Happy Hallucinations

Psychedelic,
intimate &
other-worldly poems”

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Poetry

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

Once upon a time There was a lonely little lighthouse, Derelict, on a teeny-tiny asteroid Floating through space Aimlessly swimming Through the writhing waves of Cosmos, Sometimes upright, Upside-down at times, Or sideways every so often. For an adventurer of darkness...

Graveyard of Old Memories

Graveyard of Old Memories

I keep digging deepIn the graveyardOf old memories.No tombstone, no nameNo dates necessary.Daturas and nightshadesHovering over your remains –Marking where you lay,On your final resting place. My shovel hits the coffin –Wood once varnished with my tears,Now rotting...

She Never Learned

She Never Learned

She was so concerned about being A good girl to her parents, A good mother to her children, A good wife to a husband, A good cog in the machine, That she never learned To just be... Be herself, Know herself, Not as a woman, Or as a person even, But as a universe Of...

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