The Department of Structured Calm

Written by gardenz.of.grey

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Fall into me.
Let me feel
the way your body
fits…
How my mind
gives way
when your weight
finds me.

Fall into me.
Let me hear
your heartbeat
thudding
in your chest
as you settle
against mine,
giving me rest.

Fall into me.
Give me what hurts,
what stings,
what bleeds.
I’ll tend the wounds
so your pain is released.
Fall into me,
so I can finally
breathe.

Written by J Summers

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The Moon had always been shy
Playing peekaboo with the Earth
The Sun had always been the most popular
But he often warned of the dangers.
Don't look directly at him for too long
Don't stay within his gaze,
Don't be overcome with affection
Because it may lead to great affliction.
For all the beings of the universe
They knew how to admire from a distance
They understood the rules of existence.
But the Moon was young and naive
Paying no attention, taking no heed.
Dancing around the Earth, admiring the Sun
Never getting close but knowing he's the one.
The Moon used to spin on it's axis
How we all revolved around the Sun,
But she became saturated with infatuation
And her tragedy became her great admiration.
She decided to defy the laws and always face him
Mesmerized by his light she reflected back at him.
But it was sad to see him burned deep into her
"Turn away, turn away," he begged and pleaded.
She could no longer turn, half light and half dark
The Sun saddened by his hurtful marks.
"I'm sorry Moon, I will forever love you
My love will be the pain you will eternally imbue.
Your life now half lived by my curse,
Even your reflective light will be my flattery."
So the Sun shone brighter each passing day
Knowing that he could hurt others unsatisfactorily.
So when you hear, "I'll love you to the Moon and back."
Those are the words of the Sun
To give back to the tragedy of the Moon
Sometimes it can even be seen at noon.

Written by Thriftygirl365

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I want to run wild under the melancholy moon.
To skip in the shadows, disappear in small rooms.
I have no need of the sun's bright light,
Filtering into corners, dispersing the night.

The moon cups my face in a silvered truth,
Cool as a promise once made in my youth.
It teaches my pulse how to soften and slow,
How safety can bloom where the dark lets me grow.

Here I am honest, a whisper, a tide,
No mirrors demanding the masks that I hide.
The calm of its glow knows the shape of my name,
It calls me back home without guilt or shame.

But the sun is an audit, a merciless stare,
Peeling back lies, exposing thin air.
It withers my dreams and denies fragile hopes sleep.
Its glare interrogates every memory I keep.

False vows flare up in its clinical gaze,
Promises blister and burn into days,
Where my bones unlearn fear and my breath answers me,
I loosen my grip on the person they need me to be.

I cradle my truth in the arms of the night,
Where cool, quiet softness outshines borrowed light,
And if I disappear before the end of the day,

The moon was calling.....
So I cannot stay.

Written by morana_in_chaos

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Do you walk your tightrope?
Have you found your balance yet?
The perfect step
The perfect breath
Don’t hurry towards the end

Dive into the water
100 meters down
When to breathe
Your body’s free
Just enjoy the fall

Cradle the queen
And hold her bees
Become a temporary hive
Breathe the calm
Open your palm
Let them hum inside

Fire in your mouth
Axe against your skull
Glass under your feet
This is your own show

Create your you inside yourself
Let go of anger and of hate
Life is just one and it’s now
The flame is yours to make

Written by munyxs

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Project after project,
this is it.
Let it reel
and burn.
Fire.
Water.
Air.
Earth.
Yes—this is the blending,
the bending,
the binding moment.
Soul, body, mind—
the aura has answered,
a definition of manifestation.
In live time.
This isn’t demanding
the world’s soul.
Connection — a trek,
star-struck.
No needs.
No wants.
The world provides.
Fed in all senses—
and bound.

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