I Exist in Breath
Simply breathing in
An act in defiance
of the probability
Of my existence
No grand gesture
before multitudes is required
I exhale
And pronounce ‘life’
A meaning unto itself
Asking for no approval
No justification
I Am
because I exist
I exist
because I breathe
#Survivalthruwords
August 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I Exist in Breath
Simply breathing in
An act in defiance
of the probability
Of my existence
No grand gesture
before multitudes is required
I exhale
And pronounce ‘life’
A meaning unto itself
Asking for no approval
No justification
I Am
because I exist
I exist
because I breathe
#Survivalthruwords
Cult of the Shortsighted
The Church of the Enablers
Bow to their Saviour
with unholy fervor
Turning away from the horrors
they have endorsed
while justifying their choices
so they may retain
the illusion of power
allowed to them
by their Almighty
#survivalthruwords
August 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Cult of the Shortsighted
The Church of the Enablers
Bow to their Saviour
with unholy fervor
Turning away from the horrors
they have endorsed
while justifying their choices
so they may retain
the illusion of power
allowed to them
by their Almighty
#survivalthruwords
PENDULUM
The pendulum of the world
swings to and fro
As if either side matters
As if any extreme
is plausible
#Survivalthruwords
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
PENDULUM
The pendulum of the world
swings to and fro
As if either side matters
As if any extreme
is plausible
#Survivalthruwords
Just Askin
Why would I want
to read about:
The latest scandal
Or
Absurd comment
Or
Wild accusation
Or
Outlandish claim
Or
Hateful message
Or
Act of revenge
Or
Mind-bending incompetence
Or
Just stupid shit
When
I can eat a slice of chocolate cake
Instead
#survivalthruwords
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Just Askin
Why would I want
to read about:
The latest scandal
Or
Absurd comment
Or
Wild accusation
Or
Outlandish claim
Or
Hateful message
Or
Act of revenge
Or
Mind-bending incompetence
Or
Just stupid shit
When
I can eat a slice of chocolate cake
Instead
#survivalthruwords
July 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
July 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
BROKEN HEARTS
Broken hearts
never truly mend
They remain in two pieces
for a lifetime
With either jagged and dry edges
never healed
or with a thin scar
meticulously stitched together
with a soothing balm
of patience
love
and compassion
#survivalthruwords
July 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
BROKEN HEARTS
Broken hearts
never truly mend
They remain in two pieces
for a lifetime
With either jagged and dry edges
never healed
or with a thin scar
meticulously stitched together
with a soothing balm
of patience
love
and compassion
#survivalthruwords
JHC
I met a man
on a dry and dusty road
He said his name was Christ
Jesus H Christ
son of Joseph a carpenter
Oh! I exclaimed
How serendipitous
I have an idea for a book
#Survivalthruwords
June 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
JHC
I met a man
on a dry and dusty road
He said his name was Christ
Jesus H Christ
son of Joseph a carpenter
Oh! I exclaimed
How serendipitous
I have an idea for a book
#Survivalthruwords
TEMPUS VAGARI
Past
Future
Present
Behind
Beyond
and in between
Tomorrows yesterday
is also
yesterdays tomorrow
A dizzying spiral
returning always
to today
Timelessness
coming back to now
Forever
#Survivalthruwords
June 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
TEMPUS VAGARI
Past
Future
Present
Behind
Beyond
and in between
Tomorrows yesterday
is also
yesterdays tomorrow
A dizzying spiral
returning always
to today
Timelessness
coming back to now
Forever
#Survivalthruwords
NOTE TO SELF:
Why don’t the words
in my head
graciously re-arrange themselves
so I don’t have to work
So hard
to say what I want to say.
A little cooperation
would be greatly appreciated
#Survivalthruwords
May 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
NOTE TO SELF:
Why don’t the words
in my head
graciously re-arrange themselves
so I don’t have to work
So hard
to say what I want to say.
A little cooperation
would be greatly appreciated
#Survivalthruwords
ONE MORE DAY
I have a thousand sunsets
before my journey’s done
But even having one more day
would be better than having none
My destination is tomorrow
And no matter which way I turn
it will always be before me
with another chance to learn
#Survivalthruwords
May 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ONE MORE DAY
I have a thousand sunsets
before my journey’s done
But even having one more day
would be better than having none
My destination is tomorrow
And no matter which way I turn
it will always be before me
with another chance to learn
#Survivalthruwords
Shooting Star
There is an above
and there is a below
in the arc
of a shooting star
Above a canopy of stars
Sentinels of a forever
Below upturned faces
In awe of the universe
#Survivalthruwords
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Shooting Star
There is an above
and there is a below
in the arc
of a shooting star
Above a canopy of stars
Sentinels of a forever
Below upturned faces
In awe of the universe
#Survivalthruwords
FEAR
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
FEAR
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
Another Fleeting Thought
Having rejected
the world as it is
We have become
indifferent
to the world
we have made
#Survivalthruwords
March 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Another Fleeting Thought
Having rejected
the world as it is
We have become
indifferent
to the world
we have made
#Survivalthruwords
A Heavenly Haiku
The Angels are there waiting
Wondering what we have seen
In our journey through life
#survivalthruwords
March 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A Heavenly Haiku
The Angels are there waiting
Wondering what we have seen
In our journey through life
#survivalthruwords
February 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Life’s Longest Journey
From the idea
of separation
To the realization
of connectedness
#survivalthruwords
January 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Life’s Longest Journey
From the idea
of separation
To the realization
of connectedness
#survivalthruwords
January 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From the poem ‘I Am Nero’
It was all a lie
We aren’t frogs and snails
and puppy dog tails
We are as cruel as only fallen angels can be
So great is the pain of existence
that we fear the darkness we thrive in
We are the only creatures on earth
that revel in the pain of others
#survivalthruwords
It was all a lie
We aren’t frogs and snails
and puppy dog tails
We are as cruel as only fallen angels can be
So great is the pain of existence
that we fear the darkness we thrive in
We are the only creatures on earth
that revel in the pain of others
#survivalthruwords
January 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
From the poem ‘I Am Nero’
It was all a lie
We aren’t frogs and snails
and puppy dog tails
We are as cruel as only fallen angels can be
So great is the pain of existence
that we fear the darkness we thrive in
We are the only creatures on earth
that revel in the pain of others
#survivalthruwords
It was all a lie
We aren’t frogs and snails
and puppy dog tails
We are as cruel as only fallen angels can be
So great is the pain of existence
that we fear the darkness we thrive in
We are the only creatures on earth
that revel in the pain of others
#survivalthruwords
January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Year-New You?
I am panicked
Terrified
As I slide
Uncontrollably
Into the gaping maw
Of creativity
#survivalthruwords
January 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New Year-New You?
I am panicked
Terrified
As I slide
Uncontrollably
Into the gaping maw
Of creativity
#survivalthruwords
January 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Heretic Haiku
We wear a halo of divinity
even as we burn
under the gaze of a fallen angel
#survivalthruwords
December 17, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Heretic Haiku
We wear a halo of divinity
even as we burn
under the gaze of a fallen angel
#survivalthruwords