Random Awesomeness Archives

Announcements, rants, affirmations and all else that doesn’t quite fit into the other categories are posted here. From poetry that probably won’t be made into a song, to in-the-moment expressions of thoughts and feelings that probably won’t make it into a story. I will share here, whatever comes to mind and heart. Occasionally, I also may take creative writing pieces from my past, revise and revive them to post here.

11/7/20: It Bubbles Up

attempts at control are unwise intentions welcome conventions come anyway try and take a closer look so much more than yet another image for your collection I saw you on Jordon Klepper's Instagram feed taking a photo of The Persistence of Memory on your phone it took you all of ten seconds it made me [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-11-07T10:15:03-10:00November 7th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

11/3/20: Sorting Heads (a Haiku)

finding peace a head in production this my love a day to create ------ My Sweetheart knew long ago Blessed... m(___)m

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-11-03T20:11:04-10:00November 3rd, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

10/30/20: In Lieu of Dialog (quotations aside)

the dichotomy exists yet the non-dualist persists for unity in its face the diametric opposes in its place the dyed-in-wool polemic supposes that it is all so very counterintuitive is a given the side with no “sides” opposes the “right” side the side that must “win” believes all are so “in” together if only “they” [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-10-30T06:28:06-10:00October 30th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

Forever is the Day

I remember first then December last my love was by my side and nothing overcast nestled and at peace gifted by the morn autonomous of time our memories are born forever is the day and all and all shall stay the love that grows inside us even half a world away forever is the day [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-10-19T08:41:49-10:00October 19th, 2020|Random Awesomeness, Song Lyrics|Comments Off

Competence is Naked

we can only do so much more than we are found in love all I ever want push the limits peer inside run the gamut steer the ride every day the strange struggle balance privilege with pure pain educate as we see fit confiscate the fisted glove ------ My Sweetheart is all and all Blessed... [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-10-11T09:35:24-10:00October 11th, 2020|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off

10/4/20: 4 am and

I see you and wonder are we still friends there was a time when I thought so there was a time when I sought so long ago and now so long what was I thinking what was I after when I try and remember all that comes to mind is my own myopia the morning [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-10-04T05:07:49-10:00October 4th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

9/25/20: Crawl Through Fire

Baby I know things are tough looking down, to the wire but if this world gets bad enough I will crawl through fire With your heartbeat inside you see all I am here ain’t nothing can hide oceans, mountain lands Baby you can see the truth you can see, he’s a liar but if he [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-09-25T14:01:59-10:00September 25th, 2020|Random Awesomeness, Song Lyrics|Comments Off

9/24/20: The View from Here

sleep now love in broken hearts our souls reside within the dream we'll never lay aside only open sleep well love I'll pass the time in morning mind to chill the brain that only you can find always broken sleep still love another day in "before time" when worthy wants commit the perfect crime and [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-09-25T01:02:06-10:00September 24th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

9/19/20: The Wake of Tomorrow

Who's to say that this isn't exactly the way things were meant to be That the above was not a question should bother you The last thing I need is for someone to give a damn enough to try and make sense of it all If words were people my life would be much more [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-09-19T02:07:05-10:00September 19th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

9/15/20: The Mother

Look at this life live in this world feel for the others the brothers The mother Give what you can get what you will run to the center that never can fill Move towards the light dream if you dare stand on the shoulders who helped bring you there Share a few fears keep all [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2020-09-15T07:34:38-10:00September 15th, 2020|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off