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It will happen to everyone, eventually

Friend 1: Hello. How are you doing?

Friend 2: I'm going to die.

Friend 1: Well, that's typical.

#write #dialogue snippet #dark humor #death #Reblog of my own work

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Following Exact Orders

Friend 1: Please make me a cup of coffee that contains as much caffeine as it can possibly have without killing me.

Friend 2: Uh, I'll need to calculate that. How much do you weigh?

#dialogue snippet #coffee #write #Reblog of my own work

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Snowy Hawk (Sharp-Shinned)

#bird #snow #picture

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#write #poetry #stories #reading #books #love

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And Never Leaves

The catchy song

Spinning round and round in my head

Will be the last one with me

Even after

All others have left.

#write #poetry #catchy song #music #Reblog of my own work

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Some Events Defy Preparation

I will never be ready.

I cannot practice. I cannot imagine.

When the time comes, I will just have to

Hope

With all that I have,

And do what I can

In those stunning moments.

#write #poetry #life

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#cat

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Worthwhile Sacrifices

It’s not always sweet.

Sometimes, justice is bitter.

Pain in victory.

#write #Reblog of my own work #poetry #worthwhile sacrifices #justice

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Somebody's Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Person 1: Ugh, I just can't seem to create anything good lately! What am I missing?

Person 2: You need to put more effort into your work. You need to pour in your sweat, blood, and tears.

Person 1: No way; that's too much. Can't I use someone else's blood?

#write #dialogue snippet #writer's block #blood #sweat #tears

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Tongue to Teeth

My mouth –

There’s blood –

I taste

As I floss –

What in the world?

#write #poetry #teeth #floss #tooth #blood

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Blackbird/koltrast.

#bird #blackbird #picture

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I Need Vision

What a perilous feeling,

To reach for my glasses –

Should be in the usual spot –

And to discover they’re not there.

#write #poetry #glasses #eyesight

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I Am Not

I am not your mother. I am not your father.

I am not your lover. I am not your pet.

I am not your companion

Any more than the sun is a cold cloud

Casting a sinister shadow over you.

I am not your water or air.

I am neither your peace, nor your doom.

I am

Nothing you’ll ever know.

#write #poetry #i am not

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I'm the kind of person who just goes through life while dreaming up hypothetical conversations . . . anyway, here's another one.

Person 1: You can find anyone's weakness if you know what they care about.

Person 2: What if someone doesn't care about anything?

Person 1: Then that, itself, is a weakness.

#write #dialogue snippet #Reblog of my own work #apathy

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Happens

While standing, I feel sleepy.

While lying, I can’t sleep.

My dear body, please –

Make up your damn mind.

#write #poetry #i can't sleep #i can't stay awake either #mild swearing

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“The Campus Bus”.

#write #poetry #bus #college

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Restless Heart

Person 1: I wish I could travel all the time. I don't want to return to the same bed every night.

Person 2: So get another mattress.

#write #dialogue snippet #travel #bed