Stories tagged “Breath”
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Meditation
Keeping a clear mind: Leave no thoughts behind. Put these eyes into rewind ‘Til sight and spirit are aligned. Let all thoughts fall through. Who’s to say they’re true? The cold facts are never new So why dwell on them like we do? Get lost in the ...
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Breath (a dream)
Regina slowly shuffled past the older initiates to her appointed place to the right of the candelabrum. They were standing on the left, each dressed in a white robe with a hood hiding most of their features. Only the lit, white candle each one was hold...
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Hold Your Breath
We stood there until forever had come and gone. Time was inconsequential. It slipped by on a breeze, never to be seen or heard of again. Our eyes locked and glowed in the lamplight, as the candle burned at both ends. We both knew that we were running o...
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It Begins
Glancing around the prince realized that the field was full of people. Well, they appeared to be people at first glance. Some were tall, some were short. Some were hairy or scaly. All of them were quickly grabbing flowers to shield themselves. He looke...
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A Promising Breath Against Death
I have seen death many times From more perspectives than one. It has crept around without notice, And with everyone watching, has won. Death holds much grief, Death has no plan, Death releases sorrow - All from the deck of it’s solitary hand. Dea...
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connections
I stood there staring at the stars and waited for them to align for me. For things to magically come together and work out. Why is it that we reflect the most when we don’t get what we want or lose something we wanted to keep in our lives forever...
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White Cold
Breath of alabaster frost Billows up like willow flowers loft. A barren tree’s embossed Unto the scenery when Snow flakes make Its tendrils pillow soft again.
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More About The Narrator: For Lighty :)
My soul is still as stone At home inside my bricks of bone And blanketing flesh Drawing breaths with the pens I own See-sawing on the crest Of wearing tuxedos like a clone Or walking around undressed Flashing back like I’m spotlight prone
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I Dare You
I dare you To take the risk, To be yourself, To be honest, To show me your world. I don’t ask for A knight in shinning armor Or the perfect man. All I need is a getaway With someone who Can take my breath away Just by caring, Just by being here. ...
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Born Again
They said it was impossible but they still tried to stop me. As the world flashed in and out of focus, I knew I was dying. I needed to breathe but couldn’t. It was as if something else was in charge of my body, interrupting its normal rhythms. I ...
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Failing Breath and Losing Sight
With a riotous clang of metal they burst through the roof exit. The chilled night air hit Denton square in the lungs. He barely suppressed his wheeze, “You know we’re on the roof, right?” “Yep,” came the curt reply, “...
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Time Breathes
With a desultory glance around he mutters, “Cripes, not again.” A cloud bank rolls in from the East and rolls back again. Three rats scuttle across a rooftop across the street, nearly at eye level, only to inch backward the way they came. T...
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If..then
If it wasn’t so difficult to let go, would relationships cease to exist? If relationships are tying you too tight, is it not stunting your growth? If it wasn’t necessary to breathe, would anyone threaten to suffocate you? If suffocation did...
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This Is Not Me.
It’s funny, the ways I find to pass the time. But what have I become? I’ve become someone something not me. And I’m not proud of it. But at the same time, I am; Attention enfolds me. Kisses smother me, suffocate me. Breath warm on my ...