I am a flower petal fallen to earth, shattered. A piece in a game, a pawn in a machine. Gears turn, but no one’s home. Silent stimuli, irresistible impulse—manufactured desire. I am aware, sifting through messages of my own repair. 

©Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon bestselling poet –  Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.[goodreads +1]

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

• Manufactured Desire
• Crushed Flowers
• Existence Reborn
• The Nature of Self
• Rich Turned Soil

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