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Almost Home

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the setting sun

burns deeply

into the darkest recesses

squinting at what lies before

sinuous curves cutting into the dry earth

unravelling before me

terrain is familiar

but I’m a stranger

in an unchanged world

taking the long way home



the road less travelled

carries more traffic than usual

familiar faces

are now obscured/unrecognisable

commonality destroyed

rapid lips firing soundless

machine gun bursts of polemic

 I neither see, hear or understand



don't cry no more

cause soon it’s morning

finally

it dawned on me

I don’t have to travel

very far,

or at all

to get home

© 2017 michael d emmerich

Embracing Demons

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flight or fight

feed or fight

decision, choices

new approaches,

nurture or battle

the demons

that exist within



conflict needs resolution

become the peacemaker

restore the balance



challenge yourself

step into the shadows

embrace your demons

nurture, feed

these inner demons,

begin the journey

integration

reconciliation

inner peace

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

Herd Stupidity

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ignorance, wisdom

two sides of the same sword

conviction, divine certainty

lends people

the will to believe

all sorts of atrocities

under some banner



herd stupidity

encourages partaking

of the kool aid,

seemingly wise people

desirous of ignorance

choosing to not see

what is evident



escape from the herd

is the only choice

to recover

ones senses

slowly,

after all

the easiest person to fool

is none other

 but yourself

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

Just Listen

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alone at last

silence stealthily encroaches

the fog of silence

drifts closer

surrounding, enfolding



me, myself, I

this unique trinity,

striving for …

nothingness

the great disconnect



finally, at last

we are alone

to converse

with ourselves

and then,

maybe …

just listen …

to nothing

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

Dream On

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what if nothing exists

we're all in somebody's dream

maybe a series of dreams

can we keep pretending

there is nothing wrong

should we?



that fragile delusion called reality

a thin line between

reality and imagination

with no exit in any direction

in the long run

possibly an

 insignificant difference



come on everybody

dream on, baby dream

 

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

Under Darkened Eaves

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through a veil I barely see

darkness shrouding the land

shuttered windows

obstruct the view

doors firmly closed

darkened eaves hold secrets

no one drops by

there is no need



the net was my safe haven

but safety net no more

with partially opened doors

shutters always ajar

tabs can reveal more

we keep pretending

that truth is elusive

but no more

a version is always

within one’s grasp

 

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

Paradox of Shadows

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live on the edge

where shadows nudge

night greets day

dark flees light

past overlooks present

a probable future



life in the penumbra

is a paradox

it is viable

pulling either way

constant conflict

to what end



seeking what

the penumbra?

contradictory interrelated elements

existing simultaneously

persisting for eternity



hither and thither

clawing, dragged back

inexorably, irreversibly

to the core

of darkness

or light

© 2017 Michael D Emmerich

My New Facebook Page :)

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Greetings to all my gentle readers and avid followers. For those of you who have a love for poetry, poems, creative writing and life, please visit my new facebook page – by clicking on the link below:

Michael D Emmerich – Poet & Writer

This wordpress page will still feature all my new poems and creative writing articles and will also feed through to the new facebook page. The new page will be a more interactive way of following my writing and poetry; plus as I plan on publishing my poetry anthology this year, it will be a way to order copies (or find out where to purchase online) and get info on readings etc… Thanks for all the support and messages of encouragement over the past year.

Creativity is life🙂

PS: been working on more than a few poems, which will be posted shortly 🙂

 

 

Poetry & Life – Online Magazine

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Greetings to all my gentle readers and avid followers. For those of you who have a love for poetry, poems, creative writing and life, please visit my new on-line magazine I have created on Flipboard; the app can be downloaded on the iStore and Android, or you can follow it on-line by clicking on the link below:

Mikes Nexus – Poetry & Life

I post links to interesting articles on writing and poetry – for example:

A Few Questions for Poetry  – from the New York Times, Dec 30, 2016

Also #micopoems from my favourite writers, book reviews and much more …. read, enjoy, add and comment. Poetry is life 🙂

Peace in our Time

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peace in our time

para bellum

the edge of a precipice

staring into the abyss

what stares back

hard times, hard rain



grubby hands hold the sticks

drummer boys beat the drum

tapping out the march

marching to a different beat

call for peace, prepare for war

closer to midnight



solitary voice of a person

claiming to be human

rings out

determined to end the war

before it starts

enough trouble

for whose life time



statesmen endeavouring

manage, contain war

others demand

violence, war is justified

the service of some greater good

power, greed, economics

you decide



war and peace remain

two sides of the same coin

to some

world without conflict

remains unthinkable

war must be mankind’s enemy

generation to generation

conscription and destruction

blood, bullets, bombs

time in pieces



peace love compassion understanding

values demanding a voice

are we ready

prepare for war

fight for peace

that elusive contradictory condition

peace in our time

make it real!

 

© 2016 Michael D Emmerich