Portrait

I've ascended to a higher plane

My face no longer is simply plain.

I've gone the way of Mr. Dorian Gray

Been immortalized, I'm here to stay.

Uniquely stylized with two purple eyes

Were once brown but now lie.

Nose remains, between the eyes it lies.

Mouth is fixed in a little smirk

As it's affixed in oil upon a linen panel

With strokes as smooth as lanolin.

A face begins to take shape.

A face I do not recognize.

Is this true? Could it be mine?

A simple combo of straight lines

As two artists mine for their truest lines.

Fourth Prose

    Yesterday I experienced generosity. My perception of mankind begins to round itself, attempting smooth edges. As the Earth is not entirely flat, so shan’t be my final world view. Like the tectonic plates colliding and forming, mountains, ravines, and defined masses rise and rend, fall and repeat. Each individual entity empresses it’s impression for a moment only to be changed momentarily. This brief marring is not forgotten however, the most impactful and memorable are what benefits humanity.

Third Prose

Yesterday I was taught a lesson in humility. T’was a humbling experience. From it, I’ve learned. Some may assume one is the greatest yet two comes to become one. The top may not be the spot you want for it is isolated, yet serene; there’s a sense of accomplishment, yet defeat, for there’s no place to ascend; wisdom is gleaned along the path but now the time of struggle begins, for you must share.

    I found myself in a pool of pool sharks. An ocean which, at first, appeared calm but as I dove was torn to pieces by the maelstrom. It’s best to begin in the kiddie pool. It is best to take advantage of the resources available. Growing up I had a pool table but under utilized it and perhaps failed to realize my full potential. I cannot look back for it is pitch black. There remains forward: Progress.

Second Prose

Yesterday a darker side of humanity availed itself to me. I experienced and was the outlet for unbridled passion and rage, the kind you’d only expect from a prize bull whose testicles are in the vice. I believe that simile is applicable because I found animalistic fury and unprovoked fervor which I had previously been blind to; perhaps I had ignored it purposefully. I’m thankful this frenzy was not unleashed upon a younger man for he surely would’ve reacted in kind. Instead, here is what I gleaned from the experience:

•     Humans may not be rational but volatile.
•     Words hold the power to incite and escalate as well as soothe and coerce.
•     It is simple to leverage power over another.
•     Playing music syncs one to another, along with dancing or other tandem, harmonious activities.
•     Some actively resist enlightenment.
•     Jealousy is a direct contributor to all things violent, be they words or deeds.
•     Confidence awakens deeply rooted fear and insecurity.
•     A commanding presence impresses their impression of you, be it false or true.
•     Do not assume comprehension, especially when utilizing light-hearted wit.
•     Once an individual begins to stumble, they will not stop. They will stumble further in an attempt to right themselves, making them look much more the fool, and allowing them to fall much harder.

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The Heat

I'll write some prose today

Who knows Anyway.

The one who goes back and forth

And hither and thither

Never proclaiming due course

Always fails to deliver.

It's resounding voice gives you a choice.

To light the candle while it's moist.

Friction enough to complete your task,

Warmed, now more so.

Not failing to deliver.

Wise Guy

Experienced

Here we find a guy who's older than most and younger than some. This may be twilight, hence the dark photo, but this guy remains productive, ever learning. This guy shaves every day without fail, even on vacation, which is a new outlook for Guy; perhaps the rest of us are wrong.

A final thought: Each day are the same length; such are Guy.