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raphæl Mar 2019
kingdom come
gasping through my ear
warm bare hands slither beneath
sneaking through tight skin
i steer waves you shut those eyes
leave the realm where lust is sin
#tanka #57577 #****** #***
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raphæl Mar 2019
comatose
for months, the kind son
looked over her living corpse
to prolong her breath
but tonight he stepped outside
to waste his with cigarettes
The ironies of life and death;
of love and despair
#tanka #57577 #ironies
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raphæl Mar 2019
sunset jam
song jives with the sight
dying sun burning the edges
golden leaf eclipse
i sniff my fingertips the
stink of rusty guitar strings
#tanka #57577
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raphæl Dec 2018
petrichor
the dank soil tightened
scent of relief after rain
sunset burned like sighs
in time the gray sky turns blue
so do the streaks in their eyes
#57577 #tanka #minimalism
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raphæl Dec 2018
beauty
lads water her mind
"You look so gorgeous today"
but she's done with scripts
she tests those eyes if they stay
when trivial beauty is stripped
#57577 #tanka #minimalism
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Mrs Ashley Somebody Dec 2018
The Struggle
This is the struggle:
I'm discovering myself,
Fighting the demons,
And supporting the flowers
Whose beauty envies devils.
#struggle #mentalhealth #depression #tanka #demons #pain #57577 #hope #anxiety #life
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raphæl Dec 2018
parenthood
one must say, "I'm set"
for the noblest human role
of bearing a child
it is not just a fruit of
those nights we lack conviction
parenthood is never an accident
#tanka #57577 #minimalism #parenthood
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raphæl Nov 2018
hangover
my head is in throbs
induced by the drink called 'her'
the ceiling stares back
the morning sun's painful smile
patches the hole for a while
#tanka #57577 #minimalism #pain #anxiety
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raphæl Oct 2018
craft
"Dad, fix the window!"
kids gathered to watch his craft:
woodwork cracked nail bent
he never tried to know much
but that fed them and paid rent
Eternally moved by this profound memory.
#57577 #tanka #minimalism #father #love
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