Shakespeare & Me & HSAS (Week 11)

Sonnet 97…

HSAS `i-/°

Girl, I’m not trying to hide…
I’ve been missing you — every day…

Willy`•.

How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee — the pleasure of the fleeting year!

Me `’.,°~

Without you… heaven’s like winter…
You’re not here… neither am I…

¹4³…~\_~—/—…—\_~’….( )—/—…..( )—o—’….—~—\__/—….—~—’ ….° ¡-~-¡• __Pyro <³’s x²

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`’.,°~

And Out Come the Wolves

my dream last night… poem & story…

alone out there…
just meat… just prey…
I feed my two wolves… one red… one grey…
the fence a lie…
just meet… just pray…
away my two wolves…
one red… one gray…

I was in a backyard—
 fenced in…
 familiar…
 from childhood…

I felt younger…
 In a place
  that remembered me…

Still—
 I climbed the fence…

On the other side—
 the woods waited…
  too close for comfort…

Then the red wolf came—

Big…
Hungry…
 All teeth and motion…

No hesitation—
 just intent…

I barely made it back over the fence—
 It stopped there…
  snarling…
  growling…
  measuring the distance…

Then it faded…
 back into the trees…

Silence pressed in…

I climbed again—
 slower this time…
 Quieter…
 Tiptoeing…

The gray wolf appeared—

Not loud…
Not rushed…
 Focused…

It ran at me—
 closing the gap…

I reached the top of the fence—
 just in time…

It stood there—
 head tilted…
 eyes steady—
  as if I was already chosen…
  as if I was meat…

Then the red one came back—

Side by side now—
 watching…
 Thinking…

They didn’t jump…

They searched…

They found a hole—

The fence was a lie—

They were already in—

Now they were with me—
Nothing between us…

That’s when I woke myself up—

Enough…
 for tonight…

…….⟂→||→🌲…….<3?→x…….2W→(R)(G)…….|=|→≠…….→🤝→🙏…….↩︎2W…….R→G’…….🚶‍♂️🌙→🌲…….🥩→🎯…….🐺🐺→🔴⚪…….🚧→🪞❌…….🤝→🙏…….🐺🐺↩︎…….🔴→⚪’

Listened to the album… And Out Come The Wolves… by Rancid… while writing..

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Shakespeare & Me & Boyz II Men (Week 9)

Romeo and Juliet — Act II, Scene ii…

Willy `•.

“The more I give to thee,
The more I have,
for both are infinite…”

Boyz II Men –¡¡¡¡–

“Sunny days,
everybody loves them…
tell me…
Can you stand the rain?”

Me `’.,°~

“You are forever…
molten silver…
weathered in my heart…”

…….?→<3→////→⛈?’

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Shakespeare & Me & JB (Week 3)

“Sonnet 116 & Sky Blue And Black”

(Willy)
“If this be error and upon me proved.
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”

(Me)
“Bro… that might be the best thing you’ve
ever said.
I stand with you.
Some love shifts in weather.
But one bled once —
forever…”

(JB)
“Gentlemen… I’d like to propose a toast.
Here’s to love that weathers every sky —
blue or black…”

…….🌌~⬛~🌌’…….~*~■~*~’…….†<3†↑’

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Small Poem… Steel-Toed Love… inspired by Thousand Foot Krutch album…

The End Is Where We Begin…

Steel-Toed Love

Kicked in my face.

Kicked into place.

Kicked by Grace.

.......—/—'

“Sacred minimalist?? Me?
You think I’m easy?
No.. no…
I require dinner.. a movie..
and maybe… maybe…
a kiss….…a Judas kiss even…”

…….<~:†:~>¦¤¤¤¦~↘🐍’

…….~=/\|X|/\=~’…….~⛔🛑|💢|🛑⛔~’

by loia 🏳

Thousand Foot Krutch – The End Is Where We Begin – Full Album 🎶 (this album is incredible) https://youtu.be/s6Ue0QG8dxw?si=cNnkw4YCa-1F5CqB

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(Social Distortion Notes)…from the song ‘Still Alive’…’

“Still Alive… (Social Distortion Notes)”
by Loia…💥🏳

Fire ’n smoke… no— not choke…still alive…
Rusted… and bruised… still refuse…
Asphalt… and dust— God’s in the gutter…
Life’s a must… still got fight…

Dark night… alive— barely… and beautifully…
Here to make… a stand—
On the tips… of my toes…
With a bible… and a guitar— in my hand…
Still alive…

Author’s Note:
Born from a few rough notes… after hearing “Still Alive” by Social Distortion—
this piece rose from the grit… and echo… of that song.
Not a cover—just a heartbeat… faith flickering through the dust…
still alive.

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Power of silence (rest’s   ellipsis…em dash–)

((Something powerful occurred to me today))

So when I was younger and learning to read sheet music..I was in 7th grade I think…my chorus teacher Mrs.Mudd…she told me that the most powerful symbol in music…is the REST…showing a pause in the lyrics…when nothing is being sung…(as much is sung in the silence of the rest as the lyrics themselves)

And now that I’m writing…I’m finding the same exact thing…with the ELLIPSIS… and EM DASH–…these are symbols to indicate silence and pause in poetry…they are what brings the power and meaning and impact to the words and feelings…and again…(as much…if not more is being said when nothing is being said)

It occurred to me…that the same is with GOD…when HE is SILENT…HE is actually answering..and saying just as much if not more……….

“”In the picture is the symbols for rest…pause…silence–…””…”

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Bad Taste

by Loia🏳

I sprayed a man… without a face—
I sprayed him… with my can of mace—
Unfortunately… seems it went to waste—
Fortunately— I left him… with a real bad taste…


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