constrained couplets
one rhyming couplet each day — the first line ends on a word drawn at random; both lines written within five minutes
Mar 11, 2026
(2:42 to write)
I walk convinced it's just a mountain pass
surprised they've not supplied a guide to ask
Mar 10, 2026
(3:46 to write)
so many things done, and little purpose served
still unclear to me if that's wasted or what's heard
Mar 9, 2026
(5:25 to write)
I cannot create the infinite, I cannot last
I can grab the rocking ship and hold it fast
Mar 8, 2026
(3:07 to write)
dragging more weight than this mind can truck
gray matter spinning, synapses in muck
Mar 7, 2026
(4:34 to write)
bought into a time, but did not make the purchase
approval is assumed the moment that they birth us
Mar 6, 2026
(4:41 to write)
I'm finding rhythm but can't be sure
all it takes is a shining lure
Mar 5, 2026
(4:24 to write)
I've come to learn we all just want a place we can exist
acceptance in the fullest, actions free of asterisk
Mar 4, 2026
(4:02 to write)
there's hidden value lying in what's strange
unknown's the only way to grow the range
Mar 3, 2026
(4:57 to write)
each of us can hold a sense of holy
the gaps between then crack the bridges slowly
Mar 2, 2026
(3:57 to write)
I walk the turning pages of my history
and try to stretch the margins that can limit me
Feb 28, 2026
(6:00 to write)
this is less a moment than a season
a rounded arc that bends the present reason
Feb 27, 2026
(4:32 to write)
I can't ignore the scales of suffering
the weight unbalanced beyond the wondering
Feb 26, 2026
(3:27 to write)
inside, days are turbulent, outside, repeating
outside, days are fortunate, inside, defeating
Feb 25, 2026
(4:23 to write)
there's an underlying ego to be blamed
afraid of shame, disclaiming efforts in the game
Feb 24, 2026
(3:39 to write)
I shift and find what it means to succeed
what it means to need, what it means to bleed
Feb 23, 2026
(3:17 to write)
I think my path is forged, not followed
but fear a trail that's simply hollow