HeyJared"Sijambo"
I believe names and words hold power, and poetry is how I try to shape that and share with people
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On the Failure to Function (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedIf it were a scientific argument to be made, The human consciousness may be maladaptive. The savage preening thing it's made of us, Worse than the peacock who, for all its beauty, Cannot purchase the true essence of flight. I wonder if it would claim itself a bird, Or even the king of birds, Who owns the earth if not the sky. We all feel it sometimes, that missing something, Gnawing at us from within, And to gain some measur
Language and a Lie (opens the original)
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The ability to alter realityIs a powerful one.For by it, civilizations developed,And martial men were marshalled.Think of it as casting spellsThat reach beyond desire,To make or break things,Starting rumours and conflicts.More importantly,One can harness this magicUpon oneself,To build sea walls anewLest the tide overwhelm,Or force your hand to kill and clearEach perceived enemy in the way.The root o
Making our Bed (opens the original)
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We stay awake on the one bed upstairs,Lying at the right angle,So we're both touching and not.It took many years of practice not to forgetHow misbearings take the ease Out of what is set.By daylight we're carefulNot to say what we mean.We save that for moonlight In a dream that is not a dream.Then wake to leave,Pulling on our distorted faces.We do it too much, or maybe not enough.All the tidy calculations Undone by
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