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stream of consciousness

By Kristen BalyeatPublished about a year ago Updated 11 months ago 3 min read
Top Story - November 2024
i n e f f a b l e
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forget language

show me the

g e s t i c u l a t i o n

of your jowls

as you realize

your joy and grief

a m p l i f y

the melody of

your blood mixing

with infinity

e c h o i n g

through the chasms

of your heart

r e v e r b e r a t e

my core

with

your blaring

song of life

draw the very

e s s e n c e

from your lungs

distilled like

s t a r r y

mist

into the cold

blustering air and

bathe me in your

slow

e x h a l e

by the

tempered light

of the

frosty night

u n v e i l i n g

your soul against the

script of the

m o o n

paint the energy

of your being

onto my canvas in

g o l d e n

sequences

and whorls of

c e l e s t i a l

arrangements

and i will see

w h a t

you are

read you in

peaks and valleys

in sacred geometry

say

N O T H I N G

and i’ll hear

e v e r y t h i n g

that is uttered

in the whispers of

your being

in the

w a v e s

of your design

show me the

rawness of life

r e s o n a t e d

in the

vibration of

your force

u n r a v e l

your code and

s p l a y

it before me

smear it

on the

m i r r o r

of the starlit sky

and

then

t h e n

i will begin to

understand

the you

that is you without you

under the words

and

pleasantries

the you that exists

b e y o n d

invented

d r i v e l i n g

the you that is more than the

limited options

of manmade

s y m b o l s

s t r u n g

t o g e t h e r

by threads of

tongue

speak to me

in your

l a n g u a g e

the one that exists

only to you

one that can’t be

i n t e r p r e t e d

by anything

but the

q u i n t e s s e n c e

of which you are

smother me

in the

t i m e l e s s n e s s

that is you

the bits that are

c a l c u l a t e d

down to the final

root of the galaxies

s p a r e

me

the this

and

the that

give me raw

f r a g m e n t s

pieces and petals

b l o w n

through the fields

and

beneath it all

in the splintered

b r e a k s

of

blistered bark and

drippy sappy

r i n g s

the loamy rich

w i l d

soils of you

sprouted from

worlds beyond the

d e p t h s

sing to me in

l i g h t

a nebula in

c o l l a p s e

the brilliant

explosion of

r a d i a n c e

at your conception

show me the

e s s e n c e

of you

in its purest

most

u n i n h i b i t e d

form

the form

from which you came

b e y o n d

the bounds of

skin and bone

muscle and brain and chatter

g o

d e e p e r

s t i l l

to

the code and calculus

of your

e x i s t e n c e

please

please

i long to

s e e

the vast

s p r a w l i n g

expanse of

e v e r y t h i n g

that is

y o u

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About the Creator

Kristen Balyeat

Words fly to me on the wind, bump into me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.

Also, i love you:)

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  • Luke Haymons3 months ago

    How to say this... I'm really not arrogant/conceited, but I am honest. That said, you're one of no more than 3 writers in total on this platform that I can bear to read more than a few lines. Anywho, you have creative talent. Also, I believe everyone who derives any joy or similar emotion from words should follow that dream unapologetically. I just may not really wanna read it..

  • Kaylon Forsyth7 months ago

    This was very intricate and expansive, I enjoy the way it describes the feeling of energetic resonance In relation to in depth, true energetic knowing from a spiritual standpoint. Thank you

  • ijaz ahmad8 months ago

    nice kepp good working

  • Iris Obscura11 months ago

    Ai! Ai! Ai! I love when things get cosmological, geometrical and subliminal and sublime. Bonkers, love—blown away.

  • Iron-Pen☑️ about a year ago

    ✌️✌️✌️

  • Sara Wilsonabout a year ago

    I love this and congrats on your top story!!

  • Mariann Carrollabout a year ago

    Amazing work. I love how you waive words in this poetry ❤️

  • Rowan Finley about a year ago

    You always make words seem so much more beautiful by the way you format! :) Great job as always! :D

  • Komalabout a year ago

    Superb girl!

  • L.I.Eabout a year ago

    Excellent poem.

  • Testabout a year ago

    lovely poetry, loved your entry... congrats 👌

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago

    ⚡❤️❤️❤️⚡

  • Rachel Steinmetzabout a year ago

    Nice job!

  • Testabout a year ago

    Beautiful piece!

  • Karan w. about a year ago

    Wonderful✨😍 Congratulations on well deserved top story! ✨

  • Melissa Ingoldsbyabout a year ago

    Gorgeous imagery with great detail that I can feel the love emanating from

  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Wow!!! I felt transformed by your words. They truly had an awakening effect on my mind as I read it. And the cadence was perfect. Outstanding work, Kristen!

  • Gina C.about a year ago

    Oh wow, this is so, so gorgeous, Kristen! Too many stunning words to choose from here. "Tempered" caught my eye (by far not the only one, though!) because I just used it in a poem right before I read this. =) This is spectacular work!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Oh my! Astounding. Girl, you are a poetic genius. 👏👏👏

  • Dana Crandellabout a year ago

    OMG, Kristen! One beautiful phrase after another. It's impossible to pick a favorite part of this, because if all flows in to one literary masterpiece! Well done. Well done! WELL DONE!

  • ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTYabout a year ago

    I am seriously breathless. This was unbelievably, gosh, I can't find the words. Look what you did! lol This was perfect and described how I actually feel about someone I love deeply to the T. Thanks for sharing. I feel honored to have read this! 😊

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