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Monday, Monday


 A Martyred Plea 

 

That voice in the distance

the one that’s been scarred

 

A whisper screams loudest 

— when heard from afar

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)

 

 

Adrift

 

If you can’t find

the right harbor

At least

— find the right wind

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2028)

 

 

Till Mariah Calls

 

Life

the aberration

Death

what’s affirmed

Alive

for a moment

Till dust

— we return

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)

 

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Existential meditation on life, death, suffering; abstract philosophical inquiry with minimal personal anchoring.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense symbolic/philosophical ideas compressed into short lines; multiple concepts per poem despite brevity.

DarkSentimentBright

Predominantly melancholic: scarred voices, dust, death affirmed. Some ambiguity in wind/harbor stanza offers slight uplift.

StillEnergyExplosive

Paradoxical intensity via whispers screaming; dashes create staccato rhythm. Contemplative but linguistically charged.

MicroLengthEpic

Three short poems totaling approximately 13 lines across collection; falls in 7-15 range when read as suite.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphor (harbor/wind, dust return), paradox (whisper screams), personification (death affirmed). Highly ornamented.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; philosophical musing without narrative arc or dramatic persona. Introspective and meditative.

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