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The Speck

Once upon a time there was a small speckwho traveled the void and was never keptIt floated away into the cold nothingnessWhile gazing at the stars and galaxies it leftThere was no tether or pull or pushThere was no anchor to chase or moveThe speck went on into the dark dark voidBecause it didnt know anything else to hold

recurrence

When the world goes round and roundAnd when the stars follow the sameWhen it all moves and changes groundAnd goes back to where we all cameI will find you again and againOver and over each and every timeOur threads will build and rebuildUntil all our scattered sparks shine

Geppetto

Even Pinocchioa puppet made of woodhad someone who believed in himbefore he ever proved himself. Someone who wanted him to be real.Someone who longed for his joywho risked everything to find him when he got lost. I never had a Geppetto.Not anyone who looked at me Not one who said I already matter.Not one who said I choose youNot one who said I believe you Instead everyone doubted meDismissed meUsed […]

permanently

She wanted me to smile through things that caused me painShe wanted to erase everything i ever namedShe wanted me small so she wouldn’t ever fearShe wanted control and pretended to hear Instead she left me in a lifetime of doubt and sorrowAnd filled the spaces with abandonment and shallowWords replace where love used to beAs i let go of her chains permanently

how little

How little i matter in the grand scheme of thingsThere is nothing to want, there is nothing to needIf wishes mattered we would all be freeBut there are no supposed to be’sJust this is what is and will continue to beMaybe the caring will always come with painAs ancient as anything we have ever tried to nameAnd as we sit in the cold, vast dark once againWe remember all […]