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Passing By

Passing By

Posted on 01/18/202301/18/2023 by Brian

You could see him in the distance. A familiar person dressed for warmth on a cold winter’s day. Walking the other way. The sky and your mind had been grey for days. But today is sunny. Blue sky. A gentle breeze. A radiant day for a walk. He is closer now. Your pace does not READ MORE

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On Waking

On Waking

Posted on 01/13/202301/18/2023 by Brian

There is a moment upon waking when the nocturnal tides begin to recede, but you do not recognize where you are. Or who you are. It is inside this fleeting transition that you can make yourself. Or break yourself. Remember all the mornings you awoke already mired in a frenzied unconsciousness? So many things to READ MORE

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The Space Between Words and Life

The Space Between Words and Life

Posted on 11/14/202101/11/2023 by Brian

What can you possibly write, After all these years Of forgetting your own words, That matters? All the abandoned thoughts Forgotten ideas Lost potential, Exiled within Graveyards of paper And writing That died too soon. You have taken the easy path As if just writing was enough, Never questioning Your own stifling assumptions And unexamined READ MORE

Posted in Vignettes Tagged congruency, creativity, words
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