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Tonight

I see the darkness of the night, where the moon shines soft and bright, It crowns the sky with a silver glow, while gentle winds of midnight blow. The stars like whispers drift in space, yet none compare to your sweet face, A blooming rose in shadow’s care, more radiant than the moonlight... read more

My place

I know my place in this world as it's a place only I can exist in. It's not the best, it's not favorable, it might not even be deserved but it's mine in its persistent existence regardless. there's nothing I or anyone else can truly do about it. Because it rests behind my tired... read more

Market value

It isn’t the market, my dears, in decline, it’s ego inflated and polished to shine. You’ve turned every date into trial and review, where perfection is demanded — but never from you. Endless conditions. Precision so tight. Hearts under filters. No friction. No fight. You want fire that warms but... read more

The core of misfortune

Upon my eyes a veil of years had formed A habit forged in solitude's cold storm I mastered words of not for me with care And turned my isolation to a prayer I knew the sigh of doors that shut and sealed But not the warmth of steps that stayed revealed

The destiny of iron

As the worm moon rises above, turned blood red by the mountains own shadow, So too do the worms rise from below the mountains bones to break winter's silent vigil. Worms summoned by the thaw, brought on by that fire in the sky, the same one the mountain denies the moon. It is by fire that the moon... read more

Inspiration

I’ve been writing a lot of sad poems today because (/gestures at the world at large) but I’m also trying to find positive things to write about. I’m finding that it’s a good exercise even when I end up writng poems about my cats or potatoes. Where do you get your inspiration from?