Balance Do I have it? Centered between my clavicles Hanging like a dead doornail I told you It was something I could laugh about That was a lie Big enough for the chain to break Photo: Moritz Bechert / Pixabay Balance In a mouth Where it doesn't belong Hanging like a loose illusion I told myself Climbing up the stairs Would be something to laugh about But I...I don't know myself at all. #creativewriting #balance #illusion #yin #poetry

The conversation took place in a bar in Las Vegas. It was around eight in the evening. “Excuse me, sir. Yes, you. Is this seat taken?” the doctor asked politely. “This is a free country,” the smoker replied grudgingly. “Ah, alright. So, what brings you here at this hour?” “I’m always here, mate. I live for this life. You want a cig?” “No, thank you. I’m fine. I just wanted to read a newspaper and relax. I’ve had quite a day.” “You ain’t gonna get any of that in here. Th

So here I lay, again And I ponder There’s nowhere else to wander but within these thoughts Again No wonder Nights are fueled with desire Our dreams provide serenity Your eyes guard my sanity And the closeness Your closeness cures each fallacy Photo: Pexels / Pixabay Don’t inquire Don’t stop and ponder Forbid the thoughts to wander For what they bring will shatter Won’t deny the rapture Won’t let go of the pleasure Won’t resist the solid fact how surely and com

Raised by the beast Man takes a step forward With sword in his heart. The peak of Fuji Sakura slowly falls On a lover’s face Photo: kimura2 / Pixabay The cloudy heavens With a single ray of sun Nurture the flower Under moonlit sky Fireflies glimmer warmly Around wayward son #creativewriting #poetry #poem #haiku