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 Dec 2024 Jack Groundhog
heidi
The sky boils red
Rippling in the sun’s heat
Flaming atmosphere
Free lunch?
Of course
I'll go to my kitchen
nothing will it cost
There was,
A time,
When there,
Was no time,
At that time,
I perceived,
The coming,
Of time,
In its coming,
I perceived,
Its beginning,
To this,
I foresaw,
Its end,
Then there,
Were visible,
Merge point,
Of two curves,
Time beginning,
Time ending,
Infinite begins,
Time crest,
Infinite ends,
Time trough,
Merge point,
Existential born,
Existential strive,
Existential thrive,
Existential shine,
Existential thrill,
To live eternal,
Existential bliss,
Existential hubris,
Existential glory,
All time,
All matter,
I perceived,
Time begin,
Time end,
Time begin.
S P S
Today, I
put a full stop
at the end
of an on-going
poem,

the sad part was
that I thought it will
bleed beyond it,

but all it asked for
as a light mentioning
in pages,

I had to refuse
so I added another
full-stop..
 Dec 2024 Jack Groundhog
Layla
I've crossed the bridge
of wanting to be an
inspiration,
Seeking fame in places
that aren't for me.
no- I've burnt the bridges
behind me,
Left feeling lost and
confused
when looking ahead.

But now I know what I
want,
what's meant to be mine,
and how it will come to me.
So no, I don't want fame

I want to express my most
authentic self,
to let my light shine
as brightly as it was meant
to,
and to spread warmth like
the sun.

I will remember that even
in
the darkest nights,
the stars shine brighter,
The moon offers guidance,
it's glow soft and sure.

The calm ocean breeze will
remind me to breath,
While the stormy ocean
night
will teach me to let go
and let the waves carry me-
for fighting is futile.

So you see, no matter
where I am I will always have light to
guiding me:
the sun spreading my
warmth outward,
or the moon,
offering quite
guidance  and healing
when I  seek comfort in the
darkness

I just need to remember
to keep my head high
And to look around me
to appreciate the beauty  
that is apart of me.
i

can you see now
why we hated you
in retrospect..

the greed and corruption..
ah,the 1980´s..
i was young

ii

on the south side of crete
young and innocent
people from all around

the world-
cheap wine and time
it was fun..
High tide ebbs away
Leaving surprised immigrants
In temporary accommodations.
Awaiting the next surge out.
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