Category Archives: Poetry

Humanity UnKind

Posted on May 25, 2023 by kristianw84

Wildfires of hate spread Waiting for Christ’s return Clutching Bibles to chests Smiling as they watch it all burn ~ ~ ~ Ashes raining in oceans Droughts swimming through plains Another day another mass shooting Darkness spreading through my veins … Continue reading →

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When Thoughts Become Poetry

Posted on May 18, 2023 by kristianw84

I never had to do anything to make him crave me. He was hooked from the very first line of a poem. Or was it a story? Either way, he read me and said, “She is something.” And by something … Continue reading →

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Poetic Caption #16

Posted on May 12, 2023 by kristianw84

I walk along this path of a zillion corpses in the cutthroat evening of a day that begs to be forgotten I will never know why I was betrayed by the one person I only ever wanted to love But … Continue reading →

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Waves of Purple Joy

Posted on May 7, 2023 by kristianw84

She is a collector Not of grand valuables or because of a name She is not the sort to pay attention to those If she finds it pretty in any way she keeps it Her camera roll holds thousands of … Continue reading →

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Second Best (Parts of Life)

Posted on May 2, 2023 by kristianw84

There are times when I allow my mind to wander to the future that lies ahead. One can only hear so many “We’re impressed with you, but’s,” before one starts feeling like second best. Oddly enough, I think of the … Continue reading →

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Imperfections

Posted on April 30, 2023 by kristianw84

My brother told me that all those physical imperfections I detest about myself, these little irritants I curse in the mirror are the very things someone will fall in love with someday. And all those physical imperfections I detest about … Continue reading →

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Poetic Captions #15

Posted on April 29, 2023 by kristianw84

I have always felt infinitely alive when standing behind a camera. -Kristian Weigman There is a pleasure wind in the needles of evergreens There is a calming comfort in the colorful quilt of a sunset There is peace in a … Continue reading →

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Pieces

Posted on April 28, 2023 by kristianw84

I am made up of all the places I’ve beenlessons I’ve learnedand stories that have yet to be told. I am stitched together bysong lyricsclassic booksand strong coffee. I have soil that smells like heaven when it rains flowing through … Continue reading →

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More Than “I Love You”

Posted on April 25, 2023 by kristianw84

She watched him as he walked through the front door, kicking off his shoes the second he was in the house and making his way to the kitchen to prepare tomorrow’s lunch. Her creature of habit. A trait he picked … Continue reading →

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Favorite of Favorites

Posted on April 22, 2023 by kristianw84

If I have to choose a favorite, then let it be lilacs The ones from the bush that grew outside the kitchen window Of my childhood home The ones that bring memories of clippings in a glass next to my … Continue reading →

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