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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Jan 5, 20201 min read
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Haiku: Peculiarity
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Little oddity Unkempt crease in a smooth sea, Lonely blue black shade.
C.M. Selbrede
Sep 23, 20191 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Sep 2, 20191 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Jul 15, 20191 min read
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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,...
C.M. Selbrede
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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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,...
C.M. Selbrede
May 20, 20191 min read
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Poem: Voyager
Exhaustion echoes as I sing dark sighs Divided by an ocean, communication compromised Heart bursts back into my stinging eyes Such...
C.M. Selbrede
Dec 10, 20181 min read
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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.
C.M. Selbrede
Nov 26, 20181 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Nov 19, 20181 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Nov 12, 20181 min read
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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,...
C.M. Selbrede
Oct 29, 20181 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Sep 10, 20181 min read
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Poem: Family
My father: Thinks like a ticking analog clock, taking time apart with slow, methodical hands. Works like a cornerstone, standing tall...
C.M. Selbrede
Jul 23, 20181 min read
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Poem: Human
(h)yo͞omən Noun: Fragile, precious object, Capable of beauty Yet chooses darkness. Weak and worn. Once in a lifetime occurrence. Never...
C.M. Selbrede
Jul 16, 20181 min read
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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...
C.M. Selbrede
Jul 9, 20181 min read
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