Reflections
Thoughts that are far too long to be considered poetry…
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We spend so much of October talking about ghosts, telling stories about things that move through empty hallways, footsteps heard above us when no one is home, shadows crossing windows, and voices coming from rooms that have been locked for decades. We like to be frightened by things we can blame on the supernatural Because…
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We spend a great deal of our lives imagining what we will become. We build these futures quietly, sometimes over decades, arranging their pieces in our minds until they form a picture we recognize as our own. We begin to believe that if we follow the right path, make the right decisions, and work hard…
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A window at night that has always unsettled me. This strange boundary separates us from the world, but only by a sheet of glass. It keeps the rain outside and the warmth inside, yet it never completely closes us off from whatever is happening beyond it. We put windows in our houses because we want…
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Autumn isn’t just a season you experience. It seems to create a different version of you. You become more introspective, nostalgic, romantic, restless, sentimental—perhaps even a little haunted. But every autumn, I don’t become someone different.I become more and more myself. I embrace my desire for old books and late-night fires. I stare too long…
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Some stories never lose their power. Long before modern novels, social media, or streaming services, people gathered around fires, shared myths, and passed down tales that explored love, loss, ambition, hope, fear, and the search for meaning. While settings and technologies have changed, the questions at the heart of those stories remain remarkably familiar. We…
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Micro-poetry is the art of choosing a handful of words that evoke a memory, spark nostalgia, or leave readers lingering on a thought long after they’ve finished reading. In a world filled with constant noise and endless scrolling, micro poetry offers a moment of pause. It also reminds us that even the smallest moments can…
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People often speak about darkness and emptiness as though they are the same thing. Both can arrive quietly, make us feel uncertain, and change the way we see ourselves, but only one is full of possibility while the other is defined by absence. Learning the difference may be one of the most important things we ever…
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Picture yourself standing at the edge of a cliff. You feel the wind pulling at your clothes. Your heart beats a little faster as you peer over the edge, imagining what it would feel like to leap. For a brief moment, every possibility exists. You picture the rush, the freedom, the exhilaration of flight. Then,…
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Have you ever fallen in love with a possibility? Not who someone was, but who they could become. Perhaps you imagined the future version of them: the one who finally kept their promises, conquered their fears, communicated openly, or became the person they always claimed they wanted to be. You saw the rough edges and…
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Death has always been one of humanity’s greatest mysteries. For as long as people have existed, we have told stories about it. We have imagined it as a guide, a judge, a ferryman, a shadow, a skeleton, an angel, and a companion. We have feared it, worshipped it, cursed it, and tried desperately to understand…
