𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬

I can't deal with any more spirits right now.

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I'm dealing with my own spirit guides

And my own spirit ties.

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Canned soup (again) on the agenda

And that song that was paused, I pressed play on.

That was days ago.

You remain no more.

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You should have made yourself known.

In spirit isn't always good enough—

Even though I had a part in “holding off,”

I gave myself and I showed up.

I was left with nothing, hardly any bread crumbs . . .

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Your secrets will fill you up,

And without them?

Does doubt set in?

Does that set you off,

Like a bomb?

Revenge

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Isn't for the faint of heart.

And though you're playing a part,

It's not yours.

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You're a gentle soul;

Got caught in a windstorm,

Perhaps, even, one like my own.

My own.

Perhaps I would have never known,

Had you not taken such a role.

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In the ridges of the body you feel enslaved to,

Same way I was chained to—

By environment

And a vile basement—

Where I set myself free.

And the ridges that you see,

They are smooth to me.

They soothe me.

Swooned me

Or swindled?

But the days of smooth sailing

Have dwindled.

A spirit rekindled?

My own.

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It's my own spirit,

Calling to play fiddler...

On the moon.

From your roof,

You better turn your lights on this time.

I might miss you on my way to the lime—

Silver lines,

Long lines.

Waiting is the theme of our lives.

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What do you do in between?

What do you do while waiting for me—

For anything?

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Never mind—

No matter the rocky seas

And rigid roads,

I'll be walking alone,

Smoothly

As can be

For a crooked

Life

Like

A white

Lie.

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An evangelical cries.

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All you homeless spirits,

I've got to hone in my own ridges.

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Until further notice,

Seek your own wisdom.

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You were one of us once.

You were once.

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***Written at 12:22 PM on 11.14 of 2023—not a poet, by the way. A writer, thanks.

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Mental playlist as I wrote this:

'Writer in the Dark' by Lorde

'Whenever Wherever' by Shakira for "in between"

Song I pressed play on that morning: 'Dog Days Are Over' by Florence + the Machine

Currently on repeat: 'Sweeter' by Cannons

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. . . and that's a life update!

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