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Tag Archives: disillusion
At the Wishing Well
I wish that I could still believe the lines that feed the young and nourish childhood dreams, the reassurance everything is fine despite the raging chaos it may seem. I wish the world would confirm to my will when I … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, destinations, disillusion, dreams, goals, illusion, will, wishes
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A Different Mirror
I was raised on tales of princes, kings and dragon’s hordes; the books they filled engulfed my world with sights that to this day affect me deeply. I can hear the swords (both those of plastic from my youth, and … Continue reading
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Tagged bravery, cowardice, disillusion, dreams, fairy tales, fantasy, honor, illusions, reality
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This is the soft hoarse whisper of these times
This is the soft hoarse whisper of these times: its cup full of succulent summer grape no longer laced with Being’s false treason, the braces of its skull bone corset bent, unloosened to the warm, wet wind that seeps across … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, conflict, current events, daily poems, disappointment, disillusion
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