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I Am Not of This World

By Morning Star – April 2024 )

I am the wind,
the fire,
the earth.

I am the dance
of wolves and birds.

I am the colours
of the breeze.
I am the glisten
through the trees.

There is so much
I am—
of earth.
But I am not
of this world.

I am
forever summer breeze.
I am
forever healed.

For I am not
my mind,
my body.
I am only—
my spirit.

I cannot feel sorrow.
For I am not
my mind.

I am not
the tears of rain.
Nor the broken heart.

I am
the wind,
the fire,
the earth.

I am
the dance,
the warmth,
the energy—
of life.
I have oceans to spill
Of emotions I feel,
Of thoughts to share
And no basin to fill.

I filled the lagoon or two,
Bearing graceful names,
Now I'm sentenced to ink
And paper's word games.
 Jul 4 Laura
The Romantic
Is there ever
A day without thinking of you?
The sun gaps of light
Aren’t even bright anymore
I used to
stare at them and
visualize your
beautiful, beautiful face
Inspiration gone: CHECK
 Jul 3 Laura
Isabel
Car Door
 Jul 3 Laura
Isabel
He once held her light in his grasp,
guided her in the darkness.
He was once her light and she his––
darkness flowing like blood in a bloodstream

As he leaves, the flame disappears:
no candle or bulb in sight.
Not made to withstand such darkness,
she blames herself for the loss.

As the car door shut, so did her heart.
Leaving a life that once was bright.
Now living in an abyss of guilt.
Her light across the globe.

Alone for so long.
No flame in sight,
only found in her heart.
Something within her changes.


Like a flame glowed differently,
she became her own light.
A spark within herself.
Her light shines almost as bright.
A poem about me being separated from my younger brother and having to figure out who I was without him by my side. You can interpret it however you want though!
 Jul 3 Laura
Charmour
I laugh—
Every time I’m on the edge of breaking.
When tears slip down,
Uninvited,
From eyes that were never meant to spill them.

I laugh with all I’ve got,
As if the sound can drown the ache—
As if pretending
Can make the pain behave.

I wear a smile like armor,
A mask of joy the world applauds.
But beneath it all—
Is a soul quietly screaming,
Begging to be held,
To be heard.

To be told:
It’s okay to cry.
It’s not weakness to feel.
It’s not a sin to break

— The End —