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 2d dude
Phantom
You set me in the sun to grow,
fed my roots with tender rain.
But when your hands reached for me,
I broke—dry petals slipping through your fingers.

I now grieve the flower I almost was,
longing to bloom as you once imagined.
But now your care drifts elsewhere,
and I remain beneath this burning sky,
waiting for my final petal to fall.
I wanted to find
The perfect word
To describe my misery
But the only word I found
Was your name
 3d dude
kohu
my old bandage
soft, frayed edges,
threadbare, worn thin
by restless hands, restless nights,

maroon patches
like cowhide on cotton,
each stain a quiet record
of battles no one saw

years of ache
woven into its threads,
dried blood stiff
like a childhood teddy
clutched too hard,

and still –
i rinse it gently,
silent and thinking,
afraid the water
will wash away
what held me together
 3d dude
Kalliope
To be a memory walker
A director of dreams
Forgetting what is real
And what endings really mean

Replaying harsher words
And sunnier days as well
An archaic tape rewatched with an organizational system from hell

I rearrange the order
From which this life is lived
Creating full pockets of happiness without despair sprinkled in

And I'll lay here with the highlight reel
Aching for people I've loved
Forgetting its okay to let things end
The connection was enough

A bittersweet day for memories
When new life paths are clear
Upsetting to have had connections
so strong
Yet end up nowhere near

But you are happy
He is happy
They are happy
And really, so am I
But sometimes,
It feels good to see you again
Even just in my mind
Untangling reality from fantasy
With the realization
I cannot live in Nostalgia
You seemed so far away now
Did something happen?
The distance between us
Continued to grow farther apart
Was it me? Did I do something?
That question was on rerun
But it couldn't outrun the gap
Why are you leaving me?
Please don't go, don't leave
Stop the hole that is growing
A mind racing a thousand miles
But can't cover the bridge between us
You seemed so far away now
You're too far from me
Please stop
I can't
See
You
Any-
I am sending out the energy                                                           ­  of  love  and positivity                                                       ­                 Hoping  it  will reach someone                                                          ­ who  needs  it and will pass it on                                                               ­Bounce  it  around  and back again                                                           love  and kindness everlasting                                                      ­     without  it,  we never last                                                             ­          forget  the pain of your past                                                             Get  high  on life, intoxicated,                                                     ­ Don't  fight  it, don't debate it                                                               ­     Love  is all you'll ever need                                                             ­              Happiness is the golden key                                                              ­      You  can laugh through the good and bad                                                 have  the life you want to have                                                             ­    Smile  at everyone you see                                                              ­   share  your light and positivity                                                       ­    soon  you'll see them smiling back at you                                             the  effects of your light shining through
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Expectation invites despair, despair brings expectation.
Oi, Warrior, walking the path of hell,
Forge your soul into a blade full of will.
For heaven’s doors are like blades of steel,
Which never yield —
Until you strike them
With a blade born of hellish will.
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