Prairie Rest Life

Author: Adri

  • Glimpse

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    Adri

    January 2020 What was that?A glimpseFrom a different universeA different meWith a wild, deep joy.A glimpseOf a meDoing the thing-The very thing-That I thoughtI hated mostBut doing itWith a wild, deep smile.It turns outIt’s not that I hated it most,It’s that I wanted it most.It’s that the most meVersion of myselfWanted it most andHadn’t met…

  • Humanhumid

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    Adri

    The air is tangibleSurrounding meHolding meWhoever saidHeat and humidityIs stiflingHas never feltToo bigFor the atmosphereHas never feltThe joy that comesWhen every particle ofThe universeIs touchingEvery part of you.

  • The Drum and the Bubble Wrap

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    Adri

    My heart lands hard as It drops with a THUD on The diaphragm drum In the dim of my chest. Initial impact. Then, it beats. DU. DU. DU. DU. Titanic timpano Suddenly solos Alone center stage. Walloped in time, The timpano beats. As nausea nudges The drum’s underside— Just as my heart sounds With sickening…

  • Many Hopes

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    Adri

    2024 Will you draw me? Will you savor my shadows? You’re skittish, Peering out at me from safety, security. It tempers me, and in the tempering A blip of hope escapes. I see you seeing me, but I don’t know what you see. My many hopes are my many lovers. One night I lay awake…