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Medieval Mercury Metrogrenade
The narrator describes a chaotic scene involving weaponry and a sense of inner turmoil. The imagery of a grenade and claymore contrasts with the emotional struggle of facing one’s fate. The references to retrograde, explosions, and lost chakras suggest a deeper existential crisis, highlighting confusion and a cyclical return to the starting point.
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The Martian Autobahn
The poem explores the themes of ambition and self-destruction through the metaphor of a mars rover. It reflects on the pursuit of power, control, and fame, culminating in a desire for lasting recognition. Ultimately, it warns about the fragility of existence and the inevitable decay of all achievements.
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Flash Banged by God
The poem expresses deep emotional turmoil and despair, reflecting on struggles with addiction and the consequences of choices. The speaker feels trapped, overwhelmed by pain, and burdened by guilt and sin. They depict a sense of hopelessness and being cursed by their desires, grappling with their mental state and the divine implications.
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Bad Hand, Bad Job
The speaker reflects on the inevitability of fate and loss, using a card game metaphor. Their heart feels cold and aging, suggesting despair. Despite a desire for a winning hand, the omniscient dealer represents life’s unpredictability, leading to a realization of impending defeat and the dark consequences of their choices.
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Dissolve and Resolve
The poem explores themes of consciousness, nature, and societal illusions. It paints a vivid picture of human existence on Earth, emphasizing the need to awaken from complacency. The speaker reflects on the fragility of society compared to the resilience of nature, advocating for a deeper connection and awareness of one’s surroundings.
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Tarot Tower Wrapped in Silk
A journey unfolds where a speaker encounters a wise toad at a fork in the road, grappling with his desires for power, strength, love, and money. He learns about the significance of choosing wisely, ultimately prioritizing love, symbolized by flowers, in hopes of attracting his dream woman among the stars.
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Grim Weeper
Rip a strip of wet pillow, stick it in an empty beer bottle. Light the end on fire but nothing seems to happen. An allegory of my life, they call me the molotov floptail. As my flame it will not light, inspiration feeling frail. My canvas remains blanc; white. A blend of nought and pale…
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Senseless
I don’t know how to feel. How do I know that you’re real. Because when I think about you my mind electrifies like an eel. Even if you were to kill, this fantasy; dead locked and sealed and if it’s walls were to peel, you would be better still…
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Sour Swirls of Saturn
Can you witness the flowing pattern that’s laid upon the surface of Saturn? Rings of ice, a heart of fire. It rules in the sky and can grant desires. What do I wish for? I live in the 21st century…
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Black Wings; Grey Rings; Orange Cloud of Smoke
My wings have never been so tattered and weathered. Ashen and dulled, barely even feathered. My flight has been nulled, to the ground I’m tethered. Gravity, to me, has never felt so strong and relentless. Oh it’s so pulling, dorcing me upon the floor beneath. Resisting it’s might feels like trying to pull teeth…
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