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Dec 2020 · 185
New
hal Dec 2020
New
The new year should bring
New inspirations but I am
Feeling quite lost.

Spinning on delicate in a
never ending cycle of my
Washing machine.

Repetition at its finest.
New would be nice I reckon.
Nov 2020 · 180
to my mean english teacher
hal Nov 2020
Do you know what I not?
You penalize nonconformity.
I only ask, why?
Now I scribble for your displeasure,
to watch ignorance dance
upon the cold skin which you wear
and to wait patiently
for my verdict.
Oct 2020 · 330
Disappearing Sublime
hal Oct 2020
I watched you in the sky,
a sparkle of sublime
While neurons danced
In my head

There one day,
And gone the next.

Now I'm ashamed I do not
Think of you often.
Ashamed.
May 2020 · 86
Loop
hal May 2020
It’s hard to have faith
In things we can’t see.
There’s not enough evidence
To make me believe.

I’ve fought this battle
For a lifetime too long.
I’ve read the book.
I’ve sang his song.

Caught in a loop
I can seem to escape.
Who will pull me out
Before it’s too late?
Mar 2020 · 231
Casually Undetected
hal Mar 2020
He sits like he owns the place,
Walks like he’s already won the race.
Professional,
Yet casually.

Grey coat draped over his sure shoulders,
Moves quick and slick unlike boulders.
Swift,
Yet casually.

The black bag sits alone,
As he waits observing on his phone.
Tense,
Yet casually.

He catches a glimpse and chuckles a laugh.
I turn away his face only half.
Knowing,
Yet casually.

He knows something that I don’t.
Pay close attention but I know that you won’t.
Casual
Yet, undetected.
Mar 2020 · 143
Unknowns
hal Mar 2020
Infinite depths of unknowns
We can’t see,
Do you take the chance?
What’ll it be?

The current pulls you into
An open mind,
Watering eyes from
The waves of brine.

Deep down under,
It reveals the truth.
And rips it back out with
A tide or two

Can you withstand your
Filling billows?
Or must you come up
To your comfortable pillows?
Mar 2020 · 105
Regret
hal Mar 2020
Precious moments to enjoy,
Before all will take a turn.
Where all good in life
Will without notice crash and burn.

Songs that hurt the heart,
And bring tears to your eyes,
Make you wish you had
One last chance to say goodbye.

Painful memories sparking,
Where they don't belong.
I wish I never said that
You weren't my mom.
Mar 2020 · 65
Changing Normal
hal Mar 2020
Who decides what’s normal?
Who decides what’s not?
Why should I worry and
Tie my head in a knot

I want to be myself,
Myself I cannot be.
It’s time to change what’s normal and
Set individualism free.

— The End —