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Tired Earth
A naked dread
Silently built
Preternaturally indwelt
But seldom understood
Paul Clive
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Goddess Redefined
Bring me a horizon
Made of sunsets and of sin
And make for me an altar
To lay me down again
Paul Clive
May 29, 20241 min read
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Rodeo
Moving into the light With nothing in reserve Sorrows and the void Atoms and the dark Split between these numbing moments Boredom and the...
Paul Clive
May 31, 20231 min read
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Quicksand
Deimos and Phobos I can barely breathe Suffocating in Quicksand Underneath my skin Sundered secrets caught in throats Fires burning under...
Paul Clive
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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Be Kind, Rewind
The Rewound Heart Bleeding backwards Into a dying sun Waning crescent Descending crescendo Cascading energetic cycles Data still backing...
Paul Clive
Feb 9, 20231 min read
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Over and Under
Mouth agape Hungry for Heaven's wrath Headlong with nightmares Overflowing Defiant I contrive these Other worlds to thrive in Dreams left...
Paul Clive
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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All Bark
Why do we continue fighting? Life seems to want to find a way, to preserve itself, to keep us going even when we feel like giving up. Is...
Paul Clive
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Ingredients
Sometimes we mix ourselves a potion of memory and regret and find ourselves wondering what might have been. There is something a bit like...
Paul Clive
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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A Pilgrim's Doubt
Moon-dripped reflections Fallen from favor The weight on these shoulders Still gazing at navels Plucking at strings In ivory chambers, I...
Paul Clive
Aug 30, 20222 min read
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A River With No Mouth
Patience with ourselves and others is important. You never know what battles people are fighting whether they are in the real world or in...
Paul Clive
Aug 15, 20222 min read
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Chasing the Fog
Born here upside down Branches breaking skin Kin to every wolf Child of every sin Timid on the rooftops Colors coalesce Rushing for the...
Paul Clive
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Beneath Black Skies
Here at the end of all things... Let It All Be Undone A ponderous ocean of cosmic canyons Cavernous crags reaching toward infinity Never...
Paul Clive
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Without Further Ado
All these unnecessary plateaus Every one of these I can't let goes Stop gap and pass through How I wished you'd fall for me Without...
Paul Clive
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Roots and Roadways
It can be difficult, even when things are going well, to not get our wires crossed or follow those paths we are most tempted to follow....
Paul Clive
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Strings of Doubt
We sometimes get caught in our own web. Afraid to let go of past trauma or present mistakes or the fear of the future being a repetition...
Paul Clive
May 23, 20221 min read
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No Fooling
Being honest with ourselves can be hard, especially in the age of social media where lies are mass marketed to us constantly. Is faking...
Paul Clive
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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Upside
Life is full of ups and downs, whether you are struggling or not, whether you are healthy or not. Even when things are going well it can...
Paul Clive
Apr 24, 20222 min read
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Nether Tether
How many of us are slaves to our dreams? Even when things seem to be moving forward and firing on all cylinders we can find ourselves...
Paul Clive
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Carbohydrates
First fool day of April. Admittedly unsure of what to make of this. Written under the influence. No average joes allowed. Broken pieces...
Paul Clive
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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Unobserved
Unwanted memories or mistakes we've made can often make it feel like an entire path we took or way of thinking was wrong. What if we...
Paul Clive
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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