SleeplessVolcano : Writing

Tea with Abdullah

Tea with Abdullah

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


The desert wind blew hard last night The hot rocks on the roof burnt my hands Abdullah said we need to find bigger ones The sand burnt our fa..
No condemnation

No condemnation

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Those who are in the flesh cannot please GodTheir stubborn sin blows smoke into God’s faceNo love shown for his staff or divine rodWhile fires b..
The scent of a storm

The scent of a storm

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Lightning did strike twicenot far from that sunny green patch of happinesswhere I thought life could just not get any betterDid I offend some sacred c..
Lost heart

Lost heart

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I found your heart floating downstreamin the cold mountain pool south of the cabinwhen I tried to grab it,it swam upstream, like salmonand I realized,..
On the shelf?

On the shelf?

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


She's sitting pretty Pity she never got up So he could see her
Distant blessings

Distant blessings

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Can distance truly be a blessing? Is the question I threw at the wise old man He paused, collecting a nugget of gold - Can closeness truly be a ..
Stuck

Stuck

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Impetus lacking;procrastination winning -in quicksand I sink.
The road without color

The road without color

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Lost in a fog of make-believestumbling along -this primordial sievemy absent mind has become,dripping nostalgic snippetsof meon this relentless brick ..
The final solution*

The final solution*

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Extermination of the threat - no diplomatic meansit is the only way we'll getsalvation for our genes.The cancer under scalpel's bladewe must purge onc..
All that once was

All that once was

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


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