most of us are in survival mode. most of us are existing. i am now know that Life would never be perfect. i suspect, many of us still want more days of laughter.
gripping
the cold balustrade...
my life a melodrama
#ryubun #senryu
*ryubun - a word a dear Japanese poet gave me for 'senryu essay'
gripping
the cold balustrade...
my life a melodrama
#ryubun #senryu
*ryubun - a word a dear Japanese poet gave me for 'senryu essay'
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
now that he's here, my yawns come fully and freely. tonight i should be gathering my things to make a break for it; but i continue spilling verse as they come.
empty lobby
somewhere nightflowers
shudder
#ryubun
empty lobby
somewhere nightflowers
shudder
#ryubun
September 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
now that he's here, my yawns come fully and freely. tonight i should be gathering my things to make a break for it; but i continue spilling verse as they come.
empty lobby
somewhere nightflowers
shudder
#ryubun
empty lobby
somewhere nightflowers
shudder
#ryubun
I didn't put a tree up this year. was sad how quick this season of light (Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa) has passed. im thinking of buying a Christmas tree and putting it up in the coming days, cuz i love lights.
empty lobby: folding and unfolding a paper orchid
#senryu #ryubun
empty lobby: folding and unfolding a paper orchid
#senryu #ryubun
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There is so much we don't know about. It isn't possible to understand or know everything. Existence isn't just what's seen. There's a complete world that physical eyes cannot see. Every day, haints walk with, against, and through us.
Death...
only the beginning
they say
#senryu #ryubun
Death...
only the beginning
they say
#senryu #ryubun
June 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Home in silence. Letting my fingers type out whatever comes out, i think of Genocide. How easy it is to dismiss things that do not directly affect one. Genocide. There's a word that stirs up something too horrible to name.
wilted larkspur
the child cringes when
her father calls
#senryu #ryubun
wilted larkspur
the child cringes when
her father calls
#senryu #ryubun
June 21, 2026 at 2:10 AM
tonight, having finished my treadmill walk to bring down my blood sugar; still at work, i struggle to avoid chips and other snacks. tonight the hotel lobby is silent. and i'm dogpaddlin' in the moment...the moment
over a Coke zero
distaste with myself
blooms beautifully
#senryu #ryubun
over a Coke zero
distaste with myself
blooms beautifully
#senryu #ryubun
June 27, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Behind the same desk doing the same things. Routine is a distasteful thing. At shift ends, on the same bus back to the same apartment; to sit in front of the tv watching the same programs. Another guest disrupts my dystopian reverie.
lighly praying—which god will attempt to answer
#ryubun #senryu
lighly praying—which god will attempt to answer
#ryubun #senryu
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I am very excited to announce to you all, that I have started a mentorship (not an official apprenticeship) with an amazing Tokyo based Tattoo Artist named Ryubun.
If you'd like to check out his shops website please go to tribaltattoo.jp
His Instagram: www.instagram.com/ryubuntattooer
Cont..
If you'd like to check out his shops website please go to tribaltattoo.jp
His Instagram: www.instagram.com/ryubuntattooer
Cont..
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tribaltattoo.jp
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I am very excited to announce to you all, that I have started a mentorship (not an official apprenticeship) with an amazing Tokyo based Tattoo Artist named Ryubun.
If you'd like to check out his shops website please go to tribaltattoo.jp
His Instagram: www.instagram.com/ryubuntattooer
Cont..
If you'd like to check out his shops website please go to tribaltattoo.jp
His Instagram: www.instagram.com/ryubuntattooer
Cont..
on a soft night, over my fourth cup of coffee; musing over hoodoo and ancestor veneration. somewhere a woman's full bodied laughter slices through the silence. now is yesterday and tomorrow.
cheap Christmas tree put up human decency out of stock
#ryubun #senryu #senryuessays
cheap Christmas tree put up human decency out of stock
#ryubun #senryu #senryuessays
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
on a soft night, over my fourth cup of coffee; musing over hoodoo and ancestor veneration. somewhere a woman's full bodied laughter slices through the silence. now is yesterday and tomorrow.
cheap Christmas tree put up human decency out of stock
#ryubun #senryu #senryuessays
cheap Christmas tree put up human decency out of stock
#ryubun #senryu #senryuessays
Up and down Ashberry Avenue, the children riding bikes well into the mouth of night. Twilight arrived with a blue-black tinge. The old beat-up Chevy in the parking lot and he; in his chair, slightly lost in a drunken haze.
random sentences spoken, leaving the tea to scald
#senryu #hiraku #ryubun
random sentences spoken, leaving the tea to scald
#senryu #hiraku #ryubun
September 20, 2026 at 5:44 AM
over green tea, he speaks of the nation's state. he remembers Segregation & 'White's Only' things. he remembers the dullness in the eyes of the oppressed. i listen as he falls deeper into his memories.
spark of humanity: disappearing more and more each day
#senryu #ryubun
spark of humanity: disappearing more and more each day
#senryu #ryubun
February 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
he was a mean man. there were no other words to describe him. seems, he went out of his way to be despised; and folk were all too ready to accommodate him. i saw him around noon, grimace staining his face; and i shuddered.
smell of paint
rummaging for
lost things
#senryu #ryubun
smell of paint
rummaging for
lost things
#senryu #ryubun
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
[Make-Believe]
is it weird, that when im alone i sometimes pretend to be various people of either sex? home from work, as i light a candle; can't help but mimic Lady Macbeth wringing her hands full of blood.
'out damned spot' my apartment not big enough for my disappointments
#senryu #ryubun
is it weird, that when im alone i sometimes pretend to be various people of either sex? home from work, as i light a candle; can't help but mimic Lady Macbeth wringing her hands full of blood.
'out damned spot' my apartment not big enough for my disappointments
#senryu #ryubun
September 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM