,
pulling and pulling until you are bare.
but it is all worth it;
to visit your center,
to break past what conceals you,
and take you apart
slice by slice.

Time carves out the stone—
Leaves return to soil as breath,
Then rise up again.

How strange
Is the Autumn rain

As it all falls down
In October

How solemn is spring;
as azure tears kiss the blooms,
the rainbow drinks deep.

After dark the brightness from the sky
Opens up so wide light beams through
It took so long for the moon
To make a mark night is here
In all the years the moon shines
Later in the evening, I stare at the stars
I look up in the sky?
Can you see the moonshine?
Millions miles away from mars
After dark I stare
Moonshine so bright
Can you see the brilliant light?
I don’t want this night to end
Moonshine won’t you stay?
Maybe for another day
Moonshine

It’s  a grey sky with hint of  clouds
Warm humid air along the atmosphere
Upbeat day
Enjoying the heat

(A lone voice whispers)

For a dash of exquisite fun

Try to have such a mesmerising style of creativity—when stimulating, visual imagery.

So all those within your prose's proximity:

Can enjoy its delicious delivery

(C) Copyright John Duffy

You think I miss you
You think I'd miss you
But I already don't
even remember your name

im getting better
but im scared for the downfall