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Perhaps Not
Feeling pretty done with Summer... Tired of the heat Craggy arid landscape You can look out over what is left And see where water ran...

Paul Clive
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Trains (Take the L)
Sometimes in life you have to take a loss. It can be hard when our feelings seem meaningless. We get caught in trains of thought,...

Paul Clive
Jul 17, 20222 min read


Moth Man
Legend. Sometimes our feelings can seem so meaningless in the grand scheme of things. We aren't taken seriously, our voices aren't heard,...

Paul Clive
Jul 3, 20221 min read


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


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


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


Coming Down
A poem about the pain and grief of a world with a disturbing inability to provide any kind of closure or justice to the victims of...

Paul Clive
Jun 4, 20221 min read


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


Drowning in Hours
Drowning in Hours Maybe in the darkness You can touch the textures The stains on the uniforms unfolding And without eyes see truer colors...

Paul Clive
May 27, 20222 min read


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


The Dragon's Gold
The Dragon's Gold Along the dragon's back Down by the verdant steppe Binaural stones that skip Across river's deep and black A...

Paul Clive
May 14, 20222 min read


Stars and Stones
Where are our fates written? In the stars above, in the stones below? Are we destined for love or disaster? Our paths may seem set, but...

Paul Clive
May 9, 20221 min read


Disused
No dog in the fight. Beaten down and broken by the world and ready to accept any state of existence that seems even remotely novel or...

Paul Clive
Apr 29, 20222 min read


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


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


Worthier
Trying to focus on dreams worthy of pursuing and keep yourself from getting discouraged. It can be hard to find that balance between hope...

Paul Clive
Apr 15, 20222 min read


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


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


Captive
Communication can be difficult, even more so when there is physical and emotional distance between people. It can often feel like we are...

Paul Clive
Mar 29, 20221 min read


Pursuant
Say less Pursuant Pursuing a sound Windswept Constant Melodies that echo down A sheltered shadowed place Chambers twist like valves A...

Paul Clive
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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