beauty
as usual
beauty eludes me completely
yet i taste it
at the edge of my consciousness
and dream i am drinking it
though whether wine or hemlock
i am still unsure
with its bittersweet prickles
against my skin
and...
fallen
https://soundcloud.com/avi-sato/fallen?si=58b177b4fa3e4b5d8052be59e86696b3
reaching for the dawn i suddenly collapse
as i feel the carpet pulled from below my feet
an unexpected noise woke me yet i imagined myself safe
only to search for balance and...
fujin
(a poem from my upcoming collection of poetry — not sure exactly when it will be available for preorder but i’ll keep you updated!)
breathe through me a new day
a dawn...
departure
candles shatter
the momentary silence
of my self-reflection
and wake me
to the press of a reset button
on another year in my life
as i shelter from the storm
of the outside world
pressing in on my...
a life at the board
what once was black
you turned to white
with each stroke of chalk
leaving its mark
not simply on vertical surfaces
depicting curves
and angles
but the brightness of understanding on minds
clouded with...