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Without

May 6, 2021
By SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)

"Upon his bench the pieces lay
As if an artwork on display
Of gears and hands
And wire-thin bands
That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]


What is a warrior

Without something to protect?

What is an artist

In a world painted grey?

What is a singer

In a world too bleak for song?

What is a pen

Without stories to tell?

What is a villain

With nothing to gain?

What is a story

Without characters, places, or thoughts?

What is a dream

Without a dreamer to care?

What is pain

Without blood and mind to attack?

What is joy

In a world gone black?

What am I

Without words to write?

What is humanity

Without use for minds?

What is  life

Without lives to live

Pain to feel

Joy to feel

Colors to see

Stories to write

The spectrum, dark and light, to hold


The author's comments:

that what is humanity almost became extremely passive-aggressive. (it was almost without creatures to exploit. i have reasons)


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on Aug. 3 2021 at 9:29 pm
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)

"Upon his bench the pieces lay
As if an artwork on display
Of gears and hands
And wire-thin bands
That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

i want to hate past self or yell or something. "what is a dream without dreaers to care?" can somebody please answer that? i want to know whats left of- never mind I wont finish that thought.

on Jul. 11 2021 at 12:37 pm
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)

"Upon his bench the pieces lay
As if an artwork on display
Of gears and hands
And wire-thin bands
That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

(:

Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Jun. 26 2021 at 5:47 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
172 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.
--me

I gotta say, I feel the same way.

Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Jun. 26 2021 at 5:47 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
172 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.
--me

I gotta say, I feel the same way.