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paper remnants
fragments held by unseen glue
memory’s tableau
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- exploring an artistic analogy between the delicate craft of ちぎり絵 (chirgiri-e) and the intricate nature of our recollections ↩︎
Category: free verse
lithe
∴ hypnotic susurration
her lithe words enthrall my senses
languor takes me whole ∴
no school today
∴ no school today
dawn’s defiance
a radical rebellion
just past oatmeal
pre-bus ride
to the threshold
we go
all clothes discarded
in revolt
craving freedom
no school today
no confines
no curriculum
no teachers
grasping bare truth
she stood firm
a bold proclamation
yearning for the refuge
of her own pages.
with a nod
and a wry grin
unadorned
my little rebel child
slipped
into the cocoon of her blankets
nestled with a tome
no school today ∴
merged with the expanse
∴ i admire you like the sun
she declared
as she dipped below the horizon’s edge
i cherish you like the moon
she expressed
as she began to wane in the night sky
i adore you like the stars
she confessed
as she shimmered, distant yet radiant
i revere you like the cosmos
she surrendered
as she merged with the expanse at the break of dawn ∴
credence
∴ three-fifteen lingers
Lyme’s sweat-stained strife
brain fog thickens
obscuring life’s credence
in stillness, resilience reemerges
threading peace into existence ∴
moonstruck
∴ the chill of restraint,
melt by winter’s silver spell ·
moonstruck and untamed,
as feral flames roar,
hearts thaw and soar ∴
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