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opportunity

and equilibrium

By ⸘jason alan‽Published 5 months ago 1 min read
"self-portrait" ⸘jason alan‽ acrylic on canvas 2025

losing the ways to see each other clearly

one fish, desiccated and unscripted

drying with my humor on the line

written on the linen

invisible

cleaning with koolaide and drinking the bleach

stained by the agitation

determined to a detergent of soil and turmoil

elbow grease and currency exchange rates

waiting for opportunity and equilibrium

until it came to love or war

all is called for

it was yesterday's apocalypse

today gives new perspective

a challenge and a gift

no mutual exclusivity

rebellious is this era in heritage

an historical revolution

novelty paid for

with the safety of home

buyer beware this disappointment

independently produced

skipping placement and pedestals

strolling under parasols

heirarchaic

kept the context

in questions with filters and spin

escape sought through chaos

discovering what disorder will not fix

chains of words

woven like fragile vessels

transformation

suspended by the definition of awaiting

delivered linearly with subtext

a misunderstood hero

before translated to the world

interpreted as a persistent aching issue

in place of being known

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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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