291 Again

 

Source: idokeren

 

The darkness

Uncurls in my mind

And stretches.

It fixes me with

Its contemptuous stare

And flexes

Its formidable 

Muscles.

Before a single word

Reaches my ears

I am

UnDone.

Its sneerIng lips

Twist

"Again? You did this yesterday.

Have you not had

Enough 

Shame

And

Failure?”

My voice fails me.

And yet

I rise

And 

Face

Another day.

©Kim Magennis 2017

290 Elegance

Source: FaceBook

Of all the creatures

on this

beautiful planet

Only one animal

covets the attributes

of other animals

Perhaps it is

because

those others

know

they are already

perfect

©Kim Magennis 2020

289 Species

Source: Twitter

What makes us who we are?

Our origin, our achievements, our potential?

Who is it out there watching?

Do they see us as mindless animals?

Are we inscrutably violent savages?

How will we be judged?

How will we judge ourselves?

©Kim Magennis 2020

288 evolution

Source: Wikipedia Commons

In a blink
Our world is become strange

An invisible
Monster
Stalks empty streets

We cower
We bluster
We sicken

And
Some
Of
Us
Die

Yet

More of
Us
Live

What will we make of this?
Who are we becoming?

Not the End!
The Beginning! 

©Kim Magennis 2020

287 oasis

In
Implacable desert

Everyday Miracles Abound

Only my human heart

Exalts

In flawed

Perceptions

Of Worth

And

Deservedness

Flowing from the faintest

Belief

Miracles exist

Because I do

©Kim Magennis 2018

286 raven moon

Alone

In this stillness

I am

The shadow

And

The light

Hope and Fear
Share
My breath

Dark wing
In the
Moonlight

I flee from
All
Thought

©Kim Magennis 2018

285 communion

In the

Communion

of Soul

all other voices

are

silenced

Time ceases its

incessant

chatter

Breath is shared

Heartbeat echoed

in

sweet

Concord

©Kim Magennis 2018

284 impermanence

Control's avaricious grasp

Seeks impossible permanence

In mindful presence

Momentary miracles abound

©Kim Magennis 2018

283 grace

When I strip it down

To the very barest bones

Life is about flow

When storm clouds gather

I choose to exalt

In the majesty

And untold power

When a kind Sun shines

I bask in delight

In sweet providence

And true plenitude

When I embrace life

With gratitude in my heart

I know I am Loved

©Kim Magennis 2018

282 iced

Those faked moments of

Indifference which divert

Their minds from my pain

©Kim Magennis 2018

281 anger 02

Sometimes
Anger is the only thing
That keeps
The parts of me
From
Falling apart

Anger at myself
For getting stuck in this place
And not moving on

Anger at others
For being part of the problem
And not the solution

Rather
Anger than despair
Rather
Frustration than fear
Rather
Cynicism than loss of hope

But each wave of
Anger
Drowns my Spirit
Dulls my Heart
Distracts my mind

Its easier to imagine
The enemy out there
Than to see her in my own eyes

©Kim Magennis 2018

280 dreamtime

This

One
Magical moment

Is

All there is

©Kim Magennis 2018

279 reaching

In the
Constant
Striving
of Life

There are those sweet moments
When
We just stop
And smell the flowers

©Kim Magennis 2018

278 adornment

Our lives are adorned
with
Our relationships

Some,
We just know,
Make us infinitely
Beautiful

©Kim Magennis 2018

277 dark moon

The echoes of

Ancient agonies

Stain

Our collective consciousness

In love with pain

We are

Unable

To embrace bliss

Instead

We chase with

Insatiable appetites

And flood our dulled senses

With meaningless

Consumption

©Kim Magennis 2018

276 communion

Where do I end
and you begin?
Is it a simple as
the edge of my skin?

Our auras blend and shift
as our bodies embrace.
I know your sweet smile
as well as my own face.

As our atoms return to the dust
We turn and turn again
As all things must.

©Kim Magennis 2017

275 missing

Under leaf, 

in forgotten corners,

Gorgeous acts of creativity

Adorn my life.

And yet

I am unaware.

And then

In darkness of soul

I lament

The lack of beauty

In my world.

©Kim Magennis 2017

274 shelter

Hiding from danger

I embrace the illusion

Of life

Without peril

©Kim Magennis 2017

273 surrender

I find the seeds of my undoing
bearing their fruit in my mind

I watch appalled as they gain
dominion of my manifesting
and
when I have no other choice
I remember
to yield
to the Light
that banishes all Illusion

©Kim Magennis 2017

272 mind

I draw the shadows around me
like lovers and friends
they betray and wound
and teach me the enemy within

©Kim Magennis 2017

271 anger

The flames of anger

 Unchecked consume all and know

Neither friend nor foe

©Kim Magennis 2017

267 real

Daring to be me
I walk the
Only path
With a
Real
Destination

©Kim Magennis 2017

268 vulnerable

My
Ego
Builds its
Defences

My
Soul
Reminds me
Of

Love
Trust
Hope

I am caught between them

©Kim Magennis 2017

269 different

I surrender
My
Worn-out
Beliefs

I
Choose
A
Different
Dream

©Kim Magennis 2017

270 call

Each sunrise
Calls to my soul:

How are you
Going to be
Great
Today?

©Kim Magennis 2017

266 competition

Drama
Pushes and pulls
My attention

The prize
Is the
Misdirection
Of my
Energy

©Kim Magennis 2017

265 dreamtime

my ego

would have me believe

that

this life

is real

and

that the

call of my soul-story

is merely

a dream

©Kim Magennis 2017

264 art

Mother Nature

lavishly

expresses her

art

She does not consider it

wasteful

to endow

the least of her creatures

with dazzling

displays

of

beauty

©Kim Magennis 2017

263 plenitude

Plenitude

is a concept of

great gravity

Into its orbit

it pulls

Perception

and

Expectation

©Kim Magennis 2017

262 new

Newness

Of life

Fascinates

Infinite

Possibilities

Present themselves

©Kim Magennis 2017

261 transience

A neatness
Of
Tail and toes

A twitch
Of
Whiskers and nose

A wriggle
Of
Instinctual purpose

And wildness
Melts
In
Shadows

©Kim Magennis 2017

260 opportunity

The past and future

Blend and shift,

Mere mists in time.

I sit with mindfulness

And

Realise

The change that unfolds

Only

In this

Sacred

Now.

©Kim Magennis 2017

259 focus

I allow

the ebb and flow

of life

to wash over me

I watch

and know

this precious moment 

of pristine clarity

in which I can

Sing

my

soul-song

©Kim Magennis 2017

258 solitude

even

in the desert 

of most profound isolation 

my soul pulses 

with the heartbeat of all

Life

©Kim Magennis 2017

257 wisdom

It takes a mind

No longer addicted to drama

Or 

No longer in love with pain

to 

Recognize

Reality

©Kim Magennis 2017

256 serenity

Source: Joseph Gelernter

In my Mind
Dwells
A place
Of impenetrable stillness

Where
Truth
Shines
In its mantle of light

And all is well

©Kim Magennis 2017

255 creativity

source: Nasa Hubble Heritage

Cosmic cloud creatures
Tickle my imagination

Nebulae and Galaxies
Planets and Stars
Light and Dark matter

Paint me pictures of
Magical monsters

©Kim Magennis 2017

254 deception

In a world

Of things 

Pretending to be what they're not

It is easy to believe

That

Faking it, is making it

©Kim Magennis 2017

252 innocence

There are 

Things

That

Cannot be un-seen

Words

That

Cannot be un-said

Insights

That

Cannot be un-thought

And yet

I still choose

To live each day

With 

Simplicity

And

Wonder.

©Kim Magennis 2017

253 peace

Embracing the Storm,

I taste the Chaos

And

Realise

My lack of peace

Is

My choice.

©Kim Magennis 2017

251 freedom

I stay here

Stuck

Forgetting

My wings

And

Watch

With envy

Those

Who dare

To fly.

©Kim Magennis 2017

250 stardust

This vehicle

Is a gift

From the

Stars.

Saturated

With

Their greatness

And

Unimaginable Power

Light become Conscious

©Kim Magennis 2017

249 choices

How many more

Generations

Will get to enjoy

That which we

Take for granted?

Will

Our Species

Save

Or will it

Destroy

All that makes us

Human?

©Kim Magennis 2017

248 awakened eyes

My capricious mind

Decides

If something is 

Beautiful

Or if it is a

Nuisance.

How many times

Has 

Something wonderful

Passed

Unnoticed

Right under

My

Nose?

©Kim Magennis 2017

247 kissing cousins

Mountains kiss

The rosy sky.

Ruddy planets

Watch.

All is well

In our part of the galaxy.

©Kim Magennis 2017

246 tribe

I have not been cast adrift

In this life,

Like some lone traveller

Destined

To solitary paths.

I am the product

Of a 

Thousand

Thousand

Loves.

And I am

Raised up

On the shoulders

Of

Giants.

©Kim Magennis 2017

245 pause

There

Is always time,

To share

A moment

With friends.

To sacrifice that

Is to lose

Your soul.

©Kim Magennis 2017

244 jewelled joker

Mother Nature,

At her 

Maternal best,

Constantly reminds me

To get

With the jest.

The absurdity of Life,

The inevitableness of Death,

Tells me

Always

To savour each breath.

©Kim Magennis 2017

243 mystic jungle

Although my path is paved,

With sidewalk and street cafe,

In a darkened alley

Wildness calls.

Sweetly dangerous,

It reminds me

There is

Always

More to life

Than

This.

©Kim Magennis 2017

242 light

Long

Has Light

Held the Key

To Life.

From muted dawn

To fiery sunset

It unlocks

This day's

Door.

©Kim Magennis 2017