leave me to my thoughts
nothing left to give tonight
nothing left to write

falling so quickly
our discarded impressions
tangled on the floor

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an awareness
a snapshot
moment
glimpse
breath
blink
beat
be

from a few nights ago
been very unsettled lately
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last night, in my arms
darkness whispered me to sleep
weave my breath with dreams

so slowly I breathe
leaving the sky like the sun
beauty in the void

waiting in the centre
a vast and endless wander
look! no boundaries!

yes, I know this place
as familiar as your skin
quietly I fall
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putting my words here
seems like a selfish gesture
indulging too much
to what end?

push it down through me
fill the centre of the earth
a white light remains

hiding in plain sight
yes...but no-one is looking!
and I have to laugh

flat against the wall
voices slide along my skin
I slowly dissolve
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the moon was incredibly beautiful tonight.
hanging above the horizon
a bowl holding the night.

winter sun beckons
it laughs between the shadows
calling out my name

I move through water
yesterday spins in my wake
blue sunlight pierces

every person is
in my life for a reason
learning and breathing

you, with a smile
that crashes into the sky
and eyes filled with stars

holding a soft breath
the day waits for me to wake
and the air vibrates

still, they wait for me
words sliding over my tongue
I try to catch up
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okay, life is so fucking amazing
if we stop and pay attention
we touch so many people
with our words, actions
old news, I know
but really, why
are we here?
see me now
I am here
I see...
you.

pressed against my ear
warm lips quietly whisper
words swirling in air

push me down to sleep
and hold me under water
lungs filled with the night

with voices laughing
small bright flashes of sunlight
sing about their day


shine inside and out
people no different than light
we choose to be seen
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still not sure why I put these up here
hiding in plain sight

slide between my lips
the words they try to escape
shimmering past me

fall and come to me
melt slowly in the shadows
warm salt on my tongue

all right...
something different...
bar haiku from two sources!
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me...

bar haiku again
these lives so hot against me
beauty in motion

Lynn...

sushi bar pencil
bar art work leans close to me
lean into me now
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yes...we had a good time

I hold on...hold on
tight enough to let it go
resist...surrender

a storm of voices
these lives pressed hot against me
flowing off my skin
.......................................................
what is this need
to be in a crowd of people
voices loud...bodies touching
not knowing a soul
not trying to meet anyone
or start a conversation...
just letting it all roll around you...
quiet...open...still...
why does this feel so satisfying sometimes?