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Tag: unease

  • The Quiet

    The Quiet

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    Quiet The space between tasks It’s where I can breathe It’s where I can think It’s where the best version of me can be   Quiet It’s where insecurity hides It’s where the questions to myself arise It’s where I feel choked It’s where my worst mirror is seen   Quiet It’s liminal It’s where…

  • The World in my Hands

    The World in my Hands

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    I have the world in my handsThis isn’t exaggerationWith one clickI can see anything I want I can learn of faraway landsFrom China to EcuadorI can read stories and see imagesOf culture, tradition, and more I can see peopleAnd learn of their livesI can see the good and badOf their digital time I can see…

  • Fear

    Fear

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    Fear is a strange thingIt starts abstractBut slowly, it shiftsTo material things When you are young,Fears are bizarreFear of monsters, darkAnd mystical beings from afar As you grow olderAnd reality setsThe fear morphsFrom mystical to material Fear of legacyOf money, of loveFear of belonging,And words never said Fear is a powerful feelingThat morphs and shifts…