We must be on the third or fourth coming by now
Maybe there was a scheduling error
Maybe the falconer should have snapped the falcon’s neck
just to see what would happen
if darkness on those flightless wings
rushed in to smother the world
It might be a blessing
but I think we ran out of those a long time ago
left alone to draw wisdom as water from desert sands
where buried beneath dunes reaching almost to the sky
a faceless beast lies dead
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Part of me was worried it might seem pretentious to post this. Then I thought, to hell with it.
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The Light is On 
9 responses to “Things Fell Apart”
Courage is doing it anyway, despite the doubts and the incessant negative internal dialogue.
I’m searching for more authenticity in my own writing. There are things I’m still afraid to share, mainly because I know some of who’s reading. But every day I feel like I move closer to “Fuck it!” and sharing it all despite my fears.
Here’s to – Authenticity.
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Here to all of us getting there, and cheers to authenticity!
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I agree it is hard for me to share the intimate things I share because I feel people don’t want to know that such horrors can happen to children but they do every day. Good for you and your poem was very provocative as always Mitch. Great work. Love ❤️ Joni
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Thank you Joni. And thanks for sharing your truth (: Truth is a rare commodity these days.
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Always my pleasure. Have a great week my friend. Love ❤️ Joni
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Not at all. Love the references to Yeats. If you’re going to steal, steal from the best.
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Cheers to that!
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Falcons always make me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4wjFxsPhBo
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Ha! I hadn’t seen that before. Now I’ll think of it when falcons come up too haha
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