Poetry
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Out Now: How To Write Evocative Poetry
a broken mirror’s gaze
i am a multitude
that speaks with one voice
broken apart
through lack of choice
the body keeps the score
but the mind holds the key
if emotions are messages
why the fuck do you ignore me?
the face i wear
closely mirrors yours
how else can i survive
when the world itself abhors?
shine light on your shadow
and search your body for truth
why do you keep pretending
the blind can guide the youth?
the mirror is a liar
only one question left to ask
take a breath my child
who doth lie behind the mask?
i used to think i was acting
but now i see the truth
another day wasted
on the folly of youth
a thousand eyes reflected
in a broken mirror’s gaze
take another breath my child
this is all just a phase
there’s no-one left to question
the slow passing of time
because nothing is permanent
‘cept my ink forming rhyme
This poem is inspired by my book, How To Write Evocative Poetry
Distortions
My mind creates this world.
How can you say I am not God?
Every character, every scene, every aspect;
All a variation of myself.
Created in my image, created in my mind.
Both with and without intention.
The universe forever expanding
Inwardly as it does outwardly.
Distortions of reality,
More elegant than any alternate world.
Why should I leave?
Here I am something,
Simultaneously at, in and above myself.
A beautiful story of consciousness,
Played in a theatre of dreams.
Time passes, I open my eyes.
My focus wanes and I begin to forget.
Only the feelings remain,
Glorious certainty, a guide to my higher self.
Fragments of my truth are written and told.
Just a mere representation, a lie.
Imagination takes hold,
Corrupting, corroding, filling the gaps.
Stop. Let me remember.
Let me feel again,
I want the unadulterated truth.
I want to be back there again,
Where I feel divine,
Where it feels right.
Where I don't feel like a character
In someone else's dream.
I want to be present,
Both creating and existing simultaneously.
Doubts creep in,
It was just a beautiful distortion of reality,
A test of faith. Nothing to see here,
Move along. I am awake. It's gone.
a thousand eyes reflected
i am a multitude
that speaks with one voice
broken apart
through lack of choice
the face i wear
closely mirrors yours
how else can i survive
when the world itself abhors?
used to think i was acting
but now i see the truth
another day wasted
on the folly of youth
a thousand eyes reflected
in a broken mirror’s gaze
quick swallow this pill son
this is all just a phase
there’s no-one left to question
the slow passing of time
nothing is permanent
‘cept my ink forming rhyme