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the wasp infiltrates
the bee welcomes it, alas
the hive is poisoned

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if it cocoons you
will you search for light or stay
till the tunnel's built?

know it leads to catharsis
two souls in unison, one

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if it tears the earth
will you find shelter or jump
into the vortex?

know the walls will shred your skin
calm is the eye if stuck to

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if its twigs stretch out
will you cut it down or let
the sun nurture it?

know the roots spread beneath you
they will crawl up, bind your legs

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if it spews lava
will you back away or jump
into the crater?

know it leads to the center
blinding is the molten core

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if it overflows
will you run away or let
the current take you?

know it leads to the ocean
dark but tranquil are the depths

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and dreams of shedding
crawling skin, scars, memories
numberless chances

ever-jealous of the snake
adjusting to the weather

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the distrustful eye
squints at the sun, convinced that
clouds will cover it

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ongoing mirage
before the leaves start rotting
the swallows migrate

ahead of the storm, they rush
comfort in heat, misleading

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well applied pressure
cracks the exoskeleton
its marrow leaks through

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it will weave its web
where it almost met its end
almost forgetting

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ears in the water
swishing of sand on the bed
echoes, sound of peace

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and snow won't burn them
petals will grow in winter
the flower will bloom

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sun rays through curtains
distant chatter, ears focus
birds wake up, they chirp

holograms slither on sheets
the dead disregard their plight

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third chance, He grants it
and the seedling will forget
but the tree will weep

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the mother bear's snout
steers the cub to the right track
on and on, tireless

and it strays, falls into traps
tireless, she chews through the steel

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the bee doesn't know
just how deep the flower's roots
stretch inside the soil

drink the nectar, little one
no concern with what's beneath

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jealous of the urge
to dive, never resurface
let me be, or join

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this prison of flesh
mimics, but does not convince;
shared likeness, detached

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I miss you the most
you who so generously
passed the talent on

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such big words uttered
and he, the fool, believed them
each and every time

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thus, the snail lingers
parched, with faint memories of
rains' sweet affections

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Autumn is a feast
devourer of all things dead
fungus grows, spits spores

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to water petals
destined to fall off, pointless
let the flower wilt

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You reach your hand out
revealing Your creation
once more, forgiving

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it will be too late
when the tide pulls you back and
the tsunami builds

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a sliver of moon
the scent of grass, rain and snails
do you remember?

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rubber trails, steel webs
hanging overhead before
a popsicle sky

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the beast caught a glimpse
of itself in the mirror
its hair stood on end

saw an enemy stare back
and tore open its own wound

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the fox ate a seed
and carried it overseas
released through bowels

and its waste still feeds the roots
firmly buried, unmoving

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to think you're so right
when the soul is festering
strange duality

I am above everyone
and yet I am below them

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then the seedling sprouts
and finds out it needs soil more
than the soil needs it

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twice flew across earth
ended up at the same spot
a new beginning

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dreamt of cherry trees
upon a river canal
sea of pinks, ochre

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spent the entire day
on an unowned set of stairs
waiting for your voice

my dear friend, I kept my word
but the seasons change; I don't

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illegible songs
at sunrise turn coherent
hearts stirred by chirrup

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and the birds migrate
hoping to find better seeds
indefinitely

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still have your pictures
discoloured and blurred, yet kept
a stern reminder

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the molt cracked open
and the critter flew away
its soul left behind

a husk clinging onto bark
doomed to watch the colours fade

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and the snowflakes fall
with a slowing heart, you watch
what a gorgeous death

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When he dreamt of scales,
gills of his own, seabeds, tides
He tasted freedom

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this molt is too thick
each time harder to tear through
tarsi dug, it frets

Is this cocoon it fashioned
revival or its demise?

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a gift to shapeshift
into fish, mole, bygone gods
anything but man

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how could I forget
you sat in the garden and
smiled at framed photos

you saw the old piano
tatami, the first rebirth

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to link a phantom
to sand, ocean or drizzle
to die on repeat

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leaves fall on wet soil
forgotten, they melt but feed
the roots of the tree

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So you run away
On to new lands, trees and cold
Where you are unknown

Dug out the old mask again
Incognito, reconcealed

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A small stone falls in
And the ripple stretches out
Magnitude unknown

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and then suddenly
nobody knows you again
illusions, so sweet

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Not surprised, not that
And yet, so soon? I was sure
Still, I caved for you

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but I was quiet
no one would know, but myself
that you were once here

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They can't accept you
Shrouded in shadows, hidden
They don't know your soul

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Sand between the toes
Ebbing, flowing, eternal
Heightened ears, silence

By sunrise the soul takes flight
By night it crawls back to mourn

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That's what you wanted
The noise, pressure, smog and lights
You, of all people

Not the frogs croaking
Sun yawning behind mountains
Still lake waters, no

Fields of rice, humid
Locusts on your calves, bird tunes
Dew resting on leaves

No. You wanted this
Concrete hands, immobilised
To succumb, retreat

And if you could still
return, would you belong there?
Reshaped, weary, flat?

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Months estranged, misplaced
Limps link, scents travel, enter
Souls embed in warmth. Breathe

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Linear nature
Circled the sun once, estranged
No trace, are you well?

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Words unwarranted
The morning listens, answers
Questions unspoken

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Distorted fragments
Lingering on his clothes, shake
The wind carries it

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delicate spirit
gentle fingers shaping life
Mother, protector

gratitude in abundance
essence in mundanity

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In the lake waters
Beauty and tears blinded you
Fell in love with love

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