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The fate of waking up

The fate of waking up

and even so entombed in my soot-dull darkness there are moments I see that sunrise, ripping time apart a magnetic fusion saturating at a…
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Night (1)

Night (1)

Gerben T.
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Imagine me

Imagine me

Imagine how deep you might imagine me to be And cut that in half After which divide that into ten equal parts Until finally a piece…
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No matter what

No matter what

I bought a room one day to collect things that matter, like a library but not for books. I posted a sign one day and strung arrows on…
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A Stranger Saves the World

A Stranger Saves the World

by whispering the truth to its King
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The Secret Book of 43 Sayings

The Secret Book of 43 Sayings

A series
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The Art of Redirection

The Art of Redirection

The softness of denial
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My friend Retlaw Kram

My friend Retlaw Kram

From “The Adventures of Retlaw Kram” — here we find Retlaw in a life where he kinda messed up.
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The three ultimates

The three ultimates

Observers were confused. Who was who? Was the teacher the guy with the beard or the little guy? Which one was Kram. Finally someone spoke…
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The Thinking Man’s Guru

The Thinking Man’s Guru

a busy mind was not necessarily viewed as a balanced state-of-being
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Walking the Highwire

Walking the Highwire

short moments, short thoughts
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forgetful wakefulness

forgetful wakefulness

it’s the tiny flutter the silent buzz of ever present nothingness a constant reminder of oh my
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mourning star

mourning star

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in raspatorium

in raspatorium

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silent mildew

silent mildew

breaking the sound of silent mildew disturbing the peace of a raging storm there is no sense in mindful stillness for a man who thinks he…
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fertility stones

fertility stones

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chain of rooms

chain of rooms

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fog of frozen forget-me-not

fog of frozen forget-me-not

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for all to see unseen

for all to see unseen

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