Yours was a worn out tome
Maple leaves in-between sheets
Membranes, whole universe tucked away
Underneath your arm, secured by a sentinel of light
Delicate, repelling darkness with wisdom of mountains
Mine's a paperback
Broken and creased spine, held tight
Moulded into my hand
Fingerprint, Identity
I have a book light, late nights, tired eyes
Pages unattached, barely sane
Her's smelled of libraries, autumn
My own of campfire oceans and rain
We both smelled of rain                      Petrichor
Sweet and salty
Her fragrance was the ichor of the gods                    Ichor  
I was the dirt                     Petra
Each page, layered with mine
We cannot be severed, only burned

In my pages, half-thought poems and abandoned dreams
In yours, careful cursive, romantic essays
Corrosive
None the wiser, we both ignite

But

One cannot rise against two
And a threefold cord is not easily broken

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Under the bridge
Pills, muscle & back relief
Empty
Cigarettes, mirror pond pale ale
Sail away from consciousness
**** slowly
Socials Studies 10 homework
Conflicted cultures, transient economy
Fur hats
Exploration, exploitation, for
Fur hats!
Litter, candy wrapper
What are you underneath that pretty shell?
Hard heart
Soft heart
Fragile
Pencil
Potential
Lost hope, failed system
Failure
Still the stream runs on, runs away
A steady hum, a constant purr
Pure
Impure
Sinner  
One day the stream will dry
And be forgotten, swept away into
Oblivion
Our memories, our ghosts
Numbed by the sound of water
Vanishes in time's cascade
Like pioneers and their fur hats.

We’re all alone in our minds.

Don’t be afraid,

There’s plenty of space to move around.

It’s your home, and a home needs to be renovated, maintained, lived in.

Strong foundation.  

It’s your universe, your reality.

Take control, tweak the dials, bend gravity.

Starlight illuminates the heart.

Bitter blessed

Better tested

Knowledge burns

Hollow inside

Welcome home

Stars only shine bright in darkness

Shade is appreciated under a rising sun.

Life is experienced in times of fear

Fear is replaced by a pleasant dream.