Tag: Metaphor
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How Often Do You Walk or Run #poetry
The Question Returns How often do you walk or run? The question echoes differently now, layered with all these perspectives, rich with recognition that the asking itself is movement, that consciousness is always in motion, even in stillness.
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I Am the Sacrifice: A Confession in Two Parts
In this two-part poetic odyssey, I unravel the raw, unspeakable confessions of sacrifice—first as a lived truth, then as the metaphor I have become. Every stanza breathes the cost of becoming everything for everyone, while quietly losing pieces of myself. This is not surrender—it is survival, told in rhythm and rupture.
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The Un-Place: A Perpetual Avoidance
The place I never want to visit? It isn’t marked on any map… a negative space carved out of the very fabric of being, a void where potential goes to curdle and dreams are embalmed in formaldehyde silence. But then, the silence would begin to press in. Not the comforting silence… This is a silence…
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The Mushroom That Dreamed of Light: A Poignant Tale of Longing and Existence #MicroFiction
In the damp, forgotten soil, a mushroom emerges, trembling in its ignorance of existence. Dreaming of light and starlight, it stretches toward the sky, oblivious to the darkness surrounding it. As it withers away, it leaves behind a haunting trace of longing, capturing the essence of unfulfilled dreams.
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Navigating Life’s Challenges: The ‘Alphabet Calendar’ Metaphor #BlogchatterA2Z
Explore the profound metaphor of the alphabet calendar in navigating life’s challenges, triumphs, and the journey of self-discovery. Each letter represents a chapter in our story, offering insights into resilience, perseverance, and the indomitable human spirit.
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Verses Are Like Cats: Navigating the Fickle Nature of Creativity
Explore the enigmatic world of poetry through the metaphor of verses as fickle companions, akin to cats in their elusive nature. Delve into the dance of creation and abandonment, where words weave their magic and vanish into the ether, leaving behind traces of inspiration and intrigue.
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