The Nutmeg Tree

A friend stood in my front yard With leaves like whispers And branches that spiraled softly She was a beauty Her scent, a sweet memory Her branches, a place for me to zest We had a silent understanding She’d move…

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Only you remain

I fear, I genuinely fear… What if I lose sight of you? What if our paths diverge? What if your memory fades? What if I yearn for you Through endless days, Never seeing your face? I don’t know… We are…

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You know..

You know, It’s not about religion, But humanity’s song. Don’t harvest the early seeds— They’re too young to understand Why they’ve been taken From this world. We are all helpless, I am, too—just like them. A singer of sorrow’s tune,…

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Silent chains

Words woven, Chains forged, Control asserted, Silent leash, All-consuming, yet void of love. Friendship’s absence echoes. Care, a distant memory. Importance fades to nothingness. A solitary existence..

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Resilience in silence..

In his quietness, my father conducts life’s music. Like a calm river, he navigates life’s twists. Why silence? Words can break like fragile vessels. But beneath that silence, there are smoldering embers. Failures don’t defeat him; he keeps moving forward.…

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I love, in any case

Flight observed, Loose, the fear stirred. Claimed as mine, In bonds, they’re confined. Yet, in the known, Possession alone Breeds not love, but fear’s throne. Now, in freedom’s embrace, Love flows without chase. Indifferent to their space, I love, in…

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Oddities in love

We were a pair of oddities With our own quirks and eccentricities We spoke in riddles and rhymes We texted in codes and signs We met in strange places and times We fought over trivial matters and crimes We loved…

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