plunged into heart, it stops
tongue from humming raindrops
it’s a burn you won’t forget
it’s your turn to spurn threat
7.29.2020
Month: July 2020
Remember
remember the teardrops, perhaps
the last few passed too fast
remember the smile, a lasting coup de grâce,
an eternal blessing, ever so ephemeral
remember the deadline,
the deadweight is in checkmate this time.
7.28.2020
Little
a giant trudged through a swamp
wandering, looking for a golden seed
to brew in his stew for a gulp of dizziness
under a giant’s foot,
a little seed planted itself into a damp mud
soaking in the earth’s voice humming to a hymn
the birth of a sunflower
7.27.2020
Warmth
thrown under the rock,
rolled over in mud pool,
shouted at with insults,
soaked in sweat and blood,
but the fleeting warmth
that makes the ordeal worthwhile
7.24.2020
Tir for Tat
sticking your index finger up
to their nose won’t stop ‘em
nor discourage from coming at you
rather,
let them cut through your flesh
to bargain a chance to slash
through their bone.
7.23.2020
Sleep
seeing may be a mere screen;
an iris, a window to one’s soul
seeping in a tea bag of emotions
arises a smoke of wistful dream
running and running,
pushing away everything
until you forget
the reason for running
7.22.2020
Game
when you realize it’s actually a sword that everyone’s been playing with,
every word, every move becomes real
every breath, every second gets
scrutinized under a ruler of justice
better to wake up early
than to get stab later
7.21.2020
Detox
when you wake up, you realize
nothing truly really exists
except in emptiness everything dwells
breathing in a symphony
unheard by quick witted
wisdom whispers in breezes
forget. then finally you will see
7.20.2020
Cold War
this thin air is too painful to bear
ticking of a wall clock
thickening of Merlot
all await for an inevitable Big Bang
but we must talk the talk
and walk the walk.
7.19.2020
Inspiration
Don’t let this night fall asleep
won’t you stay up and see
the glorious wonder we’ll reap
for time is ripe in glee
for tomorrow will be born again
with a newborn’s naive memory
let us rejoice this night a little longer
for all to see, for all the hope to fill.
7.17.2020
Ralph with Coffee 
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