Poem: Particles
Particles drift from my skin into the air They flake off and flare up and smooth the tear Once, long ago, I was dark as the sea But now I...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jan 20, 20201 min
Poem: Shadow
Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com a shadow sits upon us it shades the past in scarlet tones it enrages the things that once were...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jan 5, 20201 min
Poem: Pufferfish
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Pexels.com Round as the Earth, he matches the shadow That lived forever in his nightmares. Gutteral gasps gape...
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C.M. Selbrede
Sep 23, 20191 min
Haiku: Peculiarity
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Little oddity Unkempt crease in a smooth sea, Lonely blue black shade.
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C.M. Selbrede
Sep 2, 20191 min
Poem: Midnight
Photo by samer daboul on Pexels.com Blue-black bays at the bright moon. Together we-who-are-one walk towards the sky. Restless, we wish...
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C.M. Selbrede
Aug 19, 20191 min
Poem: Persephone
Photo by anouar olh on Pexels.com Alone within the quiet cavern you crawl The choices you made make less sense here. Around the waves the...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jul 15, 20191 min
Poem: Poison
Photo by will on Pexels.com Venom never leaves, Your skin, your pores, your heart Let it simmer in the Summer winds Nevermore will you...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jun 17, 20191 min
Poem: Swathe
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Around me sits a swathe, It carves me away from those who stay, It keeps me alone in the dead of night,...
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C.M. Selbrede
May 20, 20191 min
Poem: Starlight
Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Pexels.com Gracious glistening in the gutted heavens, Full or not, standing beside the moon, Under or over,...
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C.M. Selbrede
Dec 10, 20181 min
Poem: Voyager
Exhaustion echoes as I sing dark sighs Divided by an ocean, communication compromised Heart bursts back into my stinging eyes Such...
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C.M. Selbrede
Nov 26, 20181 min
Poem: I Am… (VI)
I have not decided who I am. I wax and wane and want for more. My today is not total, but my yesterday is expired and two sizes too small.
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C.M. Selbrede
Nov 19, 20181 min
Poem: I Am… (V)
I am better because I don’t back down. Life taught me courage but I chose to keep it. I poisoned my past, I bore the bad. I am everything...
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C.M. Selbrede
Nov 12, 20181 min
Poem: I Am… (IV)
I am imperfect indecision Quiet chaos, Self-censored for fear. I hold back howls despite intention. I crave connection but cannot piece...
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C.M. Selbrede
Oct 29, 20181 min
Poem: Ascent
Note: This is the 125th blog post on Electric/Eccentric. Hold on to the slick stone and Stay steady as you reach up, up, up Up higher,...
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C.M. Selbrede
Oct 15, 20181 min
Poem: Descent
Today, I learned that Forests will swallow you if you let them. They’re wide and long and darker than you think and If you go up, you...
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C.M. Selbrede
Sep 17, 20182 min
Poem: Amsterdam
The following is an insanely bizarre, free form poem written in August of 2017. Image copyright Rose and Bean There once was a very sad...
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C.M. Selbrede
Sep 10, 20181 min
Poem: Turning Pages
I am not ready for tomorrow, but if it is any consolation Yesterday, I was not ready for today. It is easy to want to stay in place, but...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jul 23, 20181 min
Poem: Family
My father: Thinks like a ticking analog clock, taking time apart with slow, methodical hands. Works like a cornerstone, standing tall...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jul 16, 20181 min
Poem: Human
(h)yo͞omən Noun: Fragile, precious object, Capable of beauty Yet chooses darkness. Weak and worn. Once in a lifetime occurrence. Never...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jul 9, 20181 min
Poem: You Are Not
Guess what? You are not EVERYWHERE. you probably shouldn’t leave the house. Every violent event all my days best I could all the while...
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