it didn't tell me much but
it did give me a chance to look
just a bit deeper
at what i thought i already knew
opening the defined world a tiny bit
and letting possibility shine through

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Threatened
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Going
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"Venus"* - OneWordsinking low in the sky, the sun blazed its last fury: a deep ribbon of fushia that swept across the horizon. and then, unhurried and quiet, a small spark appeared to the south. she hung in the sky above the trees, alone, said goodbye to the day ( Read more... )

it comes relentless, unforgiving.
it presses into me and soon i
am drowning
disappearing
under curtains of sweat
which cocoon me
away from the day
and i sink
into the ruthless heat
of summer.

"so???" she repeated, echoing her frustration, magnifying my embarrassment as i stood silent and waited for the answer to come.

i was almost clean. my mind was empty. my face expressionless. and i felt nothing anymore.

but i wanted to hurt. and i wanted to shut her down. and i wanted it to be easier than this.

my glimmer has worn,
rubbed clean of golden shine that
i can't quite remember.
things have faded to grey,
reflecting tarnished images
dulling memories
and leaving the staining, metallic sting on my tongue.

i am lost today, horizon always behind me.
i can't turn to see anything but the dark.

i was never one for subtlety. i was always for resistence. i protested and fought, i urged challenge, conflict and stress.

i enjoyed the blood of the battle, the rushing heartbeat filling my ears, the fire in my hands as they clenched into fists.

and i craved the feeling of driving through war, fast, hard, and unyielding.