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Alchemy
I made a composite of four images upon one another. These images represented the four elements of nature: fire, earth, air, and water. If you look closely near the top right, you can see a face. It closely resembles my father, Reginald Freedman (1948-2013).
Cravings
I crave the decapitation Of the disembodied voices I crave the ability To handle the pressures Of my daily life I crave companionship From those who know How badly I struggle Knowing I no longer Have the fix I needed To get through The aggravation Plaguing a traumatized mind I crave the harmony felt From … Continue reading Cravings
Ubuntu (ABC) | Edge of Humanity Magazine
Ubuntu (ABC) | Edge of Humanity Magazine — Read on edgeofhumanity.com/2022/10/15/ubuntu-abc/ Artful portrayals of Bionic nature transcend Cosmic dimensions; where Disco lights illuminate Edgy sunsets upon Focal points highlighting Groovy chests; where Hirsute terrains mark Intrepid quests among Jaunty dancers in Karmic pursuit of Lucid dreams in Maverick fashion; as Natty endings showcase Oneiric displays … Continue reading Ubuntu (ABC) | Edge of Humanity Magazine
The News Factory
I Am Bad News Which Vastly Spreads Ruthless Falsehood Fecklessly -Jacob R. Moses
Lost In Translation
https://youtu.be/eQul-rkcGPQ Ennui - listless boredom Saudade - painful longing for someone, somewhere, and/or something no longer there Ubuntu - obligation to share with someone else Ojalá - “May god will it!” Schadenfreude - taking pleasure in someone else’s misery Retrouvailles - ecstasy from a reunion between two people who care about each other Waldeinsamkeit - … Continue reading Lost In Translation
Lottery
My mental health is a lottery Stability is a daily game of chance Unknown as to whether This bingo cage will release My exhausted survival skills Or my self-destructive behavior Eighty emotions contained in one heart Six moods released from one brain Shuffling like the wind Inside a glass sphere Sometimes spinning Like a centrifuge … Continue reading Lottery
Things I Learned from Taoism
1. The worst situations could be the best. 2. Allow yourself to be simple. 3. The best learning comes from living. 4. Be true to yourself. 5. Every life has a place and purpose. 6. Without causing, making, or doing; exert little effort against the natural order. 7. Do without doing and let nature take … Continue reading Things I Learned from Taoism
Murder, He Wrote by Jack M. Freedman
Murders sweep neighbourhoods. Feathered obsidian passing across skylines silvery as sterling statues rusting into sunsets, auburn as feathers …Murder, He Wrote by Jack M. Freedman