Tagged: yearning

hidden within the

hidden within the
seven wonders, the wonder
of man’s yearning, the

persistent pursuit of long
life, of immortality
.
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wanting some things that

wanting some things that
don’t make sense is a trademark
happening – we yearn

for the possibilities
closest to impossible
.
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t-minus just one

we’ve been here before –

we’ve been here before –
six days before christmas and
not yet home – somehow,

it feels different, homeward bound
plays in the distance, with teeth
.
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more often than not,

more often than not,
just around the corner is
something you want, but

still out of reach – maybe play
it safe, maybe take a risk
.
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in every language,

here are the corners

here are the corners
that corner me, still –
i keep these
moments dog-
eared, already
yearning to return
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: return

a yearning crouches

to feel like lead

to feel like lead
is to recognize one’s
own poisoning,
the patterns
employed by
stealth chemical
agents. you don’t
have to know
yourself very
well to confess
that your body
craves, yet
longing
and satisfaction
are two sides of
the same coin
.
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your letters on the

your letters on the
page
form words that
indicate nothing
and everything,
a drugged yearning –
when one word
slips, the rest
braces for impact
.
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