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Nina Telthorst's avatar

Vortex In space, perceiving Earth at a distance, something small allowing risk - daring and small. Across the waterfall that will swallow you whole. The portal to knowledge speaks volumes in tattered books, protected like ribs, bones like cages - protecting, opening the door. See in the reflection of others’ eyes. 👀

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Lisette Murphy's avatar

“something small allowing risk - daring and small” shivers. Ohhhh Nina I love your poetry!!

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Nina Telthorst's avatar

Oh, you’re too kind 🥰

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Aspiring Eclectic's avatar

Love your prompts and love you 🥰 here's what I received 🌻

I am beside myself

On the one hand, hands bound, holding emptiness

On the other, feet first, flying along a bridge made of nothing going nowhere.

Quite a pair we make,

From the outside looking in

Catching glances and mesmerizing them effortlessly

Into unwanted scrutiny

To be an object of desire

And scrutiny, objectified by

The contrived, structural, unnatural

A vague curiosity to the impartial, impersonal, binary

I long to be beheld

Beyond apparent paradox

You see a contradiction

I see my reflection

And so,

When the door open to a brick wall

When you turn the page and it is empty

When the ground beneath you vanishes

When the inevitable *is*

Look again

Keep looking until

You Realize

Infinite potential is within you

And all around you.

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Lisette Murphy's avatar

Gahhhh I keep reading this over and over Allie— I LOVE IT. would loooove to hear you read this and catch a recording!

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Aspiring Eclectic's avatar

Ooo I do believe your wish was granted? We were recording on the train the other day for the poetry jam trip right? 🥰 I love it too. It feels extra special someone else does too.

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