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Melancholic Aspirations

Melancholic Aspirations

The revision of a poem that was posted way back in February 12th 2024 and was inspired by Paul Wittenberger's "Forgotten Things".

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Aug 16, 2024
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shadow of person's hand holding flowers
Photo by Tanya Trofymchuk on Unsplash

I try to comprehend
how it might feel being 
a frying pan, nestling above 
flame pins, trying to shotgun 
wedding Oil and Water 
before it realized

or to be the fantasy
of a bottle that envisions
enticing and tasting lightning
—a stolen moment that lasts
less than a thundersnap
—musing how it feels
to be discovered
…

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