We lose our place Earth rushing upward The music falls to silence And the rhythm is stilled No beating heart No life Just our crash downward From heaven Tracing constellations With fingers That long to see A forgotten home - Caroline A. Slee
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Enough #wwwblogs
Abundance springs From roots and soil The source of all We could ever need Yet we seek Something greater Than contentment Satisfaction And peace Greed whispers That nothing Is ever enough Good enough Strong enough Rich enough And we choke On the excess We chase - Caroline A. Slee
The Weaker #wwwblogs
I dream beyond Outside these walls Without limits Shedding the skin That casts me as weaker Finding the simple Twisted through the complications Of endless chatter Words falling without meaning Meant only to drown Opposing voices I dream beyond The silence Expected of me The perfectly pleasing I leave unfulfilled Reveling instead In the dreaming … Continue reading The Weaker #wwwblogs
Strike #wwwblogs
Magic and science Become one body When mystics Rule with superstition Ancient words Hold modern power To dominate Nations and races Until we shake off Our yoke And bring truth Back to life - Caroline A. Slee
Resist #wwwblogs
History is a millstone Grinding us down Until we are fine Refined Fit for consumption History is a story Written by the victors And the spoils Are a narrative Defining who we are History is a lesson A warning unheeded Of the excesses of men Who seek ownership Of others And history will be a … Continue reading Resist #wwwblogs
Driving Force #wwwblogs
It was never comfort That drove me No soft dream To open the door But a pain That never subsided Until I ruled it And created it The screaming lungs The pounding heart The burning in all limbs Until the pain Submitted And admitted defeat Beneath the fire Of my drive And my desire - … Continue reading Driving Force #wwwblogs
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Arid days Bleeding into night Until the land Weeps tearlessly In a plea For water And we become Otherworldly Nocturnal creatures Hiding from the sun Until autumn returns Once more ~ Caroline A. Slee
Alien #wwwblogs
Foreign stars Dwell beneath the sea Another planet Merged into our own And those tides Call us to return Our evolution in reverse The song of home A melody Beneath the waves - Caroline A. Slee
Broken #wwwblogs
They start early Forming us Into the shape that is most pleasing For that is the role we are supposed to play. They feed us thoughts Every single day Of the ideal we should reach The impossible we should become. They break our spirits For our own good Because a brood mare and a work … Continue reading Broken #wwwblogs
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Once the crowds have left In their inevitable Recessional Empty spaces remain As if waiting But the world has moved on Seeking other pastime Rejecting mayhem As a form of joy So the leaves gather Before the breakdown comes And nature seeks To take back its own - Caroline A. Slee