Wednesday, December 24, 2014

The Clearwater Well

You were drawing some clearwater from the well when you, by accident, scratched the formerly flawless palm of your hand to the craggy stone of its mouth, and you bled. You were so hurt that you dropped your bucket hard and spilled what you had collected earlier, leaving the bucket empty again, as it was in the first place. You fell to your knees with your tongue bitten by your own teeth, trying to control the pain you knew you...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Drops: Blood or Water?

Drops of water for those in drought And drops of blood of those who fought Both powerful to put one into thought Of doing a thing one was never taught To throw away what one has brought To finish a sentence, not with a dot To let what is still alive rot And to never worry about getting caughtHarsh is the world, yet do not be gnawedTempting it is to willfully miss a blindspotBut may we always give ourselves another shotFor a mendable...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

A Love That Forbids

Either this is freedom or trust This isn't something on my list of must It's something as irritating as rust And as unwanted as dust I'd rather live under the power of rules And to be limited only to my to-dos Because as much as it turns my rainbows to blues It still brings me closer to the clues The clues of what it feels like to carry An emotion so magical like a fairy Which The Son received through Mother Mary An overflowing...
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