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Books
· Perceptions

· ECHOSIS

· Prosetry at Work

· Said and Unsaid - Vol 1

· 3 WAY MIRROR


Short Stories
· Patience Waning

· Ladle Lines (A prosetry memory)

· A Gentle Man

· Pacing Love's Journey

· Gratitude

· A Sticky Conversation

· Blazing Now and Then

· Vulnerable Captivity

· The Kite That Would Not Bow

· Time


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· Desperation Breeds Desperation

· Preference Manifest

· Innocent Guilt

· Barbed Isolation

· A Place...

· Sanity's Loss

· Organs Anonymous

· Fatuous Beyond Absurdity

· Truth is One


Poetry
· The Life-long Pernicious Evil

· Cherishing Sounds of Silence

· Understanding the Unexplainable

· Reality of Another Kind

· Finding Trust Again

· Aromalicious Memories

· A Jungle-rain Pastorale

· Sediment Within the Soul

· Life's Enormous Green Chest

· Roadkill Memoriam

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Born Human

by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com

To look around seems to reveal an ever-present malaise—a neglect in seeking to remain aware beyond the obvious. (Painting by Siudmak)

Thursday, December 13, 2018


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Born Human

 

Bestows…

A baby’s cry,
As sound of growing expression.

Ambition,
The quintessential slippery slope.

Competition,
The dice roll of seduction.

War,
An avoidable aberration.

 

Jealousy,
Emotion’s self-loathing servitude.

 

Respect,
A key to the heart.

 

Love,

A state of being.

Beauty,
An epiphany beyond expression.

Compassion,

Learned kindness of heart.


Life’s sentient gift,

Enlightenment worthy of passing on.

 



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Reviewed by D.T. de Bruijn
Reviewed on December 14, 2018
There are some interesting insights in the explanations of the different parts of life that are portrayed. Makes me ponder. Thank you for sharing.

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on December 14, 2018
You touch upon all the human touchpoints in this remarkable poem, notable for its brevity and insight.

Reviewed by A. Frailey
Reviewed on December 14, 2018
Beautiful poem! You put into succinct words a truth that is rarely seen...outside art and only obliquely then. I also connected with your picture comment "an ever-present malaise—a neglect in seeking to remain aware beyond the obvious." Well said!

The cool thing about "enlightenment"...is that it isn't something earned, rather accepted and grows as it's shared.

Blessings & have a great weekend.

Ann


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