it's all in the timing

comedy is...

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comedy is this

but also some of that too

ironic puzzle

what gives us laughter?

we see ourselves from without

damn criticism

we share our chuckles

moments stolen from the day

those are ours alone

inspiration

the golden spark

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sometimes there's something

hidden within or just lost
some missing pieces

errant memories
tugging at my own heartstrings
a nostalgic fool

we live in the Now

a present from the present

always re-gifted

imagine yourself...

but then you've already lost

a fictional past

sometimes i pretend

and other times i just can't

too close for comfort

another lost world

spinning through infinite space

here i go again

time killer

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one or two per day

wrapped tightly around itself

my rubber band ball

it bounces loudly

resonating off the desk

reverberation

how do i find the time?

i suppose i'm flexible...

ELASTICITY!

torus

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a swirling donut
                                     energy folding within
                                                                            the universe Is

what if...

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a brilliant flash
night sky flashing into day
what is this new light?

a young sun is born

gas giant gone nuclear

epic explosion

terrifying twins

two solar sisters hang low

dark night now banished

people are fearful

how can the planet survive?

air hot, seas boiling

within a few months

our planet lies still and dry

exterminated

but it's not over

beneath the surface, Man lives

perfect survivor

the first step

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one mistake leads you

another drags you further

deep into the dark

bliss

finding it

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scary awareness

a paralyzing knowledge

ignorance is missed

that will happen...

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dark clouds dissipate

into a lightening sky

sun breaks our bondage

wherever i am

there i must remain as placed

by the universe

once you realize

that everything is nothing

then you have something

a mistake? of course

there is no doubt in my folly

it's just natural

romance is romance

it's just magic in essence

believe what you will

drenched

distinctly fearful
my hard-heart beats terribly
i shudder to think

the moments go on
one after the other, on
pushing forward, on

life gets in the way
we try to hide our poor selves
but we just reveal

our hiding places
they're not really that hidden
or secret at all

secret lives within
ideas holding me back
images dripping

my existential dilemma

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this reality

how can i accept what is

when it just isn't?

sharing

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sharing is giving
because you never get back
that which you once gave

scoop

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my dreams are dripping

vanilla, strawberry, fudge

triple scoop divine

the pen is mightier

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i'm feeling some guilt

for penning down my thoughts, views

as though they're trapped now

literal fences

holding in the wild magic

i see around me

forever held down

lost animals in cages

my zoo of a mind

Sam's Socks

Sam’s stinky sweat-socks
slippery-sweet-sour-smelling
suffocate Sally

slowly twisting

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bells ringing laughter

chains twisting on the swing set

shoes kicking woodchips

Above

toes squeezing the edge

hair twisting with even breath

gold eyes close slowly

early morning thoughts

decisions made over time

clock ticking wildly

shame and pain combine

anger used against herself

it wasn't worth it

pushed

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step by step i walk

my feet growing heavier
sleep is imminent