Syzygy – Feb. 28, 2025

What’s with the world today?
What was it yesterday?
Oh, Earth is doing fine.
Watch that—a planetary parade—,
The gang walking seven abreast.

Sun sees it as a single file,
Like Mercury said,
“Got a problem? Please, get in line.”
Venus, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune…
Willy nilly Earth have not made it in time.

A gentle gravitational tug—
A shove would start a fight.
Talk about sibling rivalry,
Softened by the distance.

Earth might say in its mind,
“Pluto, you sneaky bastard,
I think you miss the old days.
All nine of us gathered. Hence, Aligned.”
Pluto says, “Not in a million years”.

Syzygy: Conjunction. A collinear configuration of two or more celestial bodies; an alignment in a straight line.

Anthology Reveries that I call Poetry | by T!el Fajardo

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Introduction

Welcome to a journey through language, writing, and the metatextual world of poetry. We’ll explore how language can be both a creative tool and a barrier. From the playful frustration of crumpled drafts to the powerful imagery of ink and blood, these verses challenge traditional forms, blending free verse with deliberate constraints.

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Ink Over Blood

Rain down the reign
Wash away royal blood
The old king’s dead
Long live, new king
Provided the kingdom remains

Gold rule, dark days,
Poet lies, folk sway.
Word wars, fake lore,
King dead, none lead.

See, these four-word verses
Like the four-letter words
Picture a wicked world;
Curse all the kings
For the poet’s takeover.
[The poet takes over.]

T!el Fajardo
Feb. 10, 2024

Detritus

Nothing tells a story like dust

Debris encased in concrete
Not like it’d ruin a thing
Unlike dirt under the carpet
Or sewage backing up the pipes

Not the leaves you kick: they fall under the tree
Ants in an ant mill, nescient of the breadcrumb trail

Seconds Apart

[A lyrical dialogue, best read on a browser.]

I thought
you were gonna say the words
I liked your silence
but not that day

You said
the words I was gonna use
I thought
no use in repeating
what she’s just said

We thought that day would set things right
Today, we set the record straight

I love you
(One one-thousand)

I love you just the same

I loved you all along
I love you to this day

The Sickener / The Voyeur’s Seat

Nevermind what I just said
Pay attention to what’s next

Nevermind today
It’ll make for a funny story someday

Nevermind me
I’m not the messenger
just the observer

I’m not exposing you
You know enough to pay me hush money
I know enough to know you don’t bluff

We know better than to open that box

Popcorn lies
Wink, soft-porn vibes
Front-row seats to the sickener

Sex sells
like your little tells
You might despise my stealth
You’re a voyeur yourself

Crisis Lines

Adult life sucks.
When you’d have the strength
to fight wrongdoers,
to keep your stance,
you’re just too busy
dealing with your traumas,
battling your demons,
feeling like the one to blame‒
every other day.
Any other day I’d write a wonder.
Not today.
—

There’s no use…
misused.
I could have used
a little help.
—

At times,
I can’t help but cry.
What could help but try?
—

A lot more to say;
This isn’t where I end‒
only where discretion starts.
—

Things Unsaid

Lyrics by the author. Song made with Suno.

[Verse]
I hate to fake it
But I have to make it
I hate to leave things unsaid

[Verse]
You have to fake it
We have to make it
We’ll fake it till we’re done with it

[Chorus]
We fake love so we will make love
We do what keeps us moving
Move on, let’s keep on grooving
We laugh, we lean, we shake it
We Fake it; make it; break it

[Bridge]
For once… for good
For all it’s worth: the things unsaid

[Outro]
We know what matters in the end