mind cradled to quiescence
rolling with the static waves
of a modern soundscape
silence become
uncomfortable
unprofitable
unheard
unwelcome
in the search for anodyne
thought rattles uncertain
in silence
the rhythm skitters
tick tick
time
to find
in silence
waiting quietly
is voice
is breath
mental health
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Mind-Full
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senryu 7
gentle whispers
caress a quiet ripple
ever outwards -
Panacea
and sin bleeds
leaching into
the paper-thin vessels
of the mind’s
patterning
colour sickening
your sin?
his sin?
a sin within?
immaterial
life sickens with it
the loathsome shade
disease-mottled fruits
spreading a sticky
veil
restorative dormant
shy elusive compassion
reaching out
and inward
to forgive
to melt the veil
room again
to breathe
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Unbeing
I walk in darkness
beneath a fathomless blue, cold
to the glare of a deceitful sun
I turn to nearby laughter,
a dark veil telescoping
the space between
I watch in numbness
apart from myself, unable to touch reality
from my two-dimensional void
I am a cardboard cut-out
A shadow puppet dancing
to a tune I can no longer hear
Would that I could snip the wires,
for just one breath…
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Step On a Crack
ribbity rabbity
one two three
thoughts jitter in my head
on a flea ferris wheel
ribbity rabbity
four cracks
– what?
the thoughts in my head
just won’t SHUT UP
is everything right today?
what if it’s not?
five six seven cracks
next pace…
STOP!
(ribbity rabbity)
… going again
thoughts in my mind
cycle tail on end
eight nine ten cracks
count till they’re done
you know what happens
if you miss just one
the worry skitters in
if you miss the beat
a busy little spider
with prickly little feet
The ritual of the beat sings
ribbity RUN
danger coming now, why
what have I done?
there must be a reason
amygdala chimes
from a falsely alarming
tricksy mind
ribbity rabbity
one two three
thoughts judder in my gut
on a flea ferris wheel
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Hope Framed
In gilded frame a tropical sunset
reflection of the joyous radiance
of a freshly shining couple
Not a lie – not exactly
But she is already broken, he
a victim to belief
that love can heal all
