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Writing by Samuel Pye

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  • Changing form

    Changing form
    Covered in earth,
    hopeless but alive,
    soft warm rain washes away,
    diversity of imagination,
    searching for impact,
    familiar sounds,
    instant memories,
    enduring smiles,
    fragility, ignorant conscious,
    kindness built on destruction,
    volcanic eruption,
    changing forms,
  • Confines of perception

    Confines of perception
    The construct of persona,
    perception,
    walking in the wilderness,
    elements bind my being, 
    rugged terrain,
    the only company for my brain, 
    I notice my breath,
    regret no longer exists,
    an animal,
    fear is a skill,
    paranoia a craft,
    though I am at ease,
    the quest for value is over,
    
      
        
  • Civil

    Civil
    We would not be one without the other,
    cruel words in comforting landscapes,
    fear squirms like a fight for life,
    sending shudders through my core,
    or at least my skin,
    cold calm,
    living in my own shadow,
    my ego could match yours,
    humble liars and honest eccentrics,
    lost bohemians,
    oppression for the civilized,
    agony for anarchists,
    paid companies part ways,
    unlocked by blockchain,
    tolerance takes us to new highs,
    where meat ends,
    desire cooks on an open fire,
    qwell the flames,
    with sparkling mineral water,
    from the south of France,
    contention with probability,
    equal inheritance of chance,
  • Tundra

    Tundra
    Shouting in the tundra,
    frozen compasses guide us,
    you sit beside me,
    no burden to your horse,
    warm breath,
    white expanse,
    i think and shudder,
    i shudder and think,
    the sun sinks,
    we huddle,
    crackling flicker of fire,
    sleeping soundly,
    another day wishes us well,
    lonely,
    but in love,
    clear stars in the sky above, 

     

     

     

  • Storm

    Storm
    Animals watch the circus,
    humans perform their tricks,
    clicks, coins, delivery slots,
    forget me knots,
    chained to a ship,
    crashing through a storm,
    worry, panic, fear, desperation,
    gravity crushes heavy souls where they stand,
    grinding their bones into grains of sand,
    pouring them into an hour glass,
    measuring their timely demise,
    beady owls hooked on silent discos,
    dance the night away,

  • We Can

    We Can
    Failings,
    unknown,
    questions,
    inaction,
    gentle elephants,
    stand defiant,
    snakes squeeze me,
    sharing my warmth,
    exchange for their venom,
    deep terror,
    boiling in a Mongol cooking pot,
    dehydrating on a Roman cross,
    shrieks and cry’s of Mother’s and children,
    I see nothing in the dark abyss of calculated cruelty,
    wicked hollow laughs of capitulation,
    companionship,
    lasting reminders,
    heated exchange,
    slowly cooling,
    perhaps we can change,
  • Care

    Care
    Careless wicked tongue,
    delayed sense of right from wrong,
    haunted by the undoable,
    correct me,
    please don’t let me carry on,
    spontaneous free expression,
    I pay a heavy price,
    next time I will try to think twice or more,
  • Water

    Water
    Unwavering duty,
    inhering beauty,
    flowers,
    picked,
    water,
    stand still,
    fresh,
    in your kitchen,
    my familiar,
    space,
    your arms,
    my resting place,
  • Acquisition

    Acquisition
    After everything was looted,
    they shuffled around muted,
    licking their lips,
    slapping their chops,
    beer, wine and whisky,
    time to get frisky,
    shit and piss,
    fading into the abyss,
    Nubian knights,
    riding white horses,
    thundering hooves,
    splash of streams,
    babbling brooks,
    mountains and plains,
    fertile forests,
    cynical,
    though only by acquisition,
    will we ever truly know,

  • We were wrong

    We were wrong
    We were wrong,
    time is vast,
    currently we only know a fraction of the past,
    new directions, 
    turning points,
    welcome change in course,
    albeit by force,
    learned comrades and fallen friends,
    ends meet,
    maintaining wisdom,
    with scandal and whispers,
    we stand with you,
    as branches wain in the wind,
    green shoots fed from roots in healthy soil,
    guests in your garden,
    we beg your pardon,