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Friday, 28 June 2024
Origin
Image contained in seed.
Seed contained in earth.
Dust turns into clay -
Quenching every thirst.
Flesh and breath unite -
Proceeding from the First.
That which once was death,
Transformed into a birth.
Monday, 17 June 2024
Empty
Play the chorus.
Taste the sweet.
Look, moving pictures.
Demon meat.
Desperate pleasure.
Empty depths.
Exploring all...
except the self.
Monday, 20 May 2024
Free Quincy Flo
Words won't be enslaved.
They don't respond to force.
The Antenna's subtle hum
Tingles from the Source.
Friday, 3 May 2024
Light
There is comfort in the dark,
For you do not have to see
The truth of where you are,
And the place where you must be.
The distance may strike fear.
Idle feet avoid the pain
Of climbing up the hill.
Yet a yearning will remain...
Until you muster strength
To light a match to see.
The candle awaits your warmth.
The light is yours to be.
Saturday, 23 March 2024
Kryger
Douvoordag staan die kryger wag,
Op die grenspos tussen wild en woning.
'n Blaar ritsel in die bos - vyand of kos?
'Soms bring die wind 'n verandering van koning.'
Filosofie staan op sy.
Geweerloop kom by.
Sneller rus teen 'n vinger koud van bloed.
Hamer wil net steek,
Soos 'n angel moordbeneuk,
Op die rug van 'n yster skerpioen.
In 'n asem klap die knel.
Die teiken val soos vel.
Kryger rus.
Die weerlig sal vertel,
Van 'n mik so sekuur
In die grys oggenduur,
Die wêreld suis,
Soos bokvet op die vuur.
Monday, 18 March 2024
Rise
Keep watch, the dawn shall break
Upon the broken night.
Works of filth and fear
Once more shall burn in light.
Hope, which withered in shadow
And choked on sorrow and strife,
Shall feel the cleansing breeze;
Shall taste the breath of life.
Slumbering souls shall wake.
Tendrils shall recede.
The spirit is restored
With every righteous deed.
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Into a verse
(on the beat of 'Without Me' by Eminem)
Now I'm back in the groove.
Slicker than smooth.
Knocking out the next line.
Swift shift and move.
Scribble drivel faster.
Wicked and terse.
Like thoughts popping up,
And then?
Into a verse.
BOOM!
Question not.
I got these rhymes on lock.
For the serpentine syllables,
Eve has a rock.
Didn't see it coming then.
Who has the key?
This man in the mirror knows
Nothing is free.
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