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Weight

On supported grounds we lose our footing
angling and dangling towards the unknown
waters below blue and black
like bruises we can’t quite place.
Temptations to hold hands,
reassuringly embrace; pull her back to safety
resistance of time, and love.
There is no momentum when gears stick
just a simple necessity of lubrication
risk, develop, shine.
Properly oiled machines
weight of the world on our shoulders.
Mechanical creatures,
powerful feats of engineering,
no longer Puppets, always Puppeteers.
Dance, cry, love, fuck
never devoid of choice.
Elements in our grasp forming a whole
living, breathing, dying.
Bearings.
Find, Use
or Fall.

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Sous la lune

A la tendresse de la lune,

J’entrelacerai tes doigts dans les miens

Afin de mieux sentir résonner

La fréquence de ton âme.

© 2018 Tashi Palmo All Rights Reserved

Dreams

Occasionally when floating on my boat of dreams,
I become aware of the nebulous sea of regret rippling under my vessel.
Am I living in a constant state of denial,
or simply appreciative of better times?

Occasionally my smile crisps itself into a stone line,
and my thoughts race back to another side of my mortal reality.
Am I just another memory to one of my memories,
or am I flesh and bone that can be touched?

Occasionally I hear the pitter patter of rooftop rain
and it brings me back to a long ago place I once knew.
Am I sure the sensory appreciation is real,
or am I simply a projection of a non-existent former self?

Occasionally I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders,
and it seeps down into my hidden soul.
Am I truly awake and aware of my existence,
or am I merely dreaming…

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