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
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
Continuing the challenge to keep writing poems of 144 haracters or less. Here are a few more #micropoems. Poetry for twitter 🙂
1. gaze deeply into deaths eyes ponder on what gazes back 2. the myth that one can innocently stand by is just that a myth
© 2017 Michael D Emmerich
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
saw your shooting star tonight shattering the black of the night cutting the dark apart flying across your amber palette burning bright for all to see let your light shine my darlin’ flying to where? that’s your mystique just keep flyin’ my darlin’ you shine best on the darkest of nights under the new moon burning brightly chasing my dark away my darlin’ that’s what you do best dragging me to the light that’s you my darlin’
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
what’s worse than death an unfinished life with regrets life a life worth living dying leaving nothing unfinished only life worth living is one to live for dying to live we all yearn for completion yet it slips through our fingers like morning mist all that is certain is this moment the only life worth living is to be fully human creating a better world with intent and actions the elusive yet attainable unfinished life it’s worth it live it!
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
an absence of fear the ability to suppress or maybe there are values of more import grace, valour, hope bear defeat never lose heart remain calm capture courage push on get up again and again consume whatever life throws your way let grace possess you remain calm, rational even under attack courage is grace under fire in spite of consequences you can only be a victim of yourself not others discipline your mind be tenacious, persevere hope always remains
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
snapshots of the soul my eyes are with yours bearing the weight of lover's eyes blessed with the eyes of the beloved doorway to the lover’s heart through the looking glass where love resides my eyes too bright blind, beneath your gaze love is blind even with open eyes can't see beyond my lover shot point blank right between the eyes blinded by love
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
if at first you don’t succeed lie, lie and lie again said the politician all lies eventually become truth if truth be told lies become truth if told oft enough all lies eventually trump truth knowledge is more difficult to beat than faith repeat the lie often enough it can be crowned as politics or religion more the fool is the teller even he starts to believe that absurdity can be believed as always twixt and twain lies and damned lies becoming truth
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
the beauty of love all encompassing enfolding potentially unending stop, breathe it just takes a second that’s all it needs love, lust, life always one breath away love is beauty wrapped in the moments of one’s life if you don’t stop to breathe you miss it breathe deep long & slow relish that moment savour it as it passes by maybe you get the chance to breathe it again and again
© 2016 michael d emmerich
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