Canberra ACT Australia, outside National GalleryLiving in a world on the other side of the mirror
I see our parallel universes – a complete mirror image
with a two way doorway
where transcribers help navigate
decisions made and become
changeable or reversible
I’ve seen particles capable of switching between the two sides
I’ve been torn between the two
watching the mirror of myself
wondering which portrays the best of me
Walk the length of past and present
with the intent to improve the future
Use your imagination to restore cultural land
that was born in peace
Develop along the way
thoughtful protection stories and poems
that will change the narrative
Along the way build the framework
of colours that soften the view
Within this frame capture yourself
flying above the darkness towards
soft edged clouds
the colour of fresh snow
Share the scene with those that surround you
The future is within sight
in the framed picture of your life.
The stage is set
Lights fade creating shadowy figures
moving between empty chairs
Cello bows rise in unison
while the viola brings forth it’s inner voice
The soft melody pulls
repressed emotions form past loss
whilst the song of the rhythm stick exposes your true nature
from my mind
Resounding drumming resonates
through your spirit world
and into my soul
Escape is a vanishing idea
with reality questioned
Age has worn my whole being
the music draws me forward
I surrender to the unknown embrace
The space between broken lines
dances across stone and moss
creating rainbows in 3D
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Wild vibrations
move in synchronization
producing deep evocative laughter
from hidden ghosts
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It devours the mind
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Psychic energy displaced
within decayed walls
extracts memories
of distorted night time creatures
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Multicoloured shapes weave side to side
echoing high pitched, mechanical screams
that escape between the dream worlds
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Freezing air cuts deep into flesh
until it bleeds into worn fissures
sending a message
in foreign correspondence
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Fracturing the impossible hallucinations
takes corage and belief
in a world beyond normality
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Anticipation builds
immediately upon the world’s silence.
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Just before dawn breaks
across the barrier of darkness,
the world stops spinning
as the angel of daylight
heralds the arrival
of the opening of the gateway
The old school desk
weathered and dark in tint
faded memories
in carved initials on wooden lids
mask secret lovers messages
left behind
Sinister voices
reach within silent crevices
in synchronization with disfigured fingers
striking chords
across exposed skin
Overwhelming body spasms
take hold
before sleep paralysis
controls escape
Relentless faces
mouthing desperate pleas for help
then feeding on pulsating
hidden fears
Walls rise and fall
twist and turn
inside and out
until up becomes down
The now weightless figures
begin to pass
between rainbow lights
intertwining to become one
corrupt form
Amethyst thorns
tap into the mind
seeking out pathways
to foresee the future
With renewed strength
I open the jade door before me
and follow the vision
of the blue eyed raven in flight
toward a new day
The moonlight shimmered across the rising tide water
The waves lapped the shoreline
with the wash smoothing the sand
of past footsteps
Days have been numbered
before the minds of the elders
decided if the sights of the city
disappear
I drink in the cool sea mist
reclaiming long ago memories
that may be torn away
with the world I have known
Friends and strangers connect with silent stares
all too afraid to ask
‘Are we there yet?’
Every person’s journey to this point
an unwanted reality or a happy confrontation
Different with past experiences
but now we are on the same path
All that is left here on the path
is the spirit of survival
whilst an outsider, minor few
decide the fate of many
It’s time for me to choose
isolation and turn away
or give my life with the many
on the dreaded roller-coaster
before my travels are over
When the sunlight touches my skin
I smell the wildflowers
embracing all extraordinary moments
I surrender to your words
and respect the insight
that reveals the truth
Savouring strange encounters
creates difference beyond expectations
with the flavour of life
beneath the ageless tree that stands beside
cascading white frothed water
the sunlight warms the earth
before the mist and darkness falls
concealing the path back to normalcy
In between, contrasting conditions,
I will weave thoughts
of commanding the guard to subdue you
Until your words
become the ghosts of the past
and the sunlight touches my skin
once more
You lived your life as a single flower,
from bud
to
eflorescence
The integration of one with another
or half to whole within this continuous existence
Is not enough
major change bestows eqaul oportunity to all
but also allows for false hope
Can an unsung hero create the melding to one entity
within our world after the enemy retreats
There could be a joint collective
where flexibility of movement
with multilateral healing creates an ebb and return
I wonder if denial of reality while we are sleeping
creates the evolution of sadness as life becomes too much
We share daydreams and nightmares
like clouds share thunder
creating reflected light
that leaves the belief of freedom
vanishing with paralysis taking control of our brain
Break free and experience life’s complexity
share with those close to you
You are not alone
Life and Beyond 