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Lovely Nov 2020
My depression came in as a wave
and ended up a tsunami.
John Darnielle Nov 2020
It's not the barnacles that do all the damage
Figure this out too late
It's not the destination that makes the difference
It's the freight

Everything becomes a blur from six feet away
Get used to this
Every card ever turned over remains in play
Get used to this

Not every wave is a tidal wave
Not every wave is a tidal wave

It's not the mutiny written down in the diary
It's the manifest
Forgotten cargo in obsolete measurements
Anybody's guess

Even the proud, even the very proud
Probably die on their knees
Twin masts out on the open seas
Mistaken for trees

Not every wave is a tidal wave
Not every wave is a tidal wave
this song may or may not be titled after the Magic: the Gathering card
Gea Venise Oct 2020
Like the ocean at night
She's calm
Quiet
Glistening
As the moon reflected in her eyes.
You thought, perfection.

You wouldn't wish for light to return
Where every crash of the wave is present
Running across every shore.
Where everything is exposed
Seeing things concealed by its absence.

What you fail to remember is
Without the light
She's an ocean at night.
Deep
Dark
Cold
As you keep sinking further.
Aaron E Sep 2020
We've been given the antennae,
to alert the nearest node in the wave,
with just a calorie of effort.
That's the gift that gives us leverage.

Lifting up to surf the edge,
the valleys fold into the blaze.
A simple word can move the sled,
as time eclipses our transgression

We could travel peaks and valleys
to conclusion for forever,
never once aligning neatly
(*** - for - tat)
with our impressions,

but...

We'd soon subside to find
a signal blinking in the night,
to heave it's burden on our tides,
and help to push us through the next one.

Remember that the signals always there.
It's always pulsing in the echoes.
Surfing waves beneath our vision.
Just remember we can lift it.

When you need it sound a siren.
Float the message to the surface.
All the lessons here can serve us
in a quest to make a difference.
Sink
Drown
Steal my
Crown
Ocean
Wave
No one to
Save
Deep
Down
I am
Underground
Pearl
Shore
I am
No more
Big Virge Aug 2020
Now I Waved GOODBYE...
To UK... Coastlines...
  
Because There Were Vibes...
That I... DID NOT LIKE... !!!
  
But THIS Set of Rhymes...
Speak On Waves That Now Rise...
of The... CORONA Type... !?!
  
NO BEERS In Sight... !!!
  
Just INFECTION HIKES...
That Have People Saying...
  
....... “ YIKES “....... !!!!!
  
Because NOW They Say...
That... “ Corona Will Claim...
More Lives AGAIN... !!! “
  
Because of SECOND Waves...
Across... VARIOUS States...
In The USA And Farther Away... !!!
  
But Since When...  
Did The... FIRST One...
Reach It’s... END... ?!?
  
Was There A CURE...
Locked Down Indoors... ?!?
  
That These Government Heads...
Procured In... “Secret”... ?!?
In... CERTAIN CLOSETS... !?!
  
I Wouldn’t Be Surprised...
Because They Seem To Have LIED... ?!?
About These Waves Time And AGAIN... !!!!!
  
One Minute It’s Cool...  
To Re-Open Schools...
  
But Now They Say...  
That This Second Wave...
Is A STRONGER STRAIN...
That’ll Cause MORE PAIN... !!!
  
And I Read... Yesterday...
That The BUBONIC PLAGUE...
Has Again Raised It’s Face... !?!
  
So MONGOLIANS Now...
Have To... ISOLATE... !!!
  
Because There’s A Case...
Where A Boy Has Died...
So Now There Are Waves...
of... DIFFERENT Strains...
ALL OVER The Place... ?!?
  
But Corona Now Claims...
The Number ONE Spot... !!!
  
For Waves That May SHOCK...
And... REINFORCE LOCKS...
That QUICKLY DOWNED...
The Flow of CLOWNS...
Across Multiple Towns... !!!
  
But What About NOW... ?!?
As Countries OPEN UP...
New Waves... May Just SHUT...
  
And Bring Jabs Like The Hut...
WITHOUT **** And His Mutt...
That ARE... DASTARDLY...
And Bring TRAGEDIES...
To... MORE FAMILIES... !!!!
  
Than We Saw The...
.... FIRST TIME.... !!!!!
  
But... Is This Right... ?!?
I’ll Let You... DECIDE... !!!
  
While I Write These Rhymes...
That Are Wondering WHY... ???
  
Second Waves Now Ride...
Just A... Little TOO HIGH... !!!
  
For Surfers Who...
Use Internet Tools Just Like I Do... !!!
To Analyse Reviews About This Issue... !!!!!!
  
Because It’s SO CONFUSED... ?
And FAR From.... COOL..... !!!
  
The Way That These Waves...
Are Being EXPLAINED...
By The Same Old Names...
Who Seem To Have...
...... NO SHAME..... !!!!
  
Who’ve REFUSED To Wear...
A Mask.... ANYWHERE... ?!?
  
And Have RUN AROUND...
EVEN WHEN LOCKDOWNS... ?
Were INITIALLY Used...
To... Try To COOL...
How The Virus Moved...
  
I Mean......
Who Knows What's TRUE... ?!?
And I Mean... THE TRUTH... !!!
  
NOT... Confused News...
From Medics Who...
... REFUTE The Views...
  
of Those Who They’re Supposed To....  
........... REPORT To......... ???
  
These Guys... Are...  
WORSE Than Columbo...
WITHOUT Any Clues... !!!
  
In Fact That’s NOT TRUE... !!!
  
Cos’ He Was NO DUMBO...
Or The Type of FOOL...
Whose Views Weren’t Shrewd...
  
So What Exactly Are People...
NOW... Supposed To Do... ?!?
  
DISMISS This EVIL KILLING Flu... ?!?
  
And ENDANGER THEMSELVES...
To... Regain WEALTH...
Ahead of Their HEALTH... ?!?
  
Well That To Me Is A FEEBLE Move...
Because It’s... CLEAR...  
That Second Waves Are NEAR...
And May Well APPEAR...
In The VERY SAME YEAR... !!!?!!!
  
Yup... TWENTY TWENTY... !!!
  
But It Seems That NEW VISIONS  ...
STILL LACK... Precision... ?!?
  
Its A Strange Position...
That Humanity’s IN... ?!?
Because...
While Some Get SICK...
  
Others Are OUT...
Having Parties And Drinks... !!!
  
While Others RESIST...
Wearing Masks In Public... ?!?
  
I Wonder Sometimes...
Do People REALLY THINK... ?!?
  
Or Just Live To PROFIT...
Off... NONSENSICAL Things... ?
  
I Guess We’ll Now See...
WHO In... Humanity...
  
Will Now USE Their Brain... !?!
And Who Will Fall VICTIM...
  
To This APPARENT...
...... SECOND.......
  
........ “ Wave “....... ?!?
The waves just keep on coming !!!
Bullet Aug 2020
The jeans seem to be clean
The tone I bring is dark washed
My shyness is bleached
I keep thinking of spin cycles
Acid wash anything I can dream
Just a tab to expand what is loaded
Psychedelic and kaleidoscopic hues
Painting with a vivid open minded view
Let the universe hypnotize me
The spin cycle I keep thinking about
My decision to surf on a wave
Will it bring me tripped out pain
Stuck in the intertwining of space
Stuck between experience and entrapment
Acid wash me into a different color
Or drown me into a world I’m not ready for
Acid wash color me away
Back and forth.
A tug of war with my thoughts and feelings.
Fighting between two different entities;
The “Yes” and the “No”.

The “Yes” pummels my equilibrium.
Forcefully overwhelming me.
Almost drowning me.
But carries me closer to safety.

The “No” brings me back to equilibrium.
Welcoming my recovery.
Allowing me to stand to my feet.
But tries to drag me closer to my death.

As the ocean leaves my sight, I realise that the “Yes” is the incoming wave and the “No” is the outgoing wave.

I'm left with deciding which wave I'd rather ride.
Transcribe my sine wave,
     Rays like the sun.

Describe the unending normalcy.
   waves crashing: one too many.

Laser-focused against the (g)rain.
        Tsunami enraged.


Defiance is my resonant frequency,
      sorry to disappoint.

I am the way.
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