Desert Dweller

-thoughts on life, death and gardening.

Accumulation



A common synonym for hemorrhoids is the word ‘piles’

Rooms crowded with junk
unused furniture and bric a brac,
piles of musty manuals,
knick-knacks and trinkets
homes filled with profuse materiality,
create a turbid, turgid topography.

Minds filled with wanton busyness,
cluttered with extraneous thoughts, gossip,
old emotional burdens and past trauma
create internal turmoil,
a malicious troll, always lurking.

We often surround ourselves
with disorganized objects
and casual acquaintances
in hopes of—
Satisfaction.

Piles—enveloping us, imprisoning us,
containing us like castle walls.

From what do we need protection?

© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 178/365

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