Tag: life

Description

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morning starts early drenched in sweat
nostrils and mouth are dry filled with dust
swallowing saliva only pains the throat
occasional coughs; convulsion of abdomen
and chest, cannonballing white-yellow-green
sticky slimy pieces of phlegm into my palm
squeezing my head, pressuring my eyeballs
congestion in nose, forces breathing harder
sweat dripping down at seemingly OK temp
but it’s too cold to take off this light jacket
time feels constant yet passes too quickly
suspected cognitive confusion slightly
drank so much water, but I wouldn’t stop
tingling numbness at third, fourth finger tip

fascinating phenomena is happening
I wonder what tomorrow brings

4.9.2022

Reminiscence

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warm breeze of Spring air, thank you.
because of your gentle touch in the morning,
I remembered the times I was happy.
times that I had emotions,
times that my spirit was free
times that had I lived, instead of surviving.

I thought, one day, it would come back:
all the joys, glories, and innocence
yet now I stand on trial that could end it all.

No regrets, no matter what others say.
I’m grateful for the memories.

4.8.2022

Covid

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finally, you’ve arrived!
I feared your shadows for so long
I am relieved to see you while I’m alive
our meeting will be remembered in songs

yes, I know you are meant to harm me
yet I am glad to meet you finally
now that I have been immunized against you
let me take a closer look at you

so that’s how you wrangle the head
tickle the throat with phlegm
it’s quite fascinating; what you’ve become
but make your leave when your time comes

4.7.2022

Jalapeño Sauce

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a red hot jalapeño sauce I bought for a bet
i tried a drop smeared on a white plate
hm not bad
oh wait
oh shit what is happening
why won’t this stop, this painful burning
wait what if I dip a mozzarella cheese
oh no oh man it does not help does it
ss-hah-ss-hah it is hot and won’t stop
ah-ah ice-cream i want
ah-ah crème-brûlée dans le besoin

4.2.2022

Song For You

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caffeine induced insomnia for four nights
woke up, realized now is to start to write
what I felt, what I believed in my heart
before the day gets long to see the star

over the head falls the rain
perhaps explains the pain
one that might not be understood
as those who were not heard would

cry, cry all you want
tomorrow, after the storm, it’ll be calm

3.31.2022

Three, Six

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yes, I am quite certain now
the time has accelerated somehow
smiles of warmth washed to six
wild parade of blurry matches to three
only time stamp on an old dee-ess-el-ar
revealed a trick dorment between ears
perhaps a sign to run forward faster
perhaps a sign to cherish things slower
I wave a good-bye to sunset
now I understand how it was meant to be spent
3.25.2022