Author name: Hayden Veil

In an earlier incarnation, Hayden Veil enjoyed a successful career in software engineering, writing late-night poetry in pursuit of sanity. On 2 February 2020, the world of Hayden Veil changed: Ghosts became real and with its soul laid bare there was no turning back from the perpetual path of poetry.

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“Today, the only voices I want to hear, are the ones inside my head”

– @circle-no-10

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Some days somewhere / I ride on shoulders of giants / some days / belonging / a founding father’s promise / some days pass / without notice / most days / hiding / in fear of others

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Daylight begone! / Your dagger too sharp / my bones too brittle / oh how I long for night / and stillness

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Sigh

there must be a law binding / under galactic federation rules / to prevent broadcast channels / from terminating prematurely / production of enjoyment / the nourishment of folk / before a proper ending / a conclusion that explodes

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under the sky of fire

their lives / in simplicity / a drunken stupor / here and there / fragmented thoughts / a merry dance in the wind / by myself / by yourself at my side / our lives / dyed hair and salted peanuts / a whirlwind over snowflaked ice / a dream of misdemeanor / under the sky of fire

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There’s little balance between / trees / leafy gardens / blue screen of death / my perculated life / on steroids / I hand over the stick / you decline / shrugging

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