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A peaceful path perchance yet stranger

The road from here is rocky danger /
And when we reach the end – who knows? / A peaceful path perchance yet stranger

control, difficult, easy, fate, villanelle

Why seek to steer what moves beyond control?

The merits of mere stasis we extol / As if the middle ground’s a magic tool / Why seek to steer what moves beyond control? / We try to hold it still, then watch it roll…

control, futility, villanelle

Cling

White knuckles cling tenaciously

control, letting go, priorities, tenacious

biofeedback

We Have No Choice But To Comply.

biofeedback, control, meditation, mindfulness, pulse

Sonnet XXVII – formed in space

Some bits and bytes of sound and light combine

control, fire, heat, trust, waiting

Click on the Moon

If only…

click, control, icon, rest, sleep, snooze

Sonnet XXI – moons will be

CONTROL is my Achilles’ heel, you see; I like to think that I can call the moon.

#SFaS, control

dreamverse

In a dream I wrote a sonnet, then found everything was wrong.

control, dreams, metaphor, self-care

flow control

pour from my soul unimpeded

control, damage, flow, gravity, holding back, natural

destination unknown

Sometimes you take the wheel
even when letting someone else drive is easier.

control, driving, steering wheel

don’t even try (the cult)

Don’t ever think / unless MY think you think.

control, cult, leaving a cult, mind control
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