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Always Will
What it's like to be again No longer a ghost A will, a whispered echo A memory of skin A texture barely rendered Still not focused in A...

Paul Clive
May 22, 20251 min read


Tired Earth
A naked dread
Silently built
Preternaturally indwelt
But seldom understood

Paul Clive
Sep 16, 20241 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
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