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mountain vistas
implored him home

peaceful these surrounds
a soul calmed

melodies strong
resonated
which spoke of return
tired.
sleepy.
had to wake up
this morning.
early.
at ten.

(i know
what you
must be
thinking.)

you're thinking
10's not early,
and you would
be right.

but only if you
go to sleep
early in
the night.

but if you can't
fall asleep til
late, late, late,

you'll find
waking up at ten
just isn't that great.
 Nov 2013 Timothy Brown
M Clement
Am I truly an artist  
If I do not speak from lucidity?

Am I truly an artist
If my words do not keep me awake?

Am I truly an artist
If my art flows from a concoction of ability, timeliness, and boredom?

Am I truly an artist
If there is a struggle to find words left in these veins?

Am I truly an artist
If there is nothing more to say?
Am I an artist, or an imposter? Do I write, or mimic? Is there something here, or am I imagining things?
 Nov 2013 Timothy Brown
M Clement
I regret when I write romantically
It catches me off balance,
And, upon looking back,
I catch myself feeling disdain
For a me that was far too feeling than stoic
For a me who couldn’t see the future for what it could be
For a me who was caught up living in the moment
And not watching for the downward spiral

That being said,
I’m imagining a life with you
But I hardly know you yet
If at all.
I've written a great deal of feeling within the medium that is poetry, but I almost always find distaste in it. This is particularly the case with "love" or "infatuation" pieces. This is a not-so-subtle reflection on such, but the desire to give it up is filled with nothing but false will.
Every night before I rest my head
I strip myself down until I am bare;
What's mine is His
So with Him I share.
I lie myself down across the bed and prepare to implement my prayers so that we may be intimate.
He enters me, penetrating my entirety
He relies on me
I ride on His serenity
Until He releases all of the devil's ties incising me
He restrains my frame and forces me to refrain from dancing in the flame
Cast by my demons.
Like draining,
He empties me
Of all residual sin remaining within
He comes
Into the heart of my soul
And we console each other.
Whispers,
Heavy breathing,
Until Amen
We continue on conceiving
Until I am whole again.
He smothers my heaving chest
With His Love
His Love
He covers me, in the midst of
His love,
He puts me to rest.
they track him as a pack of wolves
for he is their quarry
they will not relent in their dogged pursuit
they bay for his blood

all possible methods of disguise
he must employ
to wear different masks
is his best ploy

their breathes he feels on his neck
they are closing in
so as a chameleon
he shall again change his skin

ever cautious
ever watchful
ever on the alert
is the way
that he now lives

as the pack of wolves
know his scent
and to reel him in
is their priority bent
ever
the disappearing man
habitually
vanishing
he stays disappeared
as this
be his will
he'll never appear
ever again
disappearing
is his lasting refrain
his disappearing act
doth aggravate
as he cares not
to be noted on the slate
he vanished
some two weeks ago
and since then
hasn't put in a show
should he decide to reappear
in the coming days
he'll be greeted
with a none too
congenial hooray
if something
of yours
is
full
doesn't
that in fact,
include
a mixture of

happiness,
courage,
and
sorrow?
sincerely, your heart
 Nov 2013 Timothy Brown
Sand
Diwali
 Nov 2013 Timothy Brown
Sand
Light a candle
Leave a prayer
Let worries fall away

Any problems hope will handle
And darkness wouldn’t even dare
Absorb you when the night’s gleam rivals day.
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