the night fell upon
wakening my pocket god
he saluted you
but you were absent
so i had to pray alone
this late shrove sunday
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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the night fell upon
wakening my pocket god
he saluted you
but you were absent
so i had to pray alone
this late shrove sunday
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
as much as i fear dying
i’m leaning into persistence
and yes i will endure
as much as i know the rules
i’m leaning into the impromptu
and yes i will dance and play
as much as i remember
i’m leaning into here and now
and yes i will believe for tomorrow
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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the mind is a storm
get me out of here
away from the teacup &
its thousand eyed babel stare
let me live & breathe
by TONY SINGLE
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i have gnawed on misery
thrown peace of mind to the hounds
auditioned for dread shadows &
spun despair into crowns
i’ve swung on rusty wolfsangel
’til twisted tongue tasted sense
depending not on fogyish gods
only upon blood & instinct
you failed me &
they failed you &
the gravity of truth will
bring it all crashing down
i will fall as though i meant it &
much prefer running blind
i’d sooner hie than fulgurate
in the dimming of your minds &
i’d sooner tear all your throats out
to the last tooth & breath
i have gnawed on misery
it’s now your turn… or fucking death
you failed me &
they failed you &
the gravity of truth will
bring us all crashing down
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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an ode to circus bruises
you browngreygreenpurplebluesometimesred
indication that a new skill has been unlocked
and unlocked
and unlocked again
continued practice making more marks
but eventually
in a week
or two
or month
or so
you’ll fade to skin
and the skill will be rote
and the bruises no longer pop up
because my body
now knows
that pose
and on to the next one
by KIPVENTURES
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