Mirror, mirror
On the wall
Replace
My wrinkles
And gray
Hair frowns
With freckles
And ponytail
Smiles
#Mirror , mirror
On the wall
If only
Yesterdays
Were more
Than
Reflections
Of a bygone
Time
I could be
Yesterday
Once more
If only
#vss365 #moonmystic

As I rock
To the rhythm
Of the old
Rocking chair
The present
Fades into
A bygone time
And I wonder
Will the spirits
In the ‘Morrow
Remember
The beautiful
#Folklore
Of yesterday
#vss365 #moonmystic

no part of me
wishes to #manipulate
your mind
or your heart

they must always
be your own

however

there are a few parts of me
that need
to message
to knead
to rub
to caress
so many parts of you

i need to make you come
at least once

even if that's all
we ever have

#vss365

From the milky midnight moon
To the scarlet sunrise
In every tilt of Earth
& every spin that it makes
I seek the solitude it provides.
Sometimes it's easy
There is beauty aplenty
& sometimes it's hard
But the #manipulative endorphins I get
Makes searching worth it.
#vss365

In the midst
Of turmoil
Retain a
Quiet spirit
Engaging in
Turmoil
Carries your
Endurance to
Its limit.
A mind
In a frenzy
Has no ability
To clearly see
The path ahead &
Can easily be
Led by
Loud voices
That #manipulate
All your choices.
#vss365

I am outside, looking up at night skies as grey clouds #manipulate the sweet tune of the wind.

As the moment transcends into epochal thoughts;

I realized I've stayed on the expanse of earth when dreaming, never quite reaching the edge of a firmament.

#vss365

The stars
try so hard
to manipulate
my dreams,
but I roll over
and go back
to sleep

#vss365

Dear mind,
Stop manipulating,
will you, do not feed doubt
to the innocent heart, it
knows how to love unconditionally,
it has colour and belief, unlike
your skepticism.
Please be kind, and
see beauty unfurl in dark, too.
#vss365
#manipulate

#vss365 #5amwritersclub

rigging words on page
to manipulate feelings—
a job description

#manipulate #WritingCommunity

Toxicity of positivity
manipulates mind
to ignore harsh realities
disregard difficulties
swallow pain
forget grievances

False positivity,
buried deep in denial,
belies emotional experience
pretending it's okay
everything's okay

#vss365 #WriteMap #ToxicPositivity #manipulate

'Why...why do this?' the man asked as demons threaded pins through each and every nerve ending.
'Why do I do this?' Gabriel pondered. 'I #Manipulate every little thing to ensure I get what I want, little steps to great destinations. Most of all though? It's fun.'
#vss365

Next to a trashcan on a street corner
a musician balances on a wooden crate
his old guitar manipulates the mood
a few passersby listen to his tunes
dropping coins in the open guitar case
eyes shut—there's a smile on his face
he plays 'Bring It On Home' one more time

#vss365

She tried so hard
to manipulate
the waves of the ocean
To calm the raging of the sea
But the sands of time
keep overflowing
Keeps overflowing me

Sometimes she looks back
She looks back even still
To calm the raging sea
To calm her wayward will
Even still

#vss365

Maybe this is the realm of the hungry ghosts, said the little ghost Belle. I don't think we should go there.
Maybe this is a portal of possibility, the ronin said. We can manipulate what it shows us. We can imagine anything!
#vss365 #manipulate

How long she’d been captive? Hard to tell. Dark. Her captor silent. The only noise, the door clicking as he left.
Like now.
Painfully, quickly #manipulating her thumb she got her hand free.
Well done Ava. No one else managed that. I’ll be tightening it.
He’d never left.
#vss365

#Manipulated , humiliated.
You made me your own.
Lured me in with false promises,
You pretended to lead but wanted only the glory.

Blinded, restricted.
You kept me close.
Never wanting to lose control.
I am stuck in your shadow.
#vss365 #poem

my mind's door
swings wildly
becoming unhinged

shoulder sag
knees cry
tearing at the seams

my bones falter
my body becomes a burden
I feel fracturing
crumbling

unable to manipulate
my fate
and the bleeding
of my heart

helpless
I watch
what I once was
fall apart

#vss365

You
Keep the stars
In line
Give order to
The night
The earth’s
Rhythm
Depends on
You
Time is
Influenced
By you
Moods
Controlled
By you
And moonlight
Dancing is
Because
Of you
Are you
A legacy or
A path to
Destiny?
Lunar
#Manipulator
Of the sky
#vss365 #inkmine #bravewrite

I ask
The night
Of calm
To #lock me
Under
A polka dot
Moon
And give me
Peace
I ask Dawn’s
Awakening
To unlock
The colors
Of sunrise
Lead me
On a
Pathway
To a new
Day
I ask
#vss365 #bravewrite

Closing
My eyes
And
Yesterday’s
Story
Appears in
Whispers
Of a dream
Script
I turn
The pages
And
The #saga
Goes on
And on
Throughout
The night
Until the break
Of Dawn
Leaving
My heart
Longing for
The never
Ending
Story
#vss365 #moonmystic