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scratches in my mind - from apathy to dystrophy

Another introspective, inspirational, thought-provoking senryu-duo for my series!

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
scratches in my mind - from apathy to dystrophy
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a-path-y of mind

if unchallenged, can lead to

a-trophy of sense

*

Ent-ropy of sense

unless addressed, can lead to

dys-trophy of mind

*

Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Oh, how happy I was when all those words had three syllables! This is another entry into my ongoing "scratches in my mind" series of senryu.

I love that the title's first part plays into the poem's themes in addition to just representing the series!

Here is the previous one in the series:

Here are some other things:

sad poetryartsocial commentaryinspirationalMental Healthfact or fictionSenryuperformance poetry

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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