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Solitude (3)
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Solitude (3)

V.J. Knutson31 Comments

Solitude.
I dream of
panoramic
silence –
breathtaking
boundless
sanctity.

Solitude.
Wrapped in separateness
cardboard walls fallen
curling corners of instability –
no refuge in stillness.

Solitude.
Smothering starkness
madness reverberating
canyons of aloneness
overbearing.

Solitude.
Persevere
regale moments
feathered encounters
faces on screens
tenderness
in voices.

Solitude.
Grace finds me
mercy lifts soul
possibility
opens the door
panoramic.

(This is a rewrite of an older poem, last appearing here in August, 2018. I submit it for Reena’s Exploration challenge #163. Please visit her post for a most inspiring video. Art my own.)

Marketably Obtuse?
poetry · psychology · writing

Marketably Obtuse?

V.J. Knutson15 Comments

I seek the elusive –
organize thoughts
attempt to draw
reason from obtuse

Project possibility
into unattainable
hoping to acquire
marketable commodity

Refuse to acknowledge
happiness is subjective
and bliss reserved
for those who let go.

(Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)

Stop the Words
adversity · grief · poetry · writing

Stop the Words

V.J. Knutson24 Comments

These thought processes…
I am inside out, shredded…
on so many levels
out of sync…
hear my own words
nothing but hot air
making me so dizzy
that I’m becoming afraid
of heights….
phobic, actually

Breathe,
I remember somewhere
between gulps of helium
and the hammering
in my head…
breathe…

Platitudes have no place
in this moment
in the inside out
emotionally raw now

So, I’ll quit the words
breathe until I find ground
again….
then repeat.

(Inspired by the prompt of Reena’s Exploration challenge which can found here. Image my own.)