Monthly Archives: March 2024

Contingency

Posted on 03/26/2024 by Paul Lillie

A mobile missile, aimed straight for heaven, Ascending at 5 miles per second A contingency plan; thwart the North, A rocket sent on an Intercept course. An exoatmospheric collision Physics-based precision. The missiles collide, A fiery explosion. 💥 Safe at … Continue reading →

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fair fallen

Posted on 03/23/2024 by Paul Lillie

Alas fair ego! I have sundered the flesh; For tis not fury I seek: Declare my fortune made. Easy is the humbled man; like a riddle in snow. I cast my castle in ice. Breath unto life.

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I – C – Y

Posted on 03/22/2024 by Paul Lillie

Simplicity has shown me A string of letters are the force behind human endeavors An alphabetical list is wondrous If the nuance of altruism is to B kind in private environments C the factors that glue the efforts together. Have … Continue reading →

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Prose and Poetry

Posted on 03/20/2024 by Paul Lillie

The Cost of Survival Plastic liners sown deftly in these mandatory fatigues given me. An issue of my government. Marching an army of sleeveless jackets. Fried chicken stuffed in my impoverished pockets. A diner check, I once left. A receipt … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from (untitled) prose work in progress

Posted on 03/08/2024 by Paul Lillie

I race past the clearing; there’s a rustle from the tall grass next to me. A hunter swipes at my legs, propelling me faster; dread whispers in a sinister fashion. I consume deeply from a well inside, choking it down … Continue reading →

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