SHINY THINGS (of the soulful variety) Abolish Demolish Shatter Distorted Reactions are high Retaliate At times I fly Too close to the sun Delusions of grandeur Icarus Fallen angel Crisp wings Hurdling rock Space junk My Tower My refuge My safe haven Decimated Ripped away from me In hopes to strengthen Well wishes of Lessons learned Fitting pieces together A jigsaw puzzle So well loved Missing pieces Are the norm Expected No matter We fill in the blanks From memory Built upon Tradition Connection Suppression Of differences For commonality For false claims They call it Unison Unmasked Manipulated easily Mass mentality Mob rules The tendency Is to herd Innate in most The Queen's dog Corgi Majority rules The impact The endless repairs A blow to the heart Pummeled Overriding my senses This is it Shock and awe Extradition Make haste Forgive yourself Pardon me? Of course I have sinned Every cry of joy Every inkling Of pure ecstasy Is defiance Hedonistic Defiance Contrary For the sake of contrary It is the only way To truly feel alive To live for a why Potent enough To inact change Impart wisdom Influence peers The gift of lightness Becomes bigger Greater Fuller Bursting Soul Ruptured Love pours out Surrounds us All encompassing No escape Clogged drain Overflow Nowhere to go Nowhere left to hide Everything done Through love Has power To shift focus To a life worth living Simple truths Alight the path Nirvana Nothing is left To question There is but one All powerful answer It is found Within the pauses Of time itself Within the gaps Of Ether Intricately woven Through life itself Consciousness expands Through heart alone Hear Heart forward Listen Heart song Answer Heart call Respond Love centred First instinct Lean into it Make fear Arch nemesis Invalid entry Temple protected Devinely guided Sheltered Ease Sleep now Let the tides Sway you Gently Purposefully Meaningfully Until suddenly Nothingness Gifted for free Prescriptive lottery You have won Take your turn Pass it on Pay it forward Infinite resource Unlimited supply Increasing demand Opportunity We all get a chance Endlessly Love full
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Jojo L.
Canadian Author and Poet from Ottawa. I consider poetry a form of alchemy. My poetry style is free verse and prose and transmutes a range of heavy emotions felt while having a vulnerable human experience.
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