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The Settling

After the Storm Remembers You

By LUCCIAN LAYTHPublished about 3 hours ago 1 min read
AFRO KEN

Lyrically—sign, atone / atom / Adam—

a cracked apple bleeds its proof:

sweetness first, then the settling truth.

If it was ever worth the devil, stand—

and wrestle.

When the storm remembers you,

I arrive as thunder—

each letter a black sheet slowly settling.

Heavy strike—a divine edge through time—

you divide in a minute.

After… what remains of you

learns the shape of absence.

I define nothing.

If I were something,

I would speak once—

zip the one,

and force it into None.

None / All—the pillar stands.

Humans squat the halls of time.

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About the Creator

LUCCIAN LAYTH

L.LUCCIAN is a writer, poet and philosopher who delves into the unseen. He produces metaphysical contemplation that delineates the line between thinking and living. Inever write to tellsomethingaboutlife,but silences aremyway ofhearing it.

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  • Harper Lewisabout 2 hours ago

    This has such an authoritative voice. It feels like something different, maybe even new for you. 💖

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