WE THE PEOPLE

All are vested uniquely. Sensibilities and fragrances no one else have been given. No two are alike. Commingling the colors and nuances of each life, Light brushes uniqueness into each expression. Fingerprint reflections. Gifted hearts afire; all given the curiosity to delve beyond the limitations of acquired arrogance. Sadly, We the People are faltering.
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Greed suspends reason
When a rational man’s thoughts
become self-centered
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The lust to have more
At the expense of all else,
Some fools gulp it down
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Dark times lie ahead,
The things we thought we needed
May cause our demise
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CLEAN THE HOUSE

Move the furniture. Underneath and behind everything; a buildup of dust. Desiccated bugs lie unnoticed in the cracks between the carpet and the wall. Under the toe-kick, the marble floor is sticky. The HVAC filters are clogged. There’s decarbonated grease in the oven. It smells like somethings burning when you bake. Time to clean the house.
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With somber resolve
Some chose to accept the task,
The path becomes clear
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First, a strategy
To get out the cleaning tools,
And change the filters
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Then, sweep the carpets
And steam all the marble floors,
Next, scrub the coving
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Lastly, take the books
From dusty shelves and clean them,
Then, wipe the bindings
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Wholesome clarity requires breaking habits to see what hides from view. Remaining authentic requires removing everything from its place (at times) to clean what cannot be seen. Healthy minds always seek a fresh orientation to avoid brain barnacles, synaptic jellyfish, creative sameness, wearisome constancy, hateful arrogant interaction with others, and lack of variety.
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Some days I prefer
The emptiness between words
More than the colors…
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© richard lloyd cederberg
12/2025

Haibun is a prosimetric literary form originating in Japan. Haibun is a terse, relatively short prose poem in the Haikai style, usually including both lightly humorous and more serious elements. A Haibun can be the narrative of an epiphany, and usually ends with a Haiku or Haikus
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