Why Live?
Why Live? Bring it yourself,
cook it yourself,
eat it yourself,
praise it yourself,
wash up, Read more from here...
Pressure
Pressure The equals sign was the first thing I burned-
now only pressure remains,
a silent ledger
where suffering divides itself
and walking is the only balance left. Read more from here...
Seem to Begin
Seem to Begin It has already begun-
it just doesn’t seem like it now.
Soon it will appear as morning:
a day, a whole day,
following this. Read more from here...
The True Conquest
The True Conquest It is not the one who conquered the world,
but the one whose structure
refused to take it.
Was victory necessary?
There was no victory- Read more from here...
The Unnamed Gift
The Unnamed Gift When you give a gift,
do you announce it-This is for you-
or do you leave it in the dark
and call the receiver thief?
Hunger exists. Read more from here...
What is Love?
Love is hunger endured
to preserve dignity—
not because you cannot take,
but because you refuse to break posture.
— Ronie Dinosaur Read more from here...
Unreciprocated Respect
Unreciprocated Respect “If I love you, I want nothing from you-not even your love.”
-In common usage, this is performative humility.
People quote this line and feel grateful,
as if it captures pure selflessness.
When I say it, I mean it absolutely: Read more from here...
Melancholy Song
Melancholy Song The past is gone,
the future may not stretch far enough to begin.
The most fruitless task:
thinking about someone
who does not think about you. Read more from here...
Look at Me a Song by Ronie Dinosaur
They clock the miles carved in my back,
They count the scars across my fists.
They see the iron I never lacked
In the morning’s cold, relentless mist.
They read the words I bled on the page,
A philosophy forged in fire, Read more from here...
Chapter 37 – Life Taught Me Restraint
Chapter 37 - Life Taught Me Restraint Life Taught Me Restraint - Part I Restraint became my native tongue;
desire learned to speak only in silence.
I hid the wanting so well
even I forgot its shape. Read more from here...