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modalities

safer in the dark

By ⸘jason alan‽Published 2 years ago 1 min read
modalities
Photo by Joel Filipe on Unsplash

when having what you love means you don't get to feel it

sacrificially disreciprocal, ultimately liminal

to reconcile requires conflict as a current condition

what can be done with a box of nails, some wood, and good intention

he who does not trust cannot be trusted; follow the love

listen to what the shadows whisper

definition can be both found and made

applied as a negative with space and shade

complications of over-development

it takes only one thing alone that make someone human

for that to be first and foremost considered

to let all people be actively heard

including our self

an understanding of unsaid things

much can be read in the statistics; modalities of diction

parametric preconception pointers

everything inside and out says do it all now before it comes down

when it's all over the new start has more freshness

do you remember everything that matters when you think you do

obsessed with the hunt for something else

you as the fountain of youth that can't be found anywhere else

the journey is safer when you can control yourself

never think an ending is less than making room for more

if you give up on the magic of hope and love what else are you living for

so love like there is no tomorrow, be deeply challenged

protect the things that don't know what that means

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About the Creator

⸘jason alan‽

:::WARNING:::

i am only responsible for what i say,

not for what you understand.

you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,

or you may not.

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