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I cant wait to fall asleep to join the world of dreams

I get to join the fairies as they dance in the meadows of the forever blooming flowers

I get to run with the wolves through the forest and never ending unbound lands

I get to jump up the mountains with the mountain sheep to admire the radiant full moon

I get to fly high with the eagles to indulge soaking up the warmth of the sun

I get to swim with sea turtles in the vast ocean waters looking for treasures once lost

Oh how I can't wait to fall asleep to join the world of my dreams

-Shelly Ramos
I photoed a clod of earth shaped like

the sole of a sneaker, on macadam

asphalt.

An artifact made palpable by the

swarmy crush of gravel.

Left to harden, as its sneaker went

off to something far more particular

by design.

How reality comes across.
You’re right.
I do not take rejection well.
For I take rejection sea.
I float and swim in it until I’m free.
I dive in it until I feel opposite of glee.
You’re correct.
I do not take “no” graciously.
For instead of grace, I become the sea.
I slap the shore until my blue turns green.
I blow my waves into squares as I scream.
That’s right.
When I lose, I never use it as a noose.
Instead I sizzle and heat up like a fuse,
smile like a muse, call ******* on truce,
win and govern all your lands like Zeus.
That’s correct.
When I’m denied, I show that I can bite.
I show teeth and they sparkle bright,
tell them I am not as frail as a kite,
I am the moon on a star-free sky at night.
Moon wanes tonight
The woeful Anhinga takes flight
She’s foul fowl, past lovers say
Truest form—Bird of Prey
little thoughts
Try to define
consciousness
you haven’t
the tools

Try to define
instinct
the same kind
of fool

Try to define
reason
misusing
the words

Try to define
wonder
unseen
and unheard

Try to define
sleep
when lost
in a dream

Try to define
presence
with space
— unforeseen

(Rosemont College: March, 2025)
Conventional Books

A petty slave in chains of mind
Sees the "world" through books confined—
From the kitchen to the loo,
All he knows, he takes from view.

Legends shape his hollow creed,
Makes him think he's fine indeed;
"Law is just," though firm and grim,
Since the world is just like him.

"Friendship’s sweet!"—yet reeks of treason.
What’s a bond when rot’s the reason?
Where’s the "norm" in filth and lies?
Fear and madness—your disguise!



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On the Road to the Pen

Lost in darkness, seeking grace,
Yet meet the Horns in Hell’s embrace—
For the Pit is all around,
But we fear the bleeding wound.

So, impaled, we hush our cries,
Dare not claim the Devil’s near.
Then we wake with clouded eyes—
See but cattle, trapped in fear.

No more screams, you sell your soul,
Step by step, the Pen is near.
Once inside, you lose control—
Thoughts are banished. Mind unclear.



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Sellout Teachers of Nonsense

More of nonsense—more belief.
Lies and filth now stand as chief.
Born into this hollow scheme,
Where deceit is law supreme?

If you haven’t—start to ask,
Truth is there behind the mask.
Seek your answers, make them real,
Not the ones they fake and deal.



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The Eraser and the Elastic

Elastic fools—so weak, so hollow,
Twisted minds too numb to follow.
Broken souls, like cans of meat,
Served to beasts—obedient treat.

Bend and break them, twist their sight,
They endure—no will to fight.
Sin is just their daily bread.
Freedom’s myth. The depths we tread.

No escape, no higher calling,
Lies and madness keep enthralling.
Only Chaos wipes the slate,
Crushing demons, cleansing fate.

Yet the Eraser spares the few,
Not as doom, but as renew.
Through the fire, through the flood,
Spirits rise from dust and blood.



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The "Sacred" Shall Perish

The "sacred" fades, its end is near,
Its priest’s corpse rots, defiled, severe.
And should you yield, give up the fight,
Your mind will vanish into night.

Crush their idols, mock their lies,
Laugh at priests with scornful eyes.
For sarcasm is the cure we wield,
Lest to their madness we must yield.



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The Brand of a Slave

Forged iron is out of date,
But still, it seals the twisted fate—
What’s deemed "good" by society,
Bears evil’s ugly quality.

Not "who," but "what" defines the soul—
A broken, hollow, empty goal.
He sweeps the filth of Earth away,
While his son’s left to clear the decay.



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The Struggles of Knowing This Hell

Once lost, there's no return—
That’s the truth we live and learn.
No curses left, no words to say,
"Blessings" all, like dust, decay.

Poor and lonely, that’s the key—
Only then you truly see Hell's plea.
The full-fed man is blind, astray,
Three-quarters of them—beasts at play.



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The Olympic Marathon in Paris

Beside the Invalids' Dome,
The finish line's a greater home
Than in the "CowID" world of dread—
Old age and staff, yet still it said:
"You're just a fool!"

Exchanged the lies for heresy,
With evil’s grin, they set it free—
Through lies and fear, through filth and rot,
The darkness shows its mighty plot.

But stronger still the rider black,
Who rode with speed along the track—
Upon the water, swift, foretelling
Death in Hell—no "heaven" dwelling.



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Famous Figures with Staffs at the Paris Olympics

Clowns with staffs, they pull the sheep along,
The start is near—get ready, don’t go wrong.
What they call "original" is just a show,
For those who can’t see—this world’s a blow!

Once there were muzzles, now the staffs remain—
The beasts grow clever, but they still bring pain.
They've turned us into cattle, low and vile,
The staff strikes—Satan’s bell, the warning’s style.



--- Total 9 poems. ---
Said the elf to the mushroom, "Come with me!
Learn to walk, learn to be free,
come journey to the shining sea,
come, o come, o come with me."

Said the mushroom to the elf, "Why should I?
From here I can see the beautiful sky,
no need to walk no need to fly,
to leave here? I'd rather die!
why, o why, o why, o why..."
Copyright: Bennett Tyler
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