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The Hollow King's Curse
He wandered through kingdoms of velvet and vice, — a man with a smile carved carefully from ice.
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# Stay in Your Lane
Do not mistake my kindness — for an invitation.
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# Third Time
I woke believing it was sickness, — some ordinary cruelty of the body—
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### **Paper Trails**
Here is the warning — that comes with the healed version of KJ:
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# The Distance Between Bodies
People assume a long absence — must mean no one ever knocked.
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You never look directly at me.
I noticed. — Always the side glance,
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**Welcome to My Art Show**
I have known how to place my hands near pain — since before I knew pain had an energy.
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**The Man Who Dreams With His Eyes Open**
I am a dreamer. — Not the kind who waits for sleep
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And maybe...
that's the part — that fascinates me the most.
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**When the Veil Grows Thin**
They usually come at night. — And I don't think it's because
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**The One Who Feels Before Knowing**
I was not given eyes — only to see.
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# What Happened Is Verifiable
This distinction is important to my story. — **August 22nd, 1979:** an annular solar eclipse occurred.
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**The Quiet Gravity of Becoming**
Before the world could see the sunrise, — the seed already knew the sky.
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**Written in the Current**
There are wishes we make — because we are lonely,
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**The Temperature of Self-Respect**
Do not mistake the silence — for surrender.
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# Gravity No Longer Applies
There was a season — when every goodbye
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If Anyone Is Listening
I do not need another lecture — about being stronger.
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**Do Not Mistake My Silence**
You celebrate my silence — like a gambler celebrating
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The Walls I Raise
Since you would not quiet your restless hands, — since silence was never enough for your hunger,
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# **The Forge Cannot Unmake the Sword**
There is a particular violence — in learning to heal
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# **When Love Stops Answering**
You attacked Love for years — because you mistook its patience
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# **The House That Ate Its Son**
They called him *stepson* — because *son* would have required love,
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# **Cannot Unmake the Sword**
There is a particular violence — in learning to heal
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I need people to understand what…
I need people to understand what is happening right now. — Today I asked for help leaving the situation I am in.
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If I Don't Make It
If you are hearing my voice, — then understand this was never written
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The Sleeper Beneath the Hill
I begged the centuries for dreamless sleep, — To let my weathered spirit fade from sight;
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The Man I Keep Waiting For
There is a peculiar sorrow — reserved for those
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The Men They Warn You About
They speak of him — as though kindness were contagious,
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Where Are You?
Where are you, — keeper of the pieces
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She does not arrive.
She is noticed. — Like the first crack of lightning
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I knew you
from the desperate side of a counter, — where tired hands exchanged ordinary things,
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# House Without a Home
I have searched for home — inside houses built with my name,
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**The Last Language**
They prayed my gifts would starve. — Not because they were false,
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The Ones Who Walk Alone
Be careful. Not every quiet soul is abandoned. Some have simply grown so accustomed to the company of silence that even the darkness learned to speak their nam…
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The Vineyard That Bore No Fruit
There was a vineyard where no grapes were grown, — Yet every autumn hands came stained with wine;
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The Gospel According to Thieves
There is a peculiar kind of family — that learns to smile with borrowed teeth,
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The Price of Three Crowns
What is it you worship — when the room grows quiet,
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The Weight of What We Choose
Tell me— — what is it
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The Weight of a Stranger's Eyes
I have often wondered— — Why is the applause of strangers
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The Stone That Remembered Tomorrow
I dreamed I found a tablet — buried beneath the ruins
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Plant Something
When life becomes lonely, — people search
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Different Ending
History — has a quiet habit
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Better Soil
Not every seed — grows
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Open Windows
There comes a moment — when inherited habits
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Hidden Compass
Many people — grow up believing
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Gentle Revolt
Breaking cycles — rarely looks dramatic.
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After The Storm
Conflict doesn't always shout. — Sometimes
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Quiet Inheritance
Some people are raised — inside conversations
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Endless Dawn
Darkness — always feels endless
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Higher Ground
Some battles — cannot be won
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Strong Roots
Trees survive storms — because their strength
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Unbroken Path
Hard times — have a strange way
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Iron Spirit
Life doesn't always — break people.
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Rising Again
Some days, — survival deserves
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Quiet Victories
Everyone celebrates — the finish line.
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Steady Flame
Storms don't ask — if you're already tired.
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My spirit wore a cloak of…
My spirit wore a cloak of doubt, — When confidence had all but flown out.
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My inner compass, lost its north,…
My inner compass, lost its north, — My value questioned, from my birth.
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My spirit fractured, shard by shard,…
My spirit fractured, shard by shard, — By harsh critiques, and battles hard.
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The echoes of defeat, a drum,…
The echoes of defeat, a drum, — My confidence, completely numb.
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The mirror’s gaze, a mocking stare,…
The mirror’s gaze, a mocking stare, — Reflecting voids, beyond compare.
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he forgotten garden, choked and wild,…
he forgotten garden, choked and wild, — Where withered blossoms sadly lay.
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The scaffolding stands, a skeletal frame,…
The scaffolding stands, a skeletal frame, — Where a grand structure used to be.
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The fractured mirror, shards of self,…
The fractured mirror, shards of self, — Reflect a stranger, thin and pale.
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He wandered through kingdoms of velvet…
He wandered through kingdoms of velvet and vice, — a man with a smile carved carefully from ice.
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The questions echo in the quiet…
The questions echo in the quiet hours, — About the person I am becoming.
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The mirror shows a face I…
The mirror shows a face I know, — Yet its expression is a foreign country.
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A stranger's eyes look back at…
A stranger's eyes look back at me sometimes, — Not mine, yet oddly familiar.
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A Butterfly's Dance
Shedding the old, the skin so tight, — Emerging into shining light.
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Speaking Life
My words take flight, on wings of hope, — Helping my spirit to elope.
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The Love Within
A gentle hand upon my heart, — A tender, loving, brand new start.
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The Mind's Garden
A fertile ground, where thoughts reside, — I choose the seeds I let inside.
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The Horizon's Glimmer
A canvas bright, a hopeful hue, — A vision waiting, fresh and new.
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My Guiding Star
A quiet whisper, soft and low, — A reason why I learn and grow.
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The Seed of Growth
A tiny seed, buried deep, — While slumbering, secrets keep.
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Confidence's Song
Stand up tall, with chin held high, — A sparkle in my watchful eye.
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My Worth
A quiet hum, a gentle glow, — Inside my heart, I start to know.
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Speaking Life Into Yourself
With every word, I build and mend, — A hopeful message, without end.
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Self-Love
A gentle hand upon my heart, — A loving glance, a brand new start.
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Mindset
The thoughts I choose, they shape my day, — They light the path, or lead astray.
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Future Vision
A canvas bright, with colors bold, — A story waiting to unfold.
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Purpose
A guiding star, a inner flame, — It whispers softly, my true name.
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Growth
Like a small seed, I start so low, — Pushing upwards, trying to grow.
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Confidence
A steady stride, a head held high, — I meet the world with open eye.
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Self-Worth
A quiet hum inside my chest, — A knowing deep, I am the best.
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New Beginnings
A blank white page, a fresh, clean slate, — Where I can write my own fate.
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Reclaiming Identity
The mirror shows a stranger’s face, — Lost in a past, a borrowed space.
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Recovery
A seedling pushed through hardened earth, — A quiet, slow, and fragile birth.
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Letting Go
Like autumn leaves, they drift and fall, — Responding to a distant call.
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