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verse / 20231108

November 18, 2023November 8, 2023 by Kurt
we can soar the heights / 
we can reach beyond the reach / 
still, we have to breathe 

#川柳

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verse / 20231104

November 18, 2023November 4, 2023 by Kurt
away with the wind / 
like leaves dead, like ashes, dust / 
let mine self scatter
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verse / 20231030

November 18, 2023October 30, 2023 by Kurt
like the universe / 
expanding until the end / 
my mind never stops 

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verse / 20231026

November 18, 2023October 26, 2023 by Kurt
Machine gun png sticker, illustration
death denial death... / 
round after round after round... / 
reload and repeat... / 

#ar15
#automatichell
#566/2023

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verse / 20231023

November 18, 2023October 23, 2023 by Kurt
lo! the speed of life / 
moving so fast that it hurts / 
except when it hurts

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verse / 20231021

November 18, 2023October 21, 2023 by Kurt
continents, islands / 
separate by space, by time / 
far less than the mind

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verse / 20231020

November 18, 2023October 20, 2023 by Kurt
time beyond the realm / 
of time, of the illusion, / 
exists, as is now

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verse / 20231014

November 18, 2023October 14, 2023 by Kurt
if you just listen / 
if you just pause for the quiet / 
if you just, just...wait

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