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all ideas have a life of their own

a poem

By Moon DesertPublished 3 years ago Updated 20 days ago 1 min read
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all the words flew away

to distant countries, cities, continents

I must summon my minions

to pick them all up again

I know it’s not a child’s play, but still

switching between

all these realities used to be so easy

as ABC or pie

falling off a log each time

I had a flow

and now it’s gone?

words do not form a consistent pattern

to let me drown in them and swim

downstream

I feel like I am against it

the main idea still exists

but every time I try to concentrate

it is scattered in thin air

untouchable, unrecognisable, unpredictable

veers in directions I never imagined

and instead of a smooth surge or stream

I am left with just few words

leading me nowhere at all

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November 2022

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Thank you for reading!

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About the Creator

Moon Desert

UK-based

BA in Cultural Studies

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Crime Fiction: Love

Poetry: Friend

Psychology: Salvation

Where the wild roses grow full of words...

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  • Bren3 years ago

    The sadness is deeply ingrained in your work, it's almost bittersweet. Hauntingly beautiful!

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