![enter image description here](https://s19.postimg.org/dbk57fadv/jean-pierre-brungs-105658_l.jpg) ----------- *My original poetry, written and spoken by me, Scott Bradley (@naquoya).*

► Listen on DSound
► Listen from source (IPFS) --------------- THE DANCE OF DESTINY AND FATE My thoughts My voice A stream of consciousness that must get out A river wild Or paddling stream A mix of all and nothing else And forgotten once more The winding door The mirrored entrance The mirrored floor But I can still see Of course I can still see A shadow lies waiting As it calls out my name The shadow figures arrive in unison; one, two, three An emergence of thought voiced in between All colours are showing, And muddled thoughts return Resigned to a fate That shows no sign of abating Making peace with my lack of peace With my lack That's the wrong mindset I am constantly reminded Ask and you shall receive Unless you don't, that is And I don't Not every window looks out to the darkness Some are still boarded up Covered up Unable to show me anything at all So I imagine the scene I fill in the blanks It's my world, always has been I've stopped asking, begging, dropping to my knees and pleading It always ends in tears So I put it there; in here, in my own world Where the rules are in flux Constantly being rewritten by my state of mind But it's all I have, although I did ask for more For something different. To imagine a better world. I'll go to my grave imagining a better world

► Listen on DSound
► Listen from source (IPFS) ---------- ---------- [Images source](http://is1.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Publication4/v4/2f/94/7f/2f947f98-0625-1a4f-9519-c3a9327df600/source/1200x630bb.jpg). Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you liked it then please like, comment, and [follow](https://steemit.com/@naquoya). # [@naquoya](https://steemit.com/@naquoya) ---------- |![](https://s19.postimg.org/mtlemrfw3/STEEMIT-_BLOGGERS-_GIF.gif) | ![](https://s19.postimg.org/54tnupwar/steem_engine_s.jpg) | |--|--| | | | ---------- ---------- **Links to earlier works** **- Fiction** [My Fiction Writing Collection](https://steemit.com/fiction/@naquoya/my-fiction-writing-collection-steemit-exclusives) [Writing Myself Out of Existence](https://steemit.com/fiction/@naquoya/fiction-writing-myself-out-of-existence) [When the Levee Breaks](https://steemit.com/fiction/@naquoya/short-fiction-when-the-levee-breaks) [Reality Fading](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/a-trip-down-memory-lane-my-first-internet-published-story) [Lessons Learned From a Dying Man](https://steemit.com/dsound/@naquoya/lessons-learned-from-a-dying-man-written-and-audio-versions) - includes audio version. **- Blog Posts** **-Notes From an Amateur Writer** Notes #49 - [Conversation With My Multiple Selves](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/notes-from-an-amateur-writer-49-conversation-with-my-multiple-selves) Notes #50 - [Revisiting Childhood With Storm Boy and Mr Percival](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/notes-from-an-amateur-writer-50-revisiting-childhood-with-storm-boy-and-mr-percival) Notes #51 - [Some Of The Books That I Am Reading](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/notes-from-an-amateur-writer-51-some-of-the-books-that-i-am-reading) Notes #53 - [Finding the Right Character For the Job](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/notes-from-an-amateur-writer-53-finding-the-right-character-for-the-job) Notes #54 - [But First Coffee](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/notes-from-an-amateur-writer-54-but-first-coffee) **-Ramble On** (Humour based fictional travel blog) #1 - [Introducing My New Travel Blog](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/ramble-on-1-introducing-my-new-travel-blog) #2 - [Making a Deal With the Devil](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/ramble-on-2-making-a-deal-with-the-devil) #3 - [Getting Arrested, For Resisting Arrest](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/ramble-on-3-getting-arrested-for-resisting-arrest) #4 - [Love, Sex, and Guru Powers](https://steemit.com/funny/@naquoya/ramble-on-4-love-sex-and-guru-powers) **Book Reviews** [Soon - Lois Murphy](https://steemit.com/story/@naquoya/naquoya-s-book-review-soon-lois-murphy) [Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan](https://steemit.com/review/@naquoya/book-review-altered-carbon-richard-morgan-scifi-cyberpunk) [The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larrson](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/naquoya-s-book-reviews-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-stieg-larrson) [Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/naquoya-s-book-reviews-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-philip-k-dick) [American Gods - Neil Gaiman](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/naquoya-s-book-reviews-american-gods-neil-gaiman) [Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/book-review-fight-club) [Crooked God Machine - Autumn Christian](https://steemit.com/writing/@naquoya/book-review-crooked-god-machine-by-autumn-christian) --------- ---------

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