The Oken Stone Podcast
Poems, stories and thoughts from Galloway, Scotland.
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Geology
Walking, I passed between stones
unnoticed leaving left and right
divided by geography.
An accident of place or time?
It wasn't clear but crystalline.
My hemispheres are cut through.
Thought is hard and ordered,
slow; blood seems
an unnecessary fluid,
heart beats a series
of shocks across
tectonic continents of skin.
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The Oken Stone Podcast
Becoming Other
A few thoughts about the process of change, the fragile nature of human relationships and the value of learning how to be yourself.
Becoming Other
When the hysterical becomes historical,
I’ll see you there -
Don’t mean to be funny but,
you crack me up
like crazy paving.
When daily becomes doolally
I’ll sort it out -
schizophrenia?
I’m a mosaic for you.
When the parting becomes central
I’ll be more Man -
for god’s sake -
Just kick the habit!
When hoping becomes coping
I’ll reconsider -
read the cards?
Get royally flushed.
When promise is compromised
rip up the letters -
Alpha and Beta;
I’ll tear your translateables.
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