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Missing Memory

23 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Missing Memory.The way home, from wherever I'm coming from—may it never end. No one is there waiting for me; there is only silence and an ever-unmade memory.The front door squeaks like my heart—the opening of a portal, revealing an abandoned house. T...

Crazy Close

1 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Crazy CloseI have lost you for good.You are now on fire.I am just water.Lying in perfect stillness;flowing, evaporating, shapeless,tasteless throughout my life.That black dress.We’re a perfect mess.Your innocent laughter.It could have been the first...

Trauma Town

18 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Trauma TownYou heard a song and sang along, safe and free, much unlike me.I felt my mind take over time. My heart sped up. Please, make it stop.That same song brought me down and dragged me straight to trauma town.I made it home. Look up and see why...

Bleeding is red and Mossy is green

9 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Alther

Panic and peace, anger and patience, all that exists between man and nature. Even though it is complicated, it turns out that everything comes from simple things. This only comes from the expression of the word but still, the word itself can burst to...

Blind Eye

17 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Blind EyeShe’s there. I live in her eyes.She’s there, loving my disguise.She knows that I’m not here alone.She sees right through the lies;she’s not blind.She’s there, kissing everyone.I hide; I’ve already won.Deep in her heart, she knows I’m made of...

My Corner

29 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

My CornerIn my corner of nothingness,I’ve created my own living hell.I poured my life right down the drain.It was never mine to sell.The high that I've experienced is gradually fading.I have found out who I am not.The answer to all but that one praye...

Back to the Beginning

19 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Back to the BeginningI cracked the shell.The light of hell.My eyes can’t see.Snuggle destiny.It’s cold outside.My feathers bright.I stand on the edge.I have no illusions.I’m about to fallflat on my face.The time has come.There’s no way I’ll fly.I’m a...

Scire

30 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

Scire(i) Over-the-HillWhen you’re no longer blinded by the beauty of beauty, the days become more or less the same.I’ve swallowed all the pieces that cut you open from the inside: vanity is a broken mirror.Fast cars, loud exhaust pipes, screaming gir...

Glue

22 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

GlueWhat is it about the outside world that turns me into glue? There's no one here to call on, re-dream of all the lessons; I can't turn into you.My friends are gone; the hayday's ended; they're all banished from the throne. I've cried far more than...

Three in a Row: Meaning, For the Unprepared, Solve

21 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Vincent Van Zandvoort

MeaningYou can’t hate someone you don’t love.For The UnpreparedThe easy way is the wrong way out. The right way is the hard way in.SolveIf you want to really solve something, do not look at your problem; focus on the path that leads you towards it. C...