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Story by Diavora on SoFurry

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Desc from FA:

Another poem I wrote at the bus stop the other day. Writing helps me stay sane when I have to deal with strangers and moving about a lot.


Forward through time, backwards through space,

round and round, still I have no place.

Moving, stopping, seeking a thrill,

or some kind of message that isn't a bill.

All of these people to me have no face,

as they all go 'bout the great human race.

No need for love, no need for kindness,

only in green do they see any rightness.

They move across town with purpose and will,

while I'm left to grind and stew in the mill.

Deep in my mind they're all struck with blindness,

as I return to my precious wildness.

Blue Skies

Dormant branches reach up like fingers to a cloudless sky, where not even the bravest of crows fly, and not a drop of summer's rain lingers. Still the wind breathes, stirring dead leaves. The sun shines down bright, warming only those...

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False Wildness

Raindrops like tears, slide down the road. Carefully trimmed plants strain with all the strength of Earth's lament against the cage of man's design. Perfect shapes for imperfect people as a rogue vine chokes out the steeple. Trees arranged...

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The Promise of Fire

Warmth running through my veins, siren song of flame. It seeks for me to give it the reigns, as if it could be trusted to remain tame. Anger, joy, and righteous pleasure, wonder too, in equal measure. Burning tracks into my brain, the...

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