Humility is the only just response when confronted with the universe.
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Heron in the reedsSilent watcher in waterSpare what can't be speared
#haiku #poetry #bird
Beauty is skin deepIt's superficial I feelUgly to my bones
#haiku #poetry #beauty
Stay close to me, pleaseI'm not myself without youA chair with three legs
#haiku #poetry
I'm his succulentHe says, kissing me goodbyeThriving on neglect
Three little birds singSongs of compassion and loveWaking me from sleep
"Let me sleep!" I crySwatting buzzing thoughts awayBefore they can bite
#haiku #poetry #sleep
Pulling inward nowSelf collapsing upon selfI become nothing
Reading a old textI dissolve and can forgetIf these thoughts are mine
#haiku #poetry #reading
Vacation is walkingBetween parks, shops, and good viewsReal life is for sleep
#haiku #poetry #vacation
Lost in the darknessSo I lost myself insteadLost the dark in me
#haiku #poetry #darkness
Life under the eavesOf wondrous architectureWe're too close to see
Do all that you canWith all quality you canThen when you can't: stop
It's New York CityLoud snarl of metropolisWhy's the smell *so* bad?
#haiku #poetry #nyc #sorrynotsorry
Clocking in dailyManager's pep talk blaringWork will set you free
Today's youth go out Fighting dragons we let sideMay they find success
#haiku #poetry #youth #future
Alone in my bedAt night my demons awakeWe fight to the death
#haiku #poetry #demons #night
Fight, fight the trolls downFrom the internet's trenchesNo one sees you cry
#haiku #poetry #internet
Bitter my white heartSteal my hated innocenceThe jaded don't hurt
#haiku #poetry #innocence
Familiar scentsSizzles and a rolling boilCooking brings such joy
#haiku #poetry #cooking
"Daddy, I'm too scared,"Shaking bedside. "That's OK.Courage takes practice"
#haiku #poetry #courage
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